African-American Festival
February 22, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Join the Aquarium of the Pacific as it hosts its eighteenth annual African-American Festival, celebrating the rich diversity of African-American and African cultures.
The festival will feature live entertainment and arts and crafts. Festival performers include Mardi Gras second-line dancers, hip hop and break dancers, jazz musicians, interactive drum circles, West African dancers, and storytellers.
Meet, learn about, and even touch animals from Africa with special guest Conservation Ambassadors, including serval cat, chameleon, African bullfrog, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, savannah monitor, Dumeril’s boa, lemur, crocodile, African porcupine, eagle owl, and African emperor scorpion.
| SATURDAY | CULTURAL MUSIC AND DANCE |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | African-American Dance – Fantasia |
| 10:40 AM | Storytelling in the West African Tradition – Baba the Storyteller |
| 11:30 AM | Conservation Ambassadors Animal Show |
| 11:45 AM | The LA LA Mardi Gras Second Liners |
| 12:20 PM | Heritage Award Presentation to H. Maxie-Viltz |
| 12:30 PM | DJ Seven Seize |
| 12:55 PM | West African Dance – Dembrebrah |
| 1:30 PM | Conservation Ambassadors Animal Show |
| 1:40 PM | Interactive Drum Circle – Ambianz Muzic Experienz |
| 2:30 PM | African-American Song and Dance – PISE (Positive Images of Self Expression) |
| 3:10 PM | Breakdancing and Popping – Homeland Crew |
| 3:30 PM | Conservation Ambassadors Animal Show |
| 4:00 PM | Jazz music ensemble – Music in the Moment |
| SUNDAY | CULTURAL MUSIC, DANCE, AND HERITAGE AWARD |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Flute performance – Abdul-Salaam Muhammad |
| 10:40 AM | Storytelling in the West African Tradition – Baba the Storyteller |
| 11:30 AM | Conservation Ambassadors Animal Show |
| 11:45 AM | Interactive Poetry, Music, and Yoga – Deep Red |
| 12:20 PM | West African Dance – Dembrebrah |
| 12:55 PM | The LA LA Mardi Gras Second Liners |
| 1:30 PM | Conservation Ambassadors Animal Show |
| 1:40 PM | Breakdancing and Popping – Homeland Crew |
| 2:30 PM | Interactive Drum Circle – Ambianz Muzic Experienz |
| 3:10 PM | Music performance by Per Se |
| 3:30 PM | Conservation Ambassadors Animal Show |
| 4:00 PM | Music performance by Per Se |
