Join us for another exciting Family ARTSventures public performance from the CAC on Saturday, February 15 at 1:00 pm at the Dog River Library, 6100 GA-5 in Douglasville. Our “Family ARTSVentures” performances enthrall all ages and are the perfect option for a weekend family outing. The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County (CAC) presents free community performances to connect us all in cultural appreciation and support education curriculum. This February, come listen and bounce to the expressive rhythms presented by J’miah Nabawi.
“There’s Rhythm in the Telling” is an interdisciplinary arts-based presentation reflective of the story-dance-musical folktale drama of Africa and its diaspora. Through storytelling and “mmoguo” (recreational folktales, games, and song) the program moves through interactive stories that will include highlighting African American history connected to Georgia’s history in honor of Black History Month. J’miah Nabawi will use various hand-held percussion instruments such as claves, tambourines, shekere and more. He will cross language boundaries with English, Twi, Yoruba, Spanish and French, uniting all people through more than words. Audience participation will be inescapable as stories come to life with a joyful noise. Come ready to play to learn and to learn how to play!
Mark your calendars for our following Family ARTSventures in March as Ah Surely Irish Music & Dance perform at the Douglas County Library on March 28 at 10:30 am. Follow our website @ artsdouglas.org and social media for event updates and tantalizing sneak-peaks.
Family ARTSventures is a program designed to introduce performing artists into the schools with curricula-based programs, followed by an appearance at a public event for children and adults alike to enjoy. Funding to make “Family ARTSventures” possible comes from the GreyStone Power Foundation, Georgia Council for the Arts, Douglas County Economic Development Authority, and the Douglas County School System. For more information about “Family ARTSventures” please contact the CAC at 770-949-2787 or info@artsdouglas.org.
The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/ Douglas County, located at 8652 Campbellton Street in historic downtown Douglasville, Georgia, is open Mondays through Fridays, 9 am to 5 pm. For directions or more information, visit www.artsdouglas.org.
The mission of the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County is to nurture, guide and stimulate the enjoyment of and participation in the arts among Douglas County residents by providing an atmosphere conducive to the arts, broadening the spectrum of quality exhibits and performances available to the community, and fostering individual interactions with the arts through a wide range of satellite groups. The programs and activities of the Cultural Arts Council are supported in part by the City of Douglasville and the Douglas County Board of Commissioners.