GRIOTS: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN
PERSPECTIVE
May 15, 7:00 pm
Tryon Palace
529 South Front Street
New Bern, NC
Immerse yourself in a night of stories, music
and poetry performed in the tradition of
“Griots,” West African historians, teachers,
and elders who are responsible for keeping the
moral principles and values of African people
alive. Madafo, a storyteller and musician
specializing in the
practices of griots,
will lead this funfilled program with
audience chants,
characterizations,
and demonstrations.
Madafo’s stories
speak from Griot
traditions-oral history
and cultural values maintaining West African
heritage’s vibrancy.
“An African American Perspective” is
a cultural program for audiences of all ages
and ethnicities presented by the Tryon Palace
African American Lecture Series, a free, new
program on the third Thursday of each month.
The Tryon Palace African American Lecture
Series All performances begin at 7 p.m. in
Cullman Performance Hall and are free,
thanks to a generous donation from the Harold
H. Bate Foundation.
TRIANGLE BRASS BAND PRESENTS
“EVOCATIONS FOR BRASS”
RALEIGH, NC - The Triangle Brass Band,
under the direction of Tony Granados, Artistic
Director, presents “Evocations for Brass” on
Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 pm at Edenton Street
United Methodist Church (228 W Edenton St.),
and Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 3:00 pm at St.
Michael’s Episcopal Church (1520 Canterbury
Rd) in Raleigh.
The two concerts will feature several
moving pieces from their sacred repertoire.
Saturday’s concert is part of the Edenton Street
United Methodist Church Fine Arts Series. The
programs will feature Evocations — Martin
Ellerby, Psalm 100 — James Curnow, and
God So Loved the World (The Crucifixion) —
Sir John Stainer. On Sunday’s concert at St.
Michael’s, two selections feature the church’s
pipe organ: Sir Arthur Sullivan’s The Lost
Chord and the final movement of Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 (the “Organ Symphony”), with
Kevin Kerstetter, Director of Church Music, as
organist.
There is no admission fee for these
concerts, but donations are accepted.
Proceeds from donations received Sunday will
be shared with St. Michael’s Organ Fund.
For concert information visit www.trianglebrass.org
LIMITED JUNETEENTH TOUR OF FRAGILE 13TH
AMENDMENT ENDING SLAVERY
RALEIGH, NC - A handful of
documents changed the character
of the United States. The 13th
Amendment, formally
ending legal slavery in
this country, is one of
them.
to carry it from Raleigh to exhibit in
very symbolic locations,” explained
NCDCR Secretary Susan Kluttz. “I
As part of the
observance of the
150th anniversary
of the Civil War,
and in recognition
of Juneteenth, June
19, the date many
African-Americans
observe as when the
last of the enslaved
in 1865 learned they
were free, there will
be a tour of North
Carolina’s copy of the
13th Amendment for
limited engagements
in June led by the
N.C. Department of
Cultural Resources
(NCDCR).
“The 13th Amendment
wasn’t just a symbol
of freedom; it was
indissoluble proof
that equality means
nothing if it is not
meant for all,” said
Governor McCrory. “I
encourage everyone
to take advantage of
this rare exhibition to
view one of the most
important documents
in our history.”
The U.S. Congress passed the 13th
Amendment on Jan. 31, 1865, and
ratified it on Dec. 6, 1865. North
Carolina’s copy of the document is
stored in a climate-controlled vault of
the State Archives of North Carolina.
The fragile document will travel to
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