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16 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Abeni’s African Dance Spectacle Returns
to Black Box at S.P.A.C.E
Abeni Cultural Arts will present two free performances of "Visions: An Odyssey in
Black Dance," at the Black Box at S.P.A.C.E., Feb. 6 and 8 in conjunction with the
Savannah Black Heritage Festival.
In conjunction with the
20th annual Savannah Black
Heritage Festival, the City
of Savannah’s Department
of Cultural Affairs will be
hosting two free dance per
formances by Abeni Cultural
Black Box at S.P.A.C.E.,
located at 9 W. Henry St.
The Savannah-based
cultural dance group will be
presenting encore perform
ances of their production
entitled, Visions: An
Odyssey in Black Dance.
The show presents a journey
through history with
African, Modern,
Contemporary, Jazz and
Hip-Hop dance. Their per
formances last February
played to standing room
audiences.
“There is no secret
about the contributions
Africans and their descen-
dents have made on the cul
tural fabric of America, espe
cially in dance and music,”
said Abeni co-founder and
artistic director Darowe
McMillon. “With the emer
gence of ragtime jazz in the
early 19th-century, African-
Americans have been chang
ing the way America makes
and listens to music. The
essentials of each era are
combined in this show to
provide an entertaining his
torical journey through
dance.”
Abeni Cultural Arts
was founded in 2006 by
Darowe McMillon, who is
the group’s manager, Muriel
Miller who is the Artistic
Director and Stephanie
Sykes-Davis. Their inten
tion is to create engaging
cultural programs in the
areas of dance, drama,
music, visual arts and voice.
Over the past year, Abeni has
been featured in several local
productions including All
Walks of Life's Hip-Hop
History Play, the Savannah
Shakespeare Festival and
Savannah's Cultural Arts
Theatre's Once On This
Island. They also recently
staged their first solo pro
duction For the Love of
Christmas, at the St. Pius X
Family Resource Center.
The performances are
free and open to the public
with limited seating. Doors
will open at 7 p.m. on Friday
and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Seating will be ticketed on a
first-come, first-served basis.
S.P.A.C.E. is located at 9 W.
Henry St. Free off-street
parking is available.
For information, con
tact 912-651-6783 or visit
www.savannahga.gov/arts.
For information on
Abeni Cultural Arts, visit
www. abeniculturalarts .com.
For information on the
Savannah Black Heritage
Festival, visit:
www, savannahblackher-
itagefestival.com.
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stage, with ongoing cooking
instruction from star chefs,
including Aussie in the
Kitchen Chef Paul Penney.
Hot Hunks with a
Cause. Help raise money for
the Southeast Burn
Foundation by supporting
the Southside Fire
Department when they take
to the runway for the popular
firefighters fashion show.
Show hours are Friday
10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 10
a.m. -7 p.m. and Sunday 11
a.m.-5 p.m.
Admission is $9 at the
door, $5 for children 6-12
years old and free for chil
dren undero years of age.
Readmission tickets are $5.
Advance Tickets are avail
able at Chatham Federal
Credit Union for $7.50.
Groups of 10 or more
can buy tickets in advance
for $7 each.
For group discount
tickets and more informa
tion, call (800) 849-0248 or
visit
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Memorial University
Medical Center, Savannah
Morning News, White Lily,
WTOC 11, and Clear
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International Reading
Association. Over a million
readers of all ethnic groups
from 49 states, the West
Indies, and African countries
have participated over the
years.
For additional informa
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Public Invited to
Bicycle Plan Meeting
The City of Savannah
and Tybee Island are hosting
a public workshop
Wednesday, Jan. 21, intend
ed to create an action plan for
making the community more
bicyle-friendly. The work
shop, which will be facilitat
ed by the League of
American Cyclists, will be
held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
the Coastal Georgia Center,
305 Fahm St.
The Bicycle Friendly
Communities Campaign is
an awards program devel
oped by the League of
American Bicyclists that rec
ognizes municipalities that
actively support bicycling. If
a city is selected as a Bicycle
Friendly Community an
award of platinum, gold, sil
ver or bronze status is desig
nated for four years.
The workshop is target
ed toward community lead
ers - elected officials,
agency and department
heads, leading public health
professionals, educators,
advisory boards and active
bicyclists. Anyone interested
in making Savannah a more
bicycle friendly community
should attend.
Savannah has made a
commitment to achieve
Bicycle Friendly Community
status as part of its larger
Thrive initiative, which aims
to increase environmental
sustainability in Savannah
and reduce City
Government's carbon foot
print by 15 percent.
For more information,
contact the Public
Information Office at 651 -
6410.