2004 MOJA Program Book - Moja Arts Festival
2004 MOJA Program Book - Moja Arts Festival
2004 MOJA Program Book - Moja Arts Festival
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CELEBRATING THE 30TH FESTIVAL SEASON<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong><br />
arts festival<br />
A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ARTS<br />
September 26–October 6, 2013<br />
Charleston, South Carolina<br />
www.mojafestival.com
AN EVENING OF JAZZ UNDER THE STARS with<br />
MARION MEADOWS<br />
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 @ 8:00pm<br />
FAMILY CIRCLE STADIUM 161 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island<br />
General Admission Stadium Seat: $21<br />
Reserved Table Seat on Court: $36<br />
PHONE IN (866) 811-4111 - Mon.-Fri. from 9am-9pm & Sat.-Sun. from 10am-6pm.<br />
ORDER ON-LINE 24 Hours a day / 7 Days a Week at www.mojafestival.com.<br />
IN-PERSON Office of Cultural Affairs, 180 Meeting Street, Suite 200.<br />
Through Sept. 25, Mon.-Fri. from 9am-5pm;<br />
Sept. 26 & 27, Mon.-Fri. from 9am-8pm, Sept. 28, Sat. from 10am to 6pm<br />
OPENING ACT: THE FIRST CLASS BAND<br />
SPONSORED BY: Comcast, C&A Unlimited, Inc. - McDonald's, The Boeing Company
<strong>MOJA</strong> arts festival<br />
A Celebration of African-American and Caribbean <strong>Arts</strong><br />
September 26–October 6, 2013<br />
Letters of Welcome............................................................................................................................. 2<br />
City Council, Staff, <strong>MOJA</strong> Advisory Board and Planning Committee....................................................... 4<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Sponsor and Donor Acknowledgments................................................................................... 5<br />
Friends of <strong>MOJA</strong> and <strong>Festival</strong> Volunteers.............................................................................................. 6<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Event Descriptions................................................................................................. 7<br />
Ticket Information, Parking and Transportation................................................................................... 12<br />
Daily Schedule of <strong>MOJA</strong> Events........................................................................................................... 13<br />
Map of <strong>MOJA</strong> Venues.......................................................................................................................... 14<br />
Official 2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Poster Artist...................................................................................... 28<br />
Official <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Logo.......................................................................................................... 28<br />
How to Apply to the 2014 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>...................................................................................... 28<br />
■ LITERARY ARTS<br />
4th Graders Read Out............................................. 7<br />
Literary Corner: Tina McElroy Ansa.......................... 7<br />
Poetry & Storytelling............................................. 7<br />
Spoken Word......................................................... 7<br />
Swahili Workshop………..................................………. 8<br />
Writer’s Workshops................................................ 8<br />
Youth Forum-Poetry Slam....................................... 8<br />
■ MUSIC<br />
An Evening of Jazz Under the Stars<br />
with Marion Meadows........................................... 9<br />
Choraliers Music Club of Charleston…………….………… 9<br />
Classical Encounter with Tiffany Rice, Seth Gilliard<br />
and Friends……..…………..…………..…………..…......……… 9<br />
College of Charleston’s D’Vyne Purpose<br />
Gospel Choir………………………………………………….…..... 10<br />
Gospel Concert: “Gospel Divas”………..........…………… 10<br />
Jazz Cruise: The Touch Band featuring<br />
Gwen Butler (Peeler)….…............................……….. 17<br />
R&B Concert: Anthony Hamilton and special<br />
guest……..........…………..……….…….......................... 17<br />
