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SUMMARY:20th Anniversary Retrospective 3-Day Conference ~ Opening Ceremonies At The Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
DESCRIPTION:Welcome To Opening Night At The Schomburg!\nJoin us for our 20th Anniversary Retrospective 3-Day Conference Annual Fundraiser and immerse yourself in Everything ETHOH! Tonight we Kick-Off our Conference at the Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture where you are in for a treat! Perhaps more than any other day of our 3-Day Conference you will experience the totality of all that Entering the Holy of Holies\, An Institute of Learning and Healing\, Inc. has to offer. \nAllow us to take you on one woman’s journey that began in her living room in Brooklyn\, NY and lead her to the temples of ancient Kemet (Egypt)\, a six week intense course of study in a Gurukula (school of the Guru) in an ashram in Ganeshpuri\, India and to the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York City\, where she was ordained as an Interfaith Minister in 2007. And every step of the way she was dancing\, teaching\, choreographing and building community to the beat of the Old Malian Empire and traditional West African dance\, music and folklore that has become her life’s work ~ right here in Harlem! \nAnd get ready to celebrate the Life and Legacy of the Honorable Inez E. Dickens as never before as we prepare the path for her Rite of Passage into her New Life after serving the Village of Harlem for 50 years! \nWith Great Respect and Love We Welcome You to Our Conference! May your heart overflow with the Love\, Light\, Peace and Joy that you are about to experience here tonight! \nFRIDAY EVENING PROGRAM\n \n\n\n\n\n7:00PM – Welcome/Mistress of Ceremonies \nOminira Chiquita Payne \nOminira Camille has been a part of  Entering the Holy of Holies\, Inc. for 17 years!  She has participated in The Teachings\, Seasonal Cleanses and Meditations offered by the organization. She always says\, “ETHOH takes care of your body AND your spirit!” Ominira Camille is a former member of Abdel Salaam’s illustrious Forces of Nature Dance Theater. She is an actress and author of the award-winning children’s book\, “JUST BECAUSE.” Her latest role as the resident Mistress of Ceremonies for Entering the Holy of Holies\, is a job she enjoys doing and calls\, “my new happy place!”\n\n\n\n\n7:10PM – Pouring of the Libation\nDr. Angela Fatou Gittens\, Ph.D.\nAngela Fatou Gittens is an Educator\, Scholar\, Performer\, Mother\, Wife\, and is a daughter of the Gullah dust\, raised in the U.S. South but anchored in Senegal\, West Africa. Dr. Fatou crafts and highlights African traditions retained within the languages of African artistic expressions in Diaspora. By acknowledging the contributions of the Creator and ancestors\, she brings communities together by giving thanks for our place in the universe and all that is both local and global. She gives thanks for sharing space with Entering the Holy of Holies\, Inc. (ETHOH) which is yet another full circle moment.\n\n\n7:20PM – The Wadleigh Days\nEdwin T. Scott\, Sr. and Wendell E. Ramsey\nEdwin T. Scott\, Sr. was The Valley\, Inc.’s Deputy Director of Programs\, Chief Program Officer and eventually\, Chief Operating Officer. At the Beacon program located at the Wadleigh Secondary School he met Reverend Nafisa Sharriff and her West African dance class program. Mr. Scott now serves as Managing Director of Beacons and Cornerstones for Phipps Neighborhoods\, a non-profit community-based agency in the South Bronx. \nWendell E. Ramsey was The Valley\, Inc.’s Director of the Beacon School in Wadleigh High School from 1994-2000. Currently\, he serves as Senior Director of School\, and Community Partnerships at The Leadership Program where he works to provide educational institutions with youth development activities\, professional development workshops\, and curricula that helps schools expand and enrich their academic communities.\n\n\n7:40PM – Entering the Holy of Holies Meets Countee Cullen\nSalahadeen Betts\nSalahadeen Betts is the grandson of Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan (Dr. Ben)\, anthropologist\, archaeologist\, historian and scholar. It was while he was the Program Director of the Countee Cullen Community Center Beacon\, a Harlem Children’s Zone program\, that Mr. Betts met Reverend Nafisa Sharriff who named her organization\, Entering the Holy of Holies after immersing herself in the teachings of Dr. Ben. Currently\, Salahadeen Betts is the Communications Director of Content Production at Harlem Children’s Zone.