This year, the Festival took place from September 24 - October 4, 2009.
MOJA Arts Festival highlights included:
National recording artist, Lalah Hathaway, performed in An Evening of Jazz Under the Stars With Lalah Hathaway at The Cistern on the campus of the College of Charleston,
Savannah Frierson read excerpt from her new work Being Plumville for the MOJA Literary Corner,
Ballethnic Dance Company from Atlanta, Georgia performed in the MOJA Dance Gala,
Art Forms & Theatre Concepts produced One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show for the Theatre Series,
the Gospel Concert included such names as Lynn-Marie Boon, Joy Pryor, Gwendolyn Rodgers, Rev. Randolph Miller, Anthony Burke, Mario Desassure, Javetta Campbell, and Minister Herbert Beard,
Kenneth Law and Stephen Buck performed works by Faure, Piazzolla, and Rubinstein for MOJA’s Classical Encounter, and
the featured R&B Concert Artist at the Family Circle Tennis Centre was The O’Jays.