■ RECREATION<br />
Charleston Boxing Club Annual <strong>MOJA</strong> Cup............... 18<br />
Harold Smith Adult Tennis Tournament................... 18<br />
One Day Junior Tennis Tournament.......................... 18<br />
■ SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
Block Party……..........................................……. 19<br />
Caribbean Street Parade ………………………………... 19<br />
Children’s <strong>Program</strong>s at the Library................... 19<br />
Community Tribute Luncheon.......................... 20<br />
Dance Gala…………………………….………………………… 20<br />
Heritage Day at the Charleston<br />
Farmers Market............................................ 21<br />
Historic Site Designation………….................……. 21<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Opening Reception............ 22<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> Finale.................................................... 22<br />
Reggae Block Dance....................................... 22<br />
Senior Outreach–SANAA NA WAZEE<br />
(SENIORS AND THE ARTS)............................. 22<br />
■ THEATRE<br />
The Old Settler…………………………......……………….. 23<br />
Miles & Coltrane: Blue(.).……………….....…………… 23<br />
“Da Beat Gwine On Frum Africa Ta Da<br />
Gullah/Geechee Nation”.............................. 23<br />
Five Guys Named Moe……………………….……………. 24<br />
■ VISUAL ARTS<br />
30th Annual <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried<br />
Art Exhibition…………………………………………........<br />
Charles DeSaussure Memorial Exhibition:<br />
Through My Eyes……...................................…<br />
The Spirit of Place: Traditions of the Agrarian<br />
Home in Barbados and the Lowcountry…….....<br />
26<br />
26<br />
27<br />
■ OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST…........... 27<br />
* <strong>Program</strong>s, artists and venues are subject to change without notice.<br />
COVER: “Harvesting Sweetgrass” by Charles DeSaussure DESIGNER: Heineman Design<br />
PUBLISHER: The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs PRINTER: Knight Press<br />
The <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is a project of the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, 180 Meeting Street, Suite 200,<br />
Charleston, South Carolina 29401; PHONE: (843) 724-7305; FAX: (843) 720-3967; E-MAIL: CulturalAffairs@charlestonsc.gov;<br />
WEBSITES: www.mojafestival.com and www.charleston-sc.gov and www.charlestonarts.org (15M/2013). Printed<br />
in the USA. Copyright © 2013 City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs.<br />
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City of Charleston<br />
South Carolina<br />
Dear <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Guests:<br />
Welcome to the 2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>, Charleston’s 30th annual celebration of African-<br />
American and Caribbean <strong>Arts</strong> and Culture, produced by the City of Charleston Office of<br />
Cultural Affairs.<br />
Highlights of this year’s outstanding program include: An Evening of Jazz Under the Stars with<br />
Marion Meadows at Family Circle Stadium; A Classical Encounter with Tiffany Rice, Seth<br />
Gilliard and Friends in the City Gallery at Waterfront Park; and theatre pieces The Old Settler,<br />
Miles and Coltrane: Blue (.), Five Guys Named Moe and “Da Beat Gwine on frum Africa Ta<br />
Da/Geechee Nation.” Tina McElroy Ansa is the featured author in Literary Corner; 4th Graders<br />
Read Out focuses on Iggie’s House by Judy Blume; Gwen Butler (Peeler) and Touch Band perform<br />
on the Spirit of Charleston for the <strong>MOJA</strong> Jazz Cruise; and the <strong>MOJA</strong> R&B Concert at “The<br />
Joe” shines the spotlight on Anthony Hamilton.<br />
Each year the <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is produced by the City’s Office of Cultural Affairs in collaboration<br />
with the <strong>MOJA</strong> Planning Committee, chaired this year by Elease Amos-Goodwin, who<br />
works closely with the OCA’s <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Coordinator, Romaine Marion-Heyward. <strong>MOJA</strong>’s<br />
Advisory Committee assists with advocacy for the festival and is chaired by the Honorable<br />
James E. Clyburn. Special thanks go to Charleston City Council for their on-going support of<br />
