Sunday, June 1
3:00 – 7:00 PM
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Opening Reception, with Country Displays, National Dress Display, Caribbean Food Tasting
Venue: Atlanta City Hall Atrium
55 Trinity Street, Downtown Atlanta, GA 30303
(Co-hosted by Atlanta-Port of Spain Sister Cities Committee) |
Saturday, June 7
Sunday, June 8 |
Weekend of Spiritual Reflection for Caribbean American Heritage Month Observed by Selected ReligiousEstablishments in the Metro Atlanta Area |
Saturday, June 7
6:00 – 9:00 PM |
Caribbean Cultural Variety Show
Venue: Hillside Presbyterian Church
1879 Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA 30032
(Co-hosted by Atlanta Caribbean Association) |
Friday, June 13
6:00 – 9:00 PM |
Official Launch Reception of GCAHC Mentoring/Internship Program
Venue: Junor Fine Art Gallery, 114 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030 |
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Sunday, June 22 12:00 noon - 4:00 PM |
Congressman John Lewis' Multicultural Festival Perkerson Park, 770 Deckner Avenue, SW Atlanta (Close to Oakland City MARTA Station)
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Wednesday, June 25 &
Thursday, June 26
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Caribbean Arts & Culture Symposium 2008– “The Caribbean Artistic and Cultural Tradition in a Globalizing World”
June 25 Venue: Savannah College of Art & Design-
Atlanta Campus, 1600 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309
Evening Reception: Auburn Avenue Research Library
(Co-hosted by Georgia Caribbean American Heritage Coalition)
June 26 Venue: Auburn Avenue Research Library
on African American Culture and History, 100 Auburn Avenue,3:00 – 7:00 PM Atlanta, GA 30303 - www.caribbeansymposium.com |
Saturday, June 28
7:30 PM |
Awards Banquet and Silent Auction
Guest Artist and Honoree: Dr. Slinger Francisco
a.k.a. The Mighty Sparrow
Venue: John Williams Ballroom. The Galleria Centre
Two Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339 – www.cobbgalleria.com
Ticket info: 404-667-7933 |
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Ongoing:
GA-CAHM Mentoring/Internship Program
Caribbean Art Exhibitions
Celebrate Caribbean Writers |
Metro Atlanta area
Art Pavilions (www.artpavilions.com) and
Junor Fine Art Gallery (www.junorgallery.com)
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| Celebrate Caribbean Writers |
Medu Bookstore, Greenbriar Mall, Atlanta (www.medubooks.com) |
| Children’s programs, displays |
Libraries: DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton, Cobb |
| Photographic Exhibition |
“Caribbean Roots to Southern Routes – Series III” by
Dennis Robinson - Auburn Avenue Research Library |