\n\n\n7:50PM – Video: Entering the Holy of Holies: Recreating Lives In Love!\nAngela Harmon\nAngela Harmon\, affectionately known as “Angelina\,” is an Emmy-nominated\, Oscar-short-listed producer\, storyteller\, and creative. She is also on the Board of Directors for Entering the Holy of Holies\, Inc.\, serving in the capacity of Board Secretary. Angelina’s influence and mastery can be seen at every production level with our 20th Anniversary Retrospective 3-Day Conference. She is the creative genius and producer behind our video: Recreating Lives In Love and looks forward to producing other documentaries in the near future.\n\n\n8:15PM – Reverend Nafisa Sharriff/Founder & CEO\nReverend Nafisa Sharriff\, Founder & CEO of Entering the Holy of Holies\, An Institute of Learning and Healing\, Inc. will offer her Opening Remarks and once again welcome everyone to our 20th Anniversary\, Retrospective 3-Day Conference.\n\n\n8:25PM – Commemorating the Life and Legacy of\nAssembly Member The Honorable Inez E. Dickens\nAfter 50 years of tireless and passionate service the Honorable Inez E. Dickens will be stepping down from the NYS Assembly in December 2024. Join us as we celebrate this magnificent moment with music\, song and dance from the Old Malian Empire as we prepare the path into her New Life after serving the Village of Harlem for so many years!\n\n\n9:00PM – Retrospective Photo Gallery and Reception\nEnjoy the myriad of memories we’ve created over the past 20 years as we celebrate the Love\, Friendship\, and Joy of our community while feasting on delicious food that will fill your belly and make you smile!\n\n\n9:50PM – Closing Remarks\nReverend Nafisa Sharriff\nReverend Nafisa Sharriff will give the Closing Remarks for the evening and invite everyone to continue enjoying the conference on Saturday\, October 26th for All Day Dance Classes and the Vendor Village\, and Sunday\, October 27th\, the culminating day of the Conference\, for a day of Meditating\, Healing and Dancing!\n\n\n\n\n \n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n      \n        \n        Friday Evening\, October 25th\n      \n    \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            Friday Night Only: $125 + $5.03 =  $130.03 USD\n          \n          \n            Friday Night (Group of 5): $562.50 + $20.85 =  $583.50 USD\n          \n        \n      \n    \n  \n  \n  \n\n*All Prices Include A PayPal Service Fee \nIf you are unable to join us please make a tax-deductible donation to Entering the Holy of Holies\, Inc. and help us raise $20\,000 in honor of our 20th Anniversary. No donation is too small and all donations are greatly appreciated. \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n      \n        \n        Gift of Giving Donation\n      \n    \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            $20 + $1.23 =  $21.23 USD\n          \n          \n            $40 + $1.95 =  $41.95 USD\n          \n          \n            $60 + $2.68 =  $62.68 USD\n          \n          \n            $80 + $3.40 =  $83.40 USD\n          \n          \n            $100 + $4.12 =  $104.12 USD\n          \n          \n            $200 + $7.74 =  $207.74 USD\n          \n          \n            $2\,000 + $72.83 =  $2\,072.83 USD\n          \n          \n            $4\,000 + $145.16 =  $4\,145.16 USD\n          \n          \n            $10\,000 + $362.13 =  $10\,362.13 USD\n          \n          \n            $20\,000 + $723.75 =  $20\,723.75 USD\n          \n        \n      \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n\n\n 
URL:https://ethoh.org/event/20th-anniversary-friday-evening-october-25th/
LOCATION:Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture\, 515 Malcolm X Blvd\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:African Culture,African Dance,African Drumming,Music and Meditation,West African Dance Class
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241027
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SUMMARY:20th Anniversary Retrospective 3-Day Conference African Dance Classes and Vendor Village!
