[NEohioPAL]Midwest African Dance Conference & In Search of a Queen are Coming May 28-30
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The 7th Annual Midwest African Dance Conference=20
Begins
Friday, May 28th=20
Don't Miss This Spectacular Event
featuring=20
world renown African Dance and Drum Masters=20
and=20
a Grand Performance of
In Search of a Queen
with
special Guest Appearances
by=20
Danita Harris, News Anchor, WEWS - TV=20
and=20
Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner=20
Tickets are on Sale=A0 . . .Now
.=A0 Friday, May 28th
.=A0 Saturday, May 29th
.=A0 Sunday, May 30th
Produced and Presented
by=20
Sista Jewel's African Soul Dance
Jewel Jackson
Artistic Director
Executive Producer
A 3-day African Dance, Drum & Theatre Extravaganza
Master Dance & Drum Workshops
.Friday, Saturday & Sunday .
featuring=20
Guest Artists
Fode Moussa Camara . Maguette Camara . Mouminatou Camara . Wayne Chandler .=20
Karen Clark-Keys . Ishmael Douglas . Rich Faye . Alioune Faye . Mamadou Gnig=
ue=20
. Hawa Kanuteh . Jali Madi Kanuteh . Omoisegun "Shay" Naida . Cheik N'dong
at
Masonic Temple
3615 Euclid Avenue
.=A0 Sunday, May 30th
7:30 PM
Grand Performance
Award-winning
African Soul Dance Theatre=20
presents
In Search of a Queen
Allen Theatre
Playhouse Square Center
a Musical that takes you through the church and back to Africa through the=20
richness of African Drumming, Dancing, Hip-hop and Gospel Music
Sue Johnson, Director
Anita Banks, Assistant Director
Jewel Jackson, Choreographer
The ensemble cast includes some of Cleveland's favorite and veteran actors:=
=A0=20
Khalel Hakim,=A0 Van Jackson, Marvin L. Mallory, David Monroe, Ngina,=20
Mike Orlando, Norma Jean Powell, Rashimba Shafi,=A0 Diane Scott, Will Warren=
,=20
Rick Williams, and Darnell Weaver
Get Your Tickets, Now
for=20
All Workshops=20
&=20
the Grand Performance
of=A0=20
In Search of a Queen
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Fees:=A0=A0=A0=A0 Master Dance & Drum Classes
=A0=A0=A0=A0 . Individual classes:=A0 $12/class in advance, $15. at door
=A0=A0=A0=A0 . Groups of 10 or more: $10/class, advance registration, only
=A0=A0=A0=A0 . Full package:=A0 (10 classes.=A0 Professional Development wor=
kshops,=20
performance=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 and official T-shirt, $125. in advance, or $150. at door)
Admission:=A0 In Search of a Queen
=A0=A0 . Performance only: $15 - $35.00
For further information call (216) 451-SOUL (7685)
www.africansouldance.org (registration & hotel available online)=20
sistajewel at msn.com
In Search of a Queen Tickets: call (216) 241-6000
visit www.playhousesquare.com
for group discounts, call (216) 771-1444
Our official hotel is: Holiday Inn
1111 Lakeside
1-800-Holiday
Rate per night: $69.=A0 Up to 4 per room
Reserve before May 10th
Vendor space is limited.=A0 Call (216) 451-SOUL (7685)
The 7th Annual Midwest African Dance Conference, Cleveland, OH
Presented through the Generous Support of The George Gund Foundation,=20
Playhouse Square Foundation Education Department, Young Audiences of Greater=
=20
Cleveland,=20
J.S. Smalls & Associates, The Cleveland Municipal School District and The=20
Cleveland Foundation.
Contact:=A0=A0 Jewel Jackson, Artistic Director
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 (216) 224-5409=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Sue Johnson, Director =A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 (216) 561-8608
For Your Consideration . . .
Sista Jewel's African Soul Dance Theater hosts the 7th Annual Midwest Africa=
n=20
Dance Conference, Friday, May 28th, Saturday, May 29th, and Sunday, May=20
30th.=A0 This mega-dance event, produced and presented by African Soul Dance=
Theater,=20
Jewel Jackson, Artistic Director, enjoyed the benefit of collaborating with=20
Michael Medcalf, Artistic Director, Cleveland Contempory Dance Theater=A0 an=
d=20
SAFMOD.=20
The Conference features special Guest Appearances by Jali Madi Kanute,=20
President of the Mandinka Music Society; Mouminatou Camara, former principal=
dancer=20
for the Ballets Africains; Danita Harris, News Anchor, WEWS and Peter Lawson=
=20
Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner.
