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MOJA ARTS FESTIVAL EVENTS – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1
MOJA Arts Festival events scheduled for today are: Music – Gospel Concert, Theater – “Yankee Bajan”, “Paradise Blue”, and “Wedding Band”. Please visit www.mojafestival.com for show times and ticket information.
Linda Parris-Bailey Visits James Simons Public Montessori School
Veteran playwright Linda Parris-Bailey, who wrote the play “Yankee Bajan” which is part of the theater offerings for the 2023 MOJA Arts Festival, visited James Simons Public Montessori School on Friday, September 29. Parris-Bailey worked with a group of 7th…
MOJA ARTS FESTIVAL EVENTS – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
MOJA Arts Festival events scheduled for today are: 3rd Annual Gullah Arts Experience, Paradise Blue, Wedding Band, Broken Chains & Things, Yankee Bajan Go to www.mojafestival.com for event details.
MOJA ARTS FESTIVAL EVENTS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
On deck for tonight at the MOJA Arts Festival is the Reggae Block Dance and The War and Treaty. The Reggae Block Dance is from 6 -10pm at Hampton Park. Catch reggae talent Da’ Gullah Rootz and Monsoon featuring Operation…
MOJA ARTS FESTIVAL STARTS OFF STRONG
Thank you The Post and Courier for capturing the magic of the MOJA Arts Festival opening day parade last night. We had so much fun!
2023 MOJA Arts Festival – Opening Day Parade
Join us this evening at 6 p.m. for the 2023 MOJA Arts Festival opening day parade. The parade starts at Marion Square, down King and Market Street to the U.S. Custom House. We can’t wait to see you. For more…
Review of “When It Rains It Shines” and “When The Land Meets The Body” Exhibitions
Read this fantastic review from The Post and Courier, and then go see the exhibitions from these two amazing Black artists: Fletcher Williams III’s “When It Rains It Shines” at the International African American Museum and LaVaughn Belle’s “When The…
Reggae Block Dance – Friday, Sept. 29 from 6-11pm
**** UPDATE: DUE TO THE KING TIDE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY, THE REGGAE BLOCK DANCE WILL NOW BE AT HAMPTON PARK. **** One of the highlights of the MOJA Arts Festival is the Reggae Block Dance. This year’s concert is coming…
PARADISE BLUE
In residency during the MOJA Arts Festival, Art Forms & Theatre Concepts presents “Paradise Blue” a riveting and moving production centering around Detroit’s Club Paradise. Written by Dominique Morisseau and directed by Art Gilliard, “Paradise Blue” runs from September 28 –…
Return! Return!
What’s a “Yankee Bajan?” In some ways, the production and story of “Yankee Bajan,” written by Linda Parris-Bailey and directed by Dahlak Brathwaite, is about identity. In other ways it’s about riding waves and weathering storms. It reminds us that…