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Village!\nWe have an extraordinary line-up of African Dance Instructors just for YOU! Grab your lapa and your daba and get ready to dance like no one is watching! You are welcome to purchase a Single Class ($20)\, A Package of 3 Classes ($50)\, or All 6 Classes ($100). Whatever you choose you are going to have a FUNKY GOOD TIME!!! \nJoin us at The Gibney Dance Studios for All Dance Classes and our Vendor Village \nGibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center\n280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers Street)\nNew York\, NY 10007\n646.837.6809\n  \nAFRICAN DANCE CLASSES & VENDOR VILLAGE SCHEDULE \n \n\n\n\n\n12:00pm – 12:45pm\nPat Mabry\nPat will mix social African American Dance Movement with traditional moves and create a unique class filled with African Dance Funk\, which has earned the title of the Funk Meister!  vibrantexpressionnyc.com\n\n\n\n\n1:00pm – 1:45pm\nMaguette Camara\nKnown for his incredible energy and positive demeanor Maguette will teach a dance class rich with the legacy of traditional West African dance\, music and folklore.\nwww.maguettecamara.com\n\n\n2:00pm – 2:45pm\nDarian M. Parker\nDarian will be teaching Soko\, Ethnic Groups: Komanko and Malinke\, Rite of Passage for young boys; and/or Fula Fare\, Fula People: Baby Naming Ceremonies.\njuilliard.edu/dance/faculty/parker-darian-marcel\n\n\n3:00pm – 3:45pm\nCrystal Harrison\nCrystal will be teaching two different dance styles. Kassa (which means plant) is a dance derived from the Malinke people of Guinea\, West Africa and is danced for the farmers while they are working in the fields.Gumbe is found in both Sierre Leonne and in Guinea\, West Africa. In Guinea\, it is known as a fisherman’s dance and in Sierre Leonne it is performed and drummed by former Maroon Slaves who escaped into the mountains as an expression of their freedom.\nwww.instagram.com/harrison5377/\n\n\n4:00pm – 4:45pm\nShola Jones\n\nShola will be teaching a high-powered\, fast-paced traditional West African dance class from the Old Malian Empire.\nwww.instagram.com/sholajones/\n\n\n5:00pm – 5:45pm\nReverend Nafisa\nReverend Nafisa will be teaching Sunnu\, originally danced during the harvesting season and planting of seeds into the earth that became a fun\, flirtatious dance of competition between men and women from the Bambara People of Mali\, West Africa.\nwww.ethoh.org\n\n\n\n\n \n\nBecome A Vendor!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are a Vendor and would like to participate in our Vendor Village on Saturday\, October 26th please Click Here and fill out the Required Intake Form. Space is limited and Vendors will be selected on a first come\, first served basis.\n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n      \n        \n        African Dance Classes\n      \n    \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            Saturday (1 Class): $20 + $1.23 =  $21.23 USD\n          \n          \n            Half A Day Saturday (3 classes): $50 + $2.32 =  $52.32 USD\n          \n          \n            All Day Saturday (6 classes): $100 + $4.12 =  $104.12 USD\n          \n          \n            All Day Saturday (Group of 5): $450 + $16.78 =  $466.78 USD\n          \n        \n      \n    \n    \n      \n        \n        Add Dance Instructor Name(s)\n      \n    \n    \n      \n        \n      \n    \n  \n  \n  \n\n*All class prices include a PayPal Service Fee. \nIf you are unable to join us please make a tax-deductible donation to Entering the Holy of Holies\, Inc. and help us raise $20\,000 in honor of our 20th Anniversary. No donation is too small and all donations are greatly appreciated. \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n    \n      \n        \n        Gift of Giving Donation\n      \n    \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            $20 + $1.23 =  $21.23 USD\n          \n          \n            $40 + $1.95 =  $41.95 USD\n          \n          \n            $60 + $2.68 =  $62.68 USD\n          \n          \n            $80 + $3.40 =  $83.40 USD\n          \n          \n            $100 + $4.12 =  $104.12 USD\n          \n          \n            $200 + $7.74 =  $207.74 USD\n          \n          \n            $2\,000 + $72.83 =  $2\,072.83 USD\n          \n          \n            $4\,000 + $145.16 =  $4\,145.16 USD\n          \n          \n            $10\,000 + $362.13 =  $10\,362.13 USD\n          \n          \n            $20\,000 + $723.75 =  $20\,723.75 USD\n          \n        \n      \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n\n\n 
URL:https://ethoh.org/event/20th-anniversarysaturday-all-day-october-26th/
LOCATION:Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center\, 280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers Street)\, New York\, New York\, 10007\, United States
CATEGORIES:African Culture,African Dance,African Drumming,Music and Meditation,West African Dance Class
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