Jali Madi Kanute, is master Griot of The Gambia, West Africa.=A0 It is the=20
Kanuteh family that gave the oral history of Kunta Kinte to Alex Haley in hi=
s=20
research for the book and movie, Roots.=A0 Jali Madi Kanuteh is an internati=
onally=20
renowned historian and artist, and is the President of the Mandinka Music=20
Society.
Mouminatou Camara, who danced with the internationally renowned Ballets=20
Africains for over 15 years, will be one of the guest artists who lead the d=
ance=20
workshops and Master dance classes.
Danita Harris and Peter Lawson Jones, both actively involved in the arts=20
community, will welcome the audience to the grand performance of In Search o=
f a=20
Queen and speak on the importance of community support for sustaining=20
African-American theatre arts organizations, such as the African Dance Theat=
er.
Guest Artists Fode Moussa Camara, Maguette Camara, Mouminatou Camara, Wayne=20
Chandler, Karen Clark-Keys, Ishmael Douglas, Rich Faye, Alioune Faye, Mamado=
u=20
Gnigue,=A0 Hawa Kanute, Jali Madi Kanuteh,. Omoisegun "Shay" Naida, and Chei=
k=20
N'dong will also present their Master Dance and Drum Workshops at the Masoni=
c=20
Temple, 3615 Euclid Avenue.
The opening Conference session begins with an intensive, 3-hour class that=20
students can come to for credit, where, in addition to taking the dance clas=
s,=20
they will be given a historical perspective about the dance and instruments=20
used.=A0 This class will be followed by other workshops that are enriching a=
nd=20
educational for all participants. Whereas the Conference focused on professi=
onal=20
dancers in previous years, this year, the emphasis will focus on bringing=20
together the entire community, which includes the churches.
On Sunday, May 30th, 7:30 PM, the award-winning African Soul Dance Theatre=20
presents the Grand Performance of In Search of a Queen at the Allen Theatre,=
=20
Playhouse Square Center.
Directed by Jewel Jackson,Choreographer, and Sue Johnson, assisted by Anita=20
Banks, =20
In Search of a Queen is a Musical that takes you through the church and back=
=20
to Africa through the richness of African Drumming, Dancing, Hip-hop and=20
Gospel Music as Prince Babukar searches for a wife to become his future Quee=
n.=A0=20
This year's production promises to be one of the most rewarding and inspirat=
ional=20
experiences.
The African-American church will have a place of prominence in this=20
production of=20
In Search of a Queen as well as the entire conference, because Jackson=20
believes that "Our churches have been the cornerstone of our community.=A0 T=
herefore,=20
audiences will see the historical connection to that process.=A0 Each dance=20=
is a=20
spiritual representation of some communal event, the dances are liturgical,=20
there are people who just don't know their meanings.=A0 That's what this eve=
nt is=20
for, to dispel the myth of the 'ooga-booga' dances and to tell the stories=20
that haven't been told . . . through the dance."
Throughout the weekend, Vendors coming as far away as Louisiana, will displa=
y=20
their wares which reflect the African culture through jewelry, crafts, fine=20
and visual arts, food, authentic African garments & fashion.
Jackson states that, "Through my travels, I saw the positive impact events=20
similar to the Midwest African Conference were having in various communities=
.=A0=20
That's why I felt it was important to start this event, because I knew that=20
educating others about the traditions of Africa could uplift our community h=
ere=20
in the same way.=A0 We're holding the event over Memorial Day weekend, as a=20
commemoration of the cultural legacy that the African-American ancestors wer=
e=20
forced to abandon."
Call (216) 241-6000 to order tickets.
