EVENTS
Vamos a Bailar Cuban Dance Workshop
Take a trip to the streets of Havana with Foundations of Cuban Dance! In this workshop, you will learn the essential rhythms and movements of two Cuban popular dance styles, Rumba and Casino, that can best be described as sensual yet playful. By the end, you will discover new ways of moving your body while developing greater confidence on the dance floor! Led by Chae Reid of Moving Rhythms LLC
Cost: $25 | Sankofa Members: $15
YMCA Anthony Bowen - Our Worlds Apart Art Exhibition
Roslyn Cambridge, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, resides in Silver Spring, Maryland. Her paintings are housed in the permanent collections in Europe, West Indies, and North America. Both of these imaginative abstract expressionistic paintings are inspired by science in nature. Opening Reception: Friday January 31, 6:30- 8:30pm. Exhibition runs through Saturday February 29, 2020. Our
DC World Reggae Festival
We are ready for this concert. The Caribbean Festival of the season.
9th. Annual Caribbean Style & Culture Awards & Fashion Showcase
You know i like Fashion! Caribbean Heritage Month would not be complete without a fashion awards and showcase.
Hosted by Karib Nation, Inc, Caribbean Style & Culture is a Showcase of Fashion, Music, and Art, held annually in the month of June to commemorate and celebrate National CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
Tickets are 40.00 and can be purchased Here!
The Caribbean Style & Culture Runway Showcase is Exciting, Dynamic, Constantly Changing, and full of new Styles and Color Combinations to Amaze the world. Style & Culture bring the newest collections from the hottest Caribbean Fashion Designers showcasing the very best from the Caribbean and South American Region…
Celebrating the Caribbean at the YMCA
Enjoy a free reception to celebrate Caribbean heritage in DC with the YMCA, Bene Caribe and Soka Tribe
Caribbean Collective Popup at Femme Fatale DC
Caribbean fashion Check!!! Join us for a Popup of Caribbean brands including chocolate, home goods, jewelry and fashion!
Green Days By The River
In a remote village by the sea in 1952 Trinidad, a Black ambitious fifteen-year-old, Shell, is charmed by the attractive Indian girl Rosalie, and flattered by the friendship of her father, Gidharee, who mentally accepts him as a future son-in-law.
Despite his father's terminal illness, Shell follows a compassionate Gidharee to work his exotic plantation along the river with his large hunting dogs, in hopes of attracting Rosalie. All the while, Shell falls for a tender, dainty girl from the city, Joan.
The love triangle develops, as Shell leads on the girls, not realizing the trap designed by Gidharee to ensnare his manhood. When Dragon’s Blood, a stimulating liquid is given to Gidharee’s dogs, a strong threat is sent to Shell who must face the consequences of his actions.
From: green Days By the River
DC Caribbean FilmFest Opening Night: Homelands + reception
Join us for the kick off of the 18th Annual DC Caribbean FilmFest on June 8! Our opening night selection is HOMELANDS, a fascinating story of cultural and musical genealogy from UK filmmakers Jaha Browne and Tara Manandhar. Celebrate after the film with a reception sponsored by Caribbean Professional Network!
Tickets here: https://bit.ly/2kjru47
HOMELANDS is the culmination of a year-long project in which four acclaimed British urban musicians returned to their cultural roots, connecting with their homelands to create and produce new music. Mercury Prizenominee Terri Walker travelled to Jamaica and double MOBO Award winner Shakka visited Dominica, while grime artists Diztortion and Saskilla headed to Suriname and Senegal, respectively. This groundbreaking documentary produced by Punch Records
follows each artist as they travel alone, only accompanied by a small film crew, to explore the roots of their sound and their cultural identity. The result is a fascinating story of cultural genealogy studded with rocking and rousing musical interludes. Official Selection, 2017 Third Horizon Caribbean Film Festival. DIR/SCR/PROD Jaha Browne, Tara Manandhar. Dominica/Jamaica/Netherlands/Senegal/Suriname/UK, 2017, color, 73 min. In English. NOT RATED
Launch of the YMCA Artist in Residence Series featuring Trinidadian Marielle Barrow
Trinidadian Artist Marielle Barrow will be the inaugural artist featured at the YMCA Anthony Bowen’s Artist in Residence Series. Join us for the launch on June 8th at 6pm