the <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> and also to the individual donors, foundations, government agencies and<br />
corporations who provide funding, grants and in-kind donations to help us make <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
accessible to everyone in the community.<br />
And finally, Bravo! to the members of our hard-working Office of Cultural Affairs team and all<br />
of the City departments that help us make <strong>MOJA</strong> materialize each year: Parks, Recreation,<br />
Legal, Finance, Budget, Police, Traffic & Transportation, Information Technology, Human<br />
Resources, Public Services, Public Information, Special Facilities and the Mayor’s Office.<br />
We invite you to bring your family and friends to attend this year’s <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>,<br />
celebrating 30 years of building bridges of understanding for everyone in our community by<br />
providing access to high quality arts and cultural experiences. Enjoy!<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.<br />
City of Charleston<br />
Scott Watson, Director<br />
Office of Cultural Affairs<br />
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<strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL<br />
PLANNING COMMITTEE<br />
Elease Amos-Goodwin<br />
Chairperson and Planning<br />
Committee Liaison to OCA<br />
Theresa J. Hilliard<br />
Vice-President<br />
Edna Edwards Williams<br />
Secretary<br />
MEMBERS<br />
Julie Anderson<br />
S. Johari Andika<br />
Gloria M. Bell<br />
Cheryl Brown<br />
Carl Campbell<br />
Karole Turner Campbell<br />
Karen A. Chandler, Ph.D.<br />
Osei Terry Chandler<br />
Sheila R. Cole<br />
Carlie Denson<br />
Warachal E. Faison, M.D.<br />
Joseph R. Frasier, Jr.<br />
Francis Rene Garrett<br />
Reginald Graham<br />
Jonathan Green<br />
Hon. William Dudley<br />
Gregorie<br />
Aurora E. Harris<br />
Dorothy G. Harrison<br />
Franklin Hilliard<br />
Theresa J. Hilliard<br />
Greg Jenkins<br />
Vertelle Amos Kenion<br />
Arianne King-Cromer<br />
Veronica McDaniel<br />
Jazzie V. Clay King<br />
HC Lucas Raymond<br />
Veronica McDaniel<br />
Pat Morgan<br />
Bev Prince-Muhammad<br />
Hampton Olfus<br />
John Orr<br />
Yvonne Tolley Orr<br />
Clifford Polite<br />
Terri Prince-Gilliard<br />
Bettye Purvis<br />
John S. Purvis<br />
Saundra Williams Purvis<br />
Angel R. Quintero<br />
Edmund S. Robinson<br />
Cecelia Gordon Rogers<br />
Jacqueline Sanders<br />
AnnaBell Seabrook<br />
Cherry Seabrook<br />
Cynthia McCottry Smith<br />
Erica Prioleau-Taylor<br />
Chandra Vick<br />
Edna Williams<br />
Garcia Edgerton Williams<br />
Kelvin B. Williams<br />
Dear <strong>MOJA</strong> Supporters:<br />
On behalf of the <strong>MOJA</strong> Planning Committee we extend greetings and<br />
welcome you to the 2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>: A Celebration of<br />
African-American and Caribbean <strong>Arts</strong> celebrating the 30th festival.<br />
We wish you the most memorable experience at this year’s festival.<br />
Once again we feel that we have programmed a festival that will be<br />
entertaining, educational and informative with offerings like our featured<br />
Jazz saxophonist, Marion Meadows; and dance is back with<br />
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company in performance; a variety of<br />
wonderful theatre productions and visual arts offerings; and R&B<br />
headliner Anthony Hamilton. We are pleased to honor the memory of<br />
the late Charles DeSaussure by having one of his images serve as<br />
this year’s official poster image, “Harvesting Sweetgrass.” And we<br />
continue to honor at the Community Tribute Luncheon, members of<br />
the community who give unselfishly of themselves to improve the<br />
quality of life in our community.<br />
We express our sincere thanks to all of you who continue to support<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> as sponsors, contributors, volunteers, Advisory Board members,<br />
Planning Committee Coordinators and Members and ticket buyers.<br />
We especially express our deep appreciation to the Office of<br />
Cultural Affairs’ small but dedicated staff, Scott Watson - Director,<br />
Laura Amerson, Harrison Chapman, Alicia Evans, Romaine Marion-<br />
Heyward, Anne Quattlebaum, Francina Smalls-Joyner, Ray Swagerty,<br />
