Drums African music, dance, and diverse cultures take center stage on Saturday, February 18, from 10 am to 5 pm (with special programming from 1 to 4 pm), when the Penn Museum offers a free community day, part of the ongoing Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum gallery project and public programming initiative that runs through January 2013.
Philadelphia radio station 100.3 WRNB is sponsor of the free day, and on air personality Lady B broadcasts live from the Penn Museum between 11 am and 2 pm. Guests will also enjoy performances by the Women's Sekere Ensemble and the Neo-African Drums 'n Dance ensemble from La Salle University. Special guest presenters from seven African countries join the afternoon with show and tell tables, sharing information about their countries' cultures and traditions and providing related activities geared to families. Members of AFRICOM, the Coalition of African Communities in Philadelphia, share information about Liberia (Mr. Wayétu Moore) and Ghana (Dr. Samuel Quartey). Dr. Mary Osirim, a Sociology professor at Bryn Mawr College and co-editor of Global Philadelphia, Immigrant Communities Old and New, talks about her book, which includes a chapter she authored on the city's African community.
Museum admission is free all day. Bring the whole family for this celebration of African culture!
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