Events
LINEUP AT LOOKOUT WITH STEEL PULSECharleston Harbor Resort & Marina
Mount Pleasant, SC
7 p.m. | Tickets: $55, $35 (plus fees)
Brightsound Entertainment presents Lineup at the Lookout with headlining reggae act Steel Pulse on the Lookout Pavilion stage. Opening acts include the Dub Island Sound System, The Dub Plates Riddim Band, Brazilian Capoeira dance-fighting exhibitioners, and a West African children's Djole dance drumming exhibition. A variety of Carribbean inspired cuisine and beverages will be on hand, too. Proceeds from this concert benefit OKURASE (Opportunity, Knowledge, Understanding, Renewed Health, Arts-Based, Skills Training, and Education), an organization addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis in Ghana.
PROJECT OKURASE TO START SEWING CENER
Accra, Ghana
Thanks to a partnership of Pedals for Progress, Joey Penman, Phion Magee, and Project OKURASE, women in Okurase will be sewing and earning a living and Project OKURASE will start our second job training program. More information.
UNITED ARTISTS FOR HOPE MUSIC FESTIVAL
May 2, 2009
Navy Yard at Noisette, North Charleston
Project OKURASE is pleased to announce the date and location of its highly-anticipated music festival. This family-oriented, eco-friendly event will feature a variety of international and local music acts, yoga workshops, dance and drumming classes, a children's area, arts and crafts, an African bazaar, and so much more. Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are available. More information.
PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR TO SHARE GHANA EXPERIENCE
September 30, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
The Citadel, Bond Hall Room 165
Charleston, SC
Julie Lipovsky, professor of psychology at The Citadel, will discuss her recent trip to Ghana where she was exposed to abject poverty, unsanitary conditions and inadequate housing, yet was impressed by the optimism and commitment its people have toward improving their lives.
Lipovsky will speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 in Bond Hall Room 165. The lecture is free and open to the public. More information.
COMMENCEMENT FOR SAMUEL NKRUMAH YEBOAH
May 16, 2008
Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Raymond Greenberg, President of the Medical University of South Carolina has announced that the University will be awarding Samuel Nkrumah Yeboah with an honorary degree, the Doctor of Humane Letters for Extraordinary Contributions to Human Development. The Medical School commencement will take place on Friday May 16, 2008.
BLUES AND JAZZ CONCERT
May 24, 2008, 6 p.m.
Storm Pointe on the Naval Weapon Station
Charleston, South Carolina
Featuring Emmitt "The Blues Man" Williams and of course Powerful on drums. This is a fundraiser for Project OKURASE to go towards building the school and work training buildings. To purchase tickets or for information call: (843) 452-9682.
BAPTIZING A GARDEN
May 25, 2008, 7 p.m.
Spoleto Festival
Conceptualized by Ernesto Pujol with Valarie Samulski and Denzel Williams
Note: Denzel Williams is from Djole Children's West African Dance and Drumming Company
A one night only event inaugurating the Memminger Memorial Garden. Inspired by the low country tidal landscape and the Flower Women of Charleston, this performance combines elements of baptismal ritual and manual labor to the sound of a drum. A man and a woman dressed in white appear at the back of the garden and proceed to silently wash its shell and recycled brown glass porous flooring downhill using a sweet grass clump from the Philips Community, and three French buckets filled with waters drawn from the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, and the Atlantic Ocean. A young drummer in black sits behind the closed garden gates marking their walk with a repetitive African beat, while the public witnesses through the fence. The performance ends humbly like an ephemeral vision, and the audience is invited to enter the space.
Approximately 30 minutes. Free admission.