and Mindy Wood. We also express our heartfelt thanks to adjunct<br />
staff members as well as our talented graphic designer, Sally<br />
Heineman of Heineman Design.<br />
We sincerely thank the Honorable Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. and<br />
Charleston City Council as well as Congressman James E. Clyburn.<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong>’s stature as a major arts festival in the Southeast is due in<br />
large part to their continued stalwart support and commitment. We<br />
feel that we have, once again, planned a first class festival with top<br />
talent, diversified program offerings, educational and senior outreach<br />
programs that will engage and inspire the entire community.<br />
We hope you enjoy the 2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> and look forward to<br />
greeting you at many festival events.<br />
Romaine Marion-Heyward<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Coordinator<br />
City of Charleston<br />
Office of Cultural Affairs<br />
Elease Amos-Goodwin<br />
Chairperson,<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> Planning Committee<br />
2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
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<strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL IS PRODUCED BY<br />
THE CITY OF CHARLESTON OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS<br />
IN COOPERATION WITH THE <strong>MOJA</strong> PLANNING COMMITTEE<br />
CITY OF CHARLESTON<br />
SOUTH CAROLINA<br />
Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Mayor<br />
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS<br />
F. Gary White, Jr.<br />
District 1<br />
W. Blake Hallman, Jr.<br />
District 2<br />
James Lewis, Jr.<br />
District 3<br />
Robert M. Mitchell<br />
District 4<br />
Marvin D. Wagner<br />
District 5<br />
William Dudley Gregorie<br />
District 6<br />
Perry Keith Waring<br />
District 7<br />
Michael S. Seekings<br />
District 8<br />
Aubry Alexander<br />
District 9<br />
Dean C. Riegel<br />
District 10<br />
William A. Moody, Jr.<br />
District 11<br />
Kathleen G. Wilson<br />
District 12<br />
CULTURAL AFFAIRS STAFF<br />
Scott Watson<br />
Executive Director<br />
Laura R. Amerson<br />
Development Manager<br />
Harrison Chapman<br />
Farmers Market Coordinator<br />
Alicia Evans<br />
PR Coordinator<br />
Romaine Marion-Heyward<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Coordinator<br />
Anne Quattlebaum<br />
City Gallery at Waterfront Park<br />
Coordinator<br />
Francina Smalls-Joyner<br />
Volunteer Services<br />
& Visual <strong>Arts</strong> Coordinator<br />
Ray Swagerty<br />
Production Manager<br />
Mindy Wood<br />
Box Office/Website/Internship<br />
Coordinator<br />
ADJUNCT STAFF<br />
Zeb Armstrong-Green<br />
Intern<br />
Vernelle Dickerson<br />
Receptionist & Ticket Agent<br />
Rebecca Gosnell<br />
Logistics Coordinator<br />
Sally Heineman<br />
Graphic Designer<br />
NaKenya Fludd<br />
Receptionist & Ticket Agent<br />
Jazzie V. Clay King<br />
Merchandise Coordinator<br />
Norrell Grant<br />
Ticket Agent<br />
Dianna Mayweather<br />
Ticket Agent<br />
Wendy Price<br />
Ticket Agent<br />
Robert Sanders<br />
Concessions Coordinator<br />
Louis Trucillo<br />
Website Designer<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL<br />
ADVISORY COMMITTEE<br />
The Honorable Congressman<br />
James E. Clyburn<br />
Chairman<br />
Kevin Baltimore<br />
Terry “Base” Bryant<br />
Dr. Karen A. Chandler<br />
Hon. Mignon Clyburn<br />
Hon. Arthur C. McFarland<br />
Kevin Gadsden<br />
Hon. James S. Gallant, III<br />
Dorothy G. Harrison<br />
Dalton Tresvant<br />
Hon. P. Keith Waring<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL<br />
PLANNING COMMITTEE<br />
Elease Amos-Goodwin<br />
Chairperson<br />
Theresa Hilliard<br />
Vice-President<br />
Edna Edwards Williams<br />
Secretary<br />
COMMITTEE MEMBERS<br />
Julie Anderson<br />
S. Johari Andika<br />
Gloria M. Bell<br />
Cheryl Brown<br />
Carl Campbell<br />
Karole Turner Campbell<br />
Karen A. Chandler, Ph.D.<br />
Osei Terry Chandler<br />
Sheila R. Cole<br />
Carlie Denson<br />
Warachal E. Faison, M.D.<br />
Joseph R. Frasier, Jr.<br />
Francis Rene Garrett<br />
Reginald Graham<br />
Jonathan Green<br />
Hon. William Dudley<br />
Gregorie<br />
