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Preliminary
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WEDNESDAY, October 31, 2019 |
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6:00 AM – 9:00 AM |
Complimentary Breakfast |
8:30 AM – 8:55 AM |
TOUR CHECK-IN |
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
HERITAGE TOUR International Civil Rights Center & Museum |
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | FESTIVAL REGISTRATION |
5:45 PM | BUSES LEAVE FOR PRE-FESTIVAL EVENT |
6:15 PM |
RECEPTION-NC STATE UNIVERSITY- |
THURSDAY, November 1, 2018 | |
6:00 AM – 9:00 AM |
Complimentary Breakfast |
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Festival Registration |
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM | SCHOLAR’S PANEL: Maroon Societies of the Great Dismal Swamp Dr. Freddie Parker |
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM | CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS |
“Navigating NABS” NABS’ Board Members |
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“Storytellers as Ambassadors of Peace and Social Mama Edie McLoud Armstrong |
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“Life in the Dismal Swamp: The story
Told from the Oral to the Visual” |
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12:00 noon – 1:15 PM |
AKWAABA LUNCHEON “Welcome to NABS” |
1:30 PM– 2:45 PM |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS |
Cultural Themes & Characters in Deborah Strahorn |
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“Poetry Out Loud: ‘Is This For Me?’” Dr. Mary Ann Harris |
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Wordology: See What I’m Saying
Oba William King (Youth) |
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3:00 PM – 4:15 PM |
“The Singing Gourds: Shekere Rhythms Omomola Iyabunmi |
SOS: Saving Ourselves-Creating Afrocentric
Superhero Stories: An Intergenerational |
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3:00 PM – 3:30 PM (Session One) |
Story Coaching- Storytelling Success Coaching by Master Storytellers |
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM (Session Two) |
Charlotte Blake Alston and Baba Jamal Koram |
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | VISIT THE MARKETPLACE
Dinner on Your Own |
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM |
Opening Gala! |
FRIDAY, November 2, 2018 | |
6:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Complimentary Breakfast |
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM |
Village Telling
NABS Affiliates |
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Conversation with the Elders (Youth)
Mama Linda Goss, Co-Founder |
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM (Session Three) |
Story Coaching-Storytelling Success Coaching by Master Storytellers |
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM (Session Four) |
Charlotte Blake Alston and Jamal Koram
Limited Participation) |
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM |
“Honoring Our Ancestors’ Voices: Using Empowering In Bondage” A. Anokwale Anansesemfo. |
Wording to Win: A Grant Writing Workshop
Queen Nur |
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Building Effective Residencies
Emily Hooper Lansana |
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12 Noon – 3:00 PM | Historic Tour – Youth
(Tentative) |
12 NOON – 2:00 PM |
Brother Blue Circle of Elders Awards Luncheon |
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
2018 NABS MEMBERSHIP MEETING Passing of the Cow Tail Switch |
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | VISIT THE MARKETPLACE
Dinner on Your Own |
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM | “In the Tradition…” Concert |
SATURDAY, November 3, 2018 |
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7:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Complimentary Breakfast |
9:30 AM – 12:00 Noon | Baba Jamal Koram Harambee
Youth Awards & Youth Concert |
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | VISIT THE MARKETPLACE
Lunch on Your Own |
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM | Jackie Torrence Youth Tall Tale Contest |
2:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Jackie Torrence Adult Tall Tale Contest |
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM |
Zora Neale Hurston Awards
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8:00 PM – 9:30 PM | Zora Neale Hurston Concert |
SUNDAY, November 4, 2018 |
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8:00 AM | Breakfast |
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Mama Linda Goss Spiritual Breakfast Concert |
11:30 AM |
Closing Unity Circle |
2018 Festival Highlights Hotel Schedule at A Glance
Community Outreach Featured Tellers