GLOBAL EDUCATION CENTER
Appalachian
Roots featuring Carol Ponder
Friday,
May 9 - 7 pm
at West Nashville United Methodist Church
4710 Charlotte Avenue
Carol Ponder is one of Tennessee's most beloved and respect performing artists in the traditional music and songs of Appalachia.
$15 adults; $10 students, seniors and advance purchase
SAVE THE DATE
Famoudou Konate is
coming July 11 - 13, 2008. Reserve your spot now!
Special thanks to the
The Nissan Foundation
for their generous grant in support of our Passport to Understanding School Outreach Program
Special thanks to H. G. Hill Realty Company for their very generous donation of our building at 4820 Charlotte Avenue!
To
donate toward our capital campaign for renovation of this building, call
292-3023 or to donate via credit card, go to www.givingmatters.com
and enter
Global Education Center.
Thank you! We greatly appreciate your generosity
and support!
THE ARTS - A BRIDGE TO UNDERSTANDING
Over generations throughout the world's many cultures, the arts have endured as vital, vibrant and dynamic necessities in the human desire to express innate creativity and passion for life and its many traditions and circumstances.
The participatory nature of the arts encourages interaction with diverse media as well as interaction with the various cultural and spiritual elements indigenous to artistic expression.
The arts stimulate us to appreciate the inherent beauty within ourselves and within the world at large, promoting global awareness and a respect for all of humanity.
The arts have great unifying power as we explore the issues and emotions expressed throughout the ages by all cultures, including those that have no word for art - where art cannot be separated from daily life - where it is a constant expression of a culture's worldview - where it is a reflection of human necessity.
CHANGE FOR CHINA
A fundraising effort has been organized by the youth who will be traveling to China in March of 2008. They ask that you save your change and donate it to their travel fund. Ten of us will be traveling to China as part of our cultural arts exchange with Shijiazhuang Performing Arts School in Hebei Province. While there, our students will be teaching and performing West African drum and Polynesian drum and dance. We would greatly appreciate your saving your change and dropping it by the Global Education Center! THANKS!
Check out upcoming events!!
Latin Dance
Festival
June 6 - 8, 2008
Participate in the Global Education Center's third annual Latin Dance Festival, featuring both visiting guest artists and resident artists of the Center. Workshops will be offered in Argentine-Tango, Latin Ballroom, Salsa, Mexican Folkloric, Flamenco and Native American Dance, as well as Latin Percussion. Performances will include a Latino Cafe on Friday, June 6; a Fiesta de Baile dance performance on Saturday, June 7 and an evening of flamenco song, music and spoken word honoring the genius of Garcia Lorca.
Summer Multicultural
Arts Institute for Teachers - June
2 - 6, 2008
Teachers, administrators and life-long learners can en joy
an exciting and educational multicultural camp experience as they
explore the music, dance, literature and visual arts of many cultures.
Teachers can earn 40 hours of in-service credit in this cultural unique
professional development experience.
Global Connections
A multicultural shopping experience Monday through Saturday 11am - 4pm through December 22, 2007
Handcarved djembes from Guinea Jewelry from around the world World music collection Instruments, games, gifts & toys
New
CD coming in April
Popular Rhythms for West African Dance
by
Shannon Holland
New CD by members of The Legends of West Africa, produced by Shannon Holland
Check out Djembefole's CD
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