Ashé Cultural Arts Center kicks off the 17th Annual Holiday on the Boulevard, Friday, December 9, 2016, from 10 AM – 6:00 PM; and December 10, 2016, from 11 AM – 7:00 PM, at Ashé, 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard. The event brings with it a hefty variety of great entertainment.
10:00 a.m. | Imagination Tour & Kwanzaa Demonstration
Admission: $7.00
For more information contact Drena S.
12:00 noon | Kickoff of Holiday on the Boulevard
James M. Singleton Charter School Marching Band
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Ashé Cultural Arts Center kicks off the 17th Annual Holiday on the Boulevard, Friday, December 9, 2016, from 10 AM – 6:00 PM; and December 10, 2016, from 11 AM – 7:00 PM, at Ashé, 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard. The event brings with it a hefty variety of great entertainment.
10:00 a.m. | Imagination Tour & Kwanzaa Demonstration
Admission: $7.00
For more information contact Drena S.
12:00 noon | Kickoff of Holiday on the Boulevard
James M. Singleton Charter School Marching Band
12:15 p.m.| Open House, Luncheon, and Holiday Marketplace
2:00 p.m. | Guided Tours of Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., led by Worldwide Concepts, Inc.
4:00 p.m. | Ribbon Cutting & Launch of the Ashé Visitors Center with Worldwide Concepts, Inc.
Preview of Gumbo Nation, featuring a New Orleans Brass Band, Mardi Gras Indians, and Congo Square Drummers and Dancers
DECEMBER 10, 2016
Dance music by D.J. Kimya between acts.
11:00 a.m. | Holiday Marketplace Opens
12:30 p.m. | Performances by:
- Ashé’s Kuumba Institute Youth Program
- Sistahs Making a Change Dance Performance
CONCERTS:
1:15 p.m. The Blessings Community Choir
2:15 p.m. Rudy Mills & the Caribbean Funk Band
3:30 p.m. Sharon Martin
4:30 p.m. Ray Wimley & Cool Nasty
6:00 p.m. Shop the Holiday Marketplace
COST: FREE ADMISSION (except Imagination Tour)
INFO: (504) 569-9070, www.ashecac.org, www.facebook.com/ashe.cac, www.twitter.com/asheculturalart
