Date: May 6th 2010

From: DFW International Community Alliance
Contact: Anne Marie Weiss-Armush
972-661-2764
president@dfwinternational.org

The African Leadership Council of DFW International Community Alliance presents the
African Cultural Festival and Family Picnic
Sunday, May 16, 2010
1 pm - 6 pm
FREE
Reverchon Park, 3501 Maple Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
(Maple Ave and Turtle Creek in downtown Dallas)
all Africans and friends of Africa are welcome
• proudly wear your traditional dress
• webpage: www.dfwinternational.org/AfricanUnity/AfricanCulturalPicnic
• Bring drums and shakers for African Drum Circle
• Bring your picnic, blankets / chairs, frisbies, basketballs, soccer balls, etc

With Parade of Nations, African dance, music, capoeira, & food
For the children: Elders' Corner, Kenyan face painting, Eritrean gold jewelry, Nigerian treasure hunt, Ghananian weaving, Cameroonian masks, Ethiopian gebeta (wari)

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (expecting additional performances)
2:00 Parade of Nations and Opening Ceremony
2:00 Opening of Children's Activities
2:05 Parade of Nations
2:15 ERITREA - youth dancers
2:30 DIASPORA - Arlington Christian Bible Fellowship Church Praise Dancers
2:45 NIGERIA - youth performers
3:00 SIERRA LEONE - Engagement Ceremony
3:15 ZIMBABWE - African Fashion Show by Panashe
3:30 SUDAN - youth performers
3:45 RWANDA - Gira Kwizera Dance Troupe
4:00 African Leadership Awards
4:07 presentation of African Unity Cup teams and trophies
4:15 NIGERIA - Nigerian Women's Association participatory dance
4:30 CAMEROON - Bafu Cultural Group dance
4:45 BURUNDI - Burundian drummers
5:00 DIASPORA - Baba Kwasi and Ayubu Kamau
5:15 African Drum Circle