Ryan Demond presents an evening of the freshest club edits of African and Latin grooves, baile, funk and more. Get up and dance to the precision, passion, and joy!
RSVP TODAY to let us know you’ll be at this years RSLA Harambee Celebration!
This end-of camp showcase features a live student performance, a showcase of their camp activities, an awards ceremony, and lunch – all to celebrate what they’ve accomplished together this summer. (Harambee is Swahili for “all pull together.”)
Join us at the rollicking Harambee Celebration, where the students of Roots Academy share their talents and all they’ve learned! This end-of camp showcase features a live student performance, a showcase of their camp activities, an awards ceremony, and lunch – all to celebrate what they’ve accomplished together this summer. (Harambee is Swahili for “all pull together.”)
RSVP by July 19th to let us know if you can attend!
Parking:
You’ll find parking inside the First Unitarian Church lot at the corner of Carlisle and Comanche.
You’ll also find parking by heading south on Carlisle and making the first right turn past the church (look for a sign that says Vanguard Behavioral Health.
Jump in the line at Beginner Line Dancing at the International District Library! All levels & ages are welcome, and no experience is required. Rock your body and have a good time!
Get your feet moving in a free Juneteenth dance workshop hosted by NMSU’s Men of Color Initiative and led by Soriba Fofana.
This workshop will explore the history of African dance, and Fofana will guide participants through simple but expressive dance choreography. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes, and bring water! For more information, contact Patrick Turner at 678-576-2342 or peturner@nmsu.edu.
Yinka Esi Graves is the Black Flamenco dancer in the documentary “Gurumbe: Canciones de tu Memoria Negra.” “The Disappearing Act” is her first solo production, in which she draws on her reality as a flamenco dancer of Afro-Caribbean descent and the historical and representational questions this has raised throughout her career.
With dance, live music, text, and video, this experimental flamenco work was developed through a series of international residencies. Get your tickets HERE!
Albuquerque’s longest running vinyl-only soul night returns! DJ Leftovers is joined by guest DJ Garronteed from Santa Fe, with live video mixing by No Reservations. Garronteed has rocked analog and digital parties in New Mexico for over 20 years.
Come get down to the funky sights and sounds of soul’s golden era! $5 cover.
DJs Ryan Demond and Jaxsun Planet present Afrosphere. Celebrate Juneteenth with unifying music, performance, and dance! Party ’til the bar closes with just a 5-buck cover.