Dear merchant or business leader:
The African American Dance Ensemble (AADE) is proud to be hosting its 34th Annual Kwanzaafest Celebration in the historic Durham Armory on January 1, 2019. Kwanzaafest represents a community-wide celebration of culture and collective call for unity, peace and harmony in the New Year.
Appealing to a diverse audience, AADE seeks to preserve and promote the finest tradition of African and African-American dance and music through research, education, and entertainment. For over 35 years the AADE has thrilled audiences nationally and internationally. Vibrant colored costumes and energetic dancers and musician have brought Davis’ choreography to life and left audiences awe-struck and dancing in the aisles.
This FREE performing arts extravaganza will take place on the last day of Kwanzaa which Imani (ee-MAH-nee) or Faith. In celebration of this principle, we will have health screening, a “Marketplace” featuring local businesses, artist and community groups, kids activities, face painting, a Raffle to benefit the Davis-Williams scholarship fund, The scholarship is awarded to the youth that are interested in the Performing ARTS and desire to learn their craft and pursue the Art of dance and or teaching. Along with GREAT food and plenty of dance.
We invite you and your organization to purchase an advertisement in our commemorative program booklet as a way of supporting this annual community event. This publication reaches in upwards of 2000 attendees and allows you to express your well wishes for the community’s continued success in the New Year.