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dwest African Dance Conference <BR>
Begins<BR>
Friday, May 28th <BR>
Don't Miss This Spectacular Event<BR>
featuring <BR>
world renown African Dance and Drum Masters <BR>
and <BR>
a Grand Performance of<BR>
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with<BR>
special Guest Appearances<BR>
by <BR>
Danita Harris, News Anchor, WEWS - TV <BR>
and <BR>
Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner <BR>
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LANG=3D"0"><B>.=A0 Friday, May 28th<BR>
.=A0 Saturday, May 29th<BR>
.=A0 Sunday, May 30th</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=
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>Produced and Presented<BR>
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Jewel Jackson<BR>
<I>Artistic Director<BR>
Executive Producer</B></I><BR>
<B><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
>A 3-day African Dance, Drum & Theatre Extravaganza</FONT><FONT COLOR=
=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 P=
TSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
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>Master Dance & Drum Workshops</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#f=
fffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SA=
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lle Old Face" LANG=3D"0"></B><I>Friday, Saturday & Sunday .</FONT><FONT=20=
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LANG=3D"0">featuring <BR>
Guest Artists</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKG=
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<P ALIGN=3DLEFT></B>Fode Moussa Camara . Maguette Camara . Mouminatou Camara=
. Wayne Chandler . Karen Clark-Keys . Ishmael Douglas . Rich Faye . Alioune=
Faye . Mamadou Gnigue . Hawa Kanuteh . Jali Madi Kanuteh . Omoisegun "Shay"=
Naida . Cheik N'dong<B><BR>
<BR>
<P ALIGN=3DCENTER>at<BR>
Masonic Temple<BR>
3615 Euclid Avenue<BR>
<BR>
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Face" LANG=3D"0">Sunday, May 30th</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#f=
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LANG=3D"0">7:30 PM<BR>
Grand Performance</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"B=
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<BR>
Award-winning<BR>
African Soul Dance Theatre <BR>
presents<BR>
<BR>
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#ffffff" SIZE=3D5 PTSIZE=3D18 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Lucida Calligraphy"=20=
LANG=3D"0"><I>In Search of a Queen<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
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></I>Allen Theatre<BR>
Playhouse Square Center</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" styl=
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></B></I>a Musical that takes you through the church and back to Africa thro=
ugh the richness of African Drumming, Dancing, Hip-hop and Gospel Music<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D4 PTSIZE=3D14 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Lucida Calligraphy"=20=
LANG=3D"0"><B><I><BR>
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#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=3D"Baskerville Old Face"=
LANG=3D"0"></I>Sue Johnson, Director<BR>
Anita Banks, Assistant Director<BR>
Jewel Jackson, Choreographer</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff"=
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erville Old Face" LANG=3D"0">he ensemble cast includes some of Cleveland's f=
avorite and veteran actors:=A0 <BR>
Khalel Hakim,=A0 Van Jackson, Marvin L. Mallory, David Monroe, Ngina, <BR>
Mike Orlando, Norma Jean Powell, Rashimba Shafi,=A0 Diane Scott, Will Warren=
, <BR>
Rick Williams, and Darnell Weaver</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ff=
ffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SAN=
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for <BR>
All Workshops <BR>
& <BR>
the Grand Performance<BR>
of=A0 <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D4 PTSIZE=3D14 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Lucida Calligraphy"=20=
LANG=3D"0"><I>In Search of a Queen</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#f=
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><U>Fees:</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUN=
D-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" L=
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style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF=
" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Master Dance & Drum Classes<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
>=A0=A0=A0=A0 .</B> Individual classes:=A0 $12/class in advance, $15. at doo=
r<BR>
<B>=A0=A0=A0=A0 .</B> Groups of 10 or more: $10/class, advance registration,=
only<BR>
<B>=A0=A0=A0=A0 .</B> Full package:=A0 (10 classes.=A0 Professional Developm=
ent workshops, performance <BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 and official T-shirt, $125. in advance, or $150. at door)=
<B><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><U>Admission</U>:=A0 </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=
=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=
=3D"Lucida Calligraphy" LANG=3D"0"><I>In Search of a Queen</FONT><FONT COLO=
R=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3=20=
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></I>=A0=A0 .</B> Performance only: $15 - $35.00<B><BR>
<BR>
<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><BR>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT>For further information call (216) 451-SOUL (7685)<BR>
<BR>
<A HREF=3D"www.africansouldance.org">www.africansouldance.org</A> (registrat=
ion & hotel available online) sistajewel at msn.com<BR>
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<I>In Search of a Queen </I>Tickets: call (216) 241-6000<BR>
visit <A HREF=3D"www.playhousesquare.com">www.playhousesquare.com</A><BR>
</B>for group discounts, call (216) 771-1444<B><BR>
<BR>
Our official hotel is: Holiday Inn<BR>
</B>1111 Lakeside<BR>
1-800-Holiday<BR>
Rate per night: $69.=A0 Up to 4 per room<BR>
Reserve before May 10th<B><BR>
<BR>
Vendor space is limited.=A0 Call (216) 451-SOUL (7685)<BR>
</B><BR>
<B>The 7th Annual Midwest African Dance Conference, Cleveland, OH<BR>
</B>Presented through the Generous Support of The George Gund Foundation, Pl=
ayhouse Square Foundation Education Department, Young Audiences of Greater C=
leveland, <BR>
J.S. Smalls & Associates, The Cleveland Municipal School District and Th=
e Cleveland Foundation.<BR>
<BR>
<B>Contact:=A0</B>=A0 Jewel Jackson, <I>Artistic Director</I><BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 (216) 224-5409 <BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Sue Johnson, <I>Director </I>=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 <BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 (216) 561-8608<BR>
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Sista Jewel's African Soul Dance Theater hosts the 7th Annual Midwest Africa=
n Dance Conference, Friday, May 28th, Saturday, May 29th, and Sunday, May 30=
th.=A0 This mega-dance event, produced and presented by African Soul Dance T=
heater, Jewel Jackson, Artistic Director, enjoyed the benefit of collaborati=
ng with Michael Medcalf, Artistic Director, Cleveland Contempory Dance Theat=
er=A0 and SAFMOD. <BR>
<BR>
The Conference features special Guest Appearances by Jali Madi Kanute, Presi=
dent of the Mandinka Music Society; Mouminatou Camara, former principal danc=
er for the Ballets Africains; Danita Harris, News Anchor, WEWS and Peter Law=
son Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner.<BR>
<BR>
Jali Madi Kanute, is master Griot of The Gambia, West Africa.=A0 It is the K=
anuteh family that gave the oral history of Kunta Kinte to Alex Haley in his=
research for the book and movie, Roots.=A0 Jali Madi Kanuteh is an internat=
ionally renowned historian and artist, and is the President of the Mandinka=20=
Music Society.<BR>
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Mouminatou Camara, who danced with the internationally renowned Ballets Afri=
cains for over 15 years, will be one of the guest artists who lead the dance=
workshops and Master dance classes.<BR>
<BR>
Danita Harris and Peter Lawson Jones, both actively involved in the arts com=
munity, will welcome the audience to the grand performance of In Search of a=
Queen and speak on the importance of community support for sustaining Afric=
an-American theatre arts organizations, such as the African Dance Theater.<B=
R>
<BR>
Guest Artists Fode Moussa Camara, Maguette Camara, Mouminatou Camara, Wayne=20=
Chandler, Karen Clark-Keys, Ishmael Douglas, Rich Faye, Alioune Faye, Mamado=
u Gnigue,=A0 Hawa Kanute, Jali Madi Kanuteh,. Omoisegun "Shay" Naida, and Ch=
eik N'dong will also present their Master Dance and Drum Workshops at the Ma=
sonic Temple, 3615 Euclid Avenue.<BR>
<BR>
The opening Conference session begins with an intensive, 3-hour class that s=
tudents can come to for credit, where, in addition to taking the dance class=
, they will be given a historical perspective about the dance and instrument=
s used.=A0 This class will be followed by other workshops that are enriching=
and educational for all participants. Whereas the Conference focused on pro=
fessional dancers in previous years, this year, the emphasis will focus on b=
ringing together the entire community, which includes the churches.<BR>
<BR>
On Sunday, May 30th, 7:30 PM, the award-winning African Soul Dance Theatre p=
resents the Grand Performance of <I>In Search of a Queen </I>at the Allen Th=
eatre, Playhouse Square Center.<BR>
<BR>
Directed by Jewel Jackson,Choreographer, and Sue Johnson, assisted by Anita=20=
Banks, <BR>
<I>In Search of a Queen i</I>s a Musical that takes you through the church a=
nd back to Africa through the richness of African Drumming, Dancing, Hip-hop=
and Gospel Music as Prince Babukar searches for a wife to become his future=
Queen.=A0 This year's production promises to be one of the most rewarding a=
nd inspirational experiences.<BR>
<BR>
The African-American church will have a place of prominence in this producti=
on of <BR>
<I>In Search</I> <I>of a Queen </I>as well as the entire conference, because=
Jackson believes that "Our churches have been the cornerstone of our commun=
ity.=A0 Therefore, audiences will see the historical connection to that proc=
ess.=A0 Each dance is a spiritual representation of some communal event, the=
dances are liturgical, there are people who just don't know their meanings.=
=A0 That's what this event is for, to dispel the myth of the 'ooga-booga' da=
nces and to tell the stories that haven't been told . . . through the dance.=
"<BR>
<BR>
Throughout the weekend, Vendors coming as far away as Louisiana, will displa=
y their wares which reflect the African culture through jewelry, crafts, fin=
e and visual arts, food, authentic African garments & fashion.<BR>
<BR>
Jackson states that, "Through my travels, I saw the positive impact events s=
imilar to the Midwest African Conference were having in various communities.=
=A0 That's why I felt it was important to start this event, because I knew t=
hat educating others about the traditions of Africa could uplift our communi=
ty here in the same way.=A0 We're holding the event over Memorial Day weeken=
d, as a commemoration of the cultural legacy that the African-American ances=
tors were forced to abandon."<BR>
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Call (216) 241-6000 to order tickets.<BR>
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