Aurora E. Harris<br />
Dorothy G. Harrison<br />
Franklin Hilliard<br />
Theresa J. Hilliard<br />
Greg Jenkins<br />
Vertelle Amos Kenion<br />
Arianne King-Cromer<br />
Veronica McDaniel<br />
Jazzie V. Clay King<br />
HC Lucas Raymond<br />
Veronica McDaniel<br />
Pat Morgan<br />
Bev Prince-Muhammad<br />
Hampton Olfus<br />
John Orr<br />
Yvonne Tolley Orr<br />
Clifford Polite<br />
Terri Prince-Gilliard<br />
Bettye Purvis<br />
John S. Purvis<br />
Saundra Williams Purvis<br />
Angel R. Quintero<br />
Edmund S. Robinson<br />
Cecelia Gordon Rogers<br />
Jacqueline Sanders<br />
AnnaBell Seabrook<br />
Cherry Seabrook<br />
Cynthia McCottry Smith<br />
Erica Prioleau-Taylor<br />
Chandra Vick<br />
Edna Williams<br />
Garcia Edgerton Williams<br />
Kelvin B. Williams<br />
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />
The <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>, a celebration of African-American and Caribbean <strong>Arts</strong>, a project of the City<br />
of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, is a multi-disciplinary festival that celebrates the rich heritage<br />
of African-American and Caribbean people and their contributions to Western and world cultures.<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong>, a Swahili word meaning “One,” is the appropriate name for this celebration of harmony<br />
amongst people. The <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is produced and directed by the City of Charleston<br />
Office of Cultural Affairs in cooperation with the all-volunteer <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Planning<br />
Committee. In addition, we are grateful to the following corporations and agencies for their major<br />
grants and sponsorships in support of the 2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />
AT&T South Carolina<br />
Berkeley Electric Cooperative<br />
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina<br />
The Boeing Company<br />
C&A Unlimited, Inc. - McDonalds<br />
Charleston County<br />
Charleston Police Department Weed & Seed <strong>Program</strong><br />
City of Charleston<br />
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated<br />
College of Charleston<br />
Comcast<br />
Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation<br />
The Resident Advisory Board of The Housing<br />
Authority of the City of Charleston<br />
Knight Press<br />
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens<br />
The Post and Courier Foundation<br />
Roper LifeLink<br />
Roper St. Francis Healthcare<br />
SCE&G<br />
South <strong>Arts</strong>, which receives support from the<br />
National Endowment for the <strong>Arts</strong>, a federal agency<br />
South Carolina <strong>Arts</strong> Commission, which receives<br />
support from the National Endowment for the <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Total Wine & More<br />
Very special thanks are due to the following individuals and organizations for their significant investment<br />
of services and advocacy in support of the 2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>:<br />
Elease Amos-Goodwin<br />
Avery Research Center<br />
Richard Barge<br />
Robin Barrett-Robinson<br />
Cynthia Alston-Bell<br />
Gloria M. Bell<br />
Keith Blake<br />
Carolyn Brown<br />
Jim Bryan<br />
Terry “Base” Bryant<br />
Clay Burnette<br />
Don Cameron<br />
Dr. Karen A. Chandler<br />
Charleston Area Media<br />
Charleston Chapter of Links, Inc.<br />
Charleston County Public Library<br />
Charleston County Schools<br />
Commissioner Mignon Clyburn<br />
Tonya M. Collins<br />
Timothy R. Deaton<br />
Jim Demauro<br />
Susan DuPlessis<br />
Dave Echols<br />
Nikki Estes<br />
Dr. Warachal E. Faison<br />
Family Circle Stadium<br />
Susan Forrest<br />
Herb Frazier<br />
Kevin Gadsden<br />
Miriam Green<br />
Johnny Gridine, Jr.<br />
Robert Gross<br />
Dorothy G. Harrison<br />
L.J. Huger<br />
Carolyn Hunter<br />
Matt Indre<br />
Jessica Jackson<br />
Mary Joseph<br />
Vertelle A. Kenion<br />
William Lawson<br />
Jason Lewis<br />
Paul Lynch<br />
Ken May<br />
Pamela McFaddin<br />
Stephen McLeod-Bryant<br />
Jan Meierer<br />
John M. Mitchell<br />
Tracy D. Morris<br />
Leanne Munro<br />
Erik Nance<br />
Elizabeth Nkuo-Johnson<br />
Chuma Nwokike<br />
Norvell D. Pettus<br />
Angela Poindexter<br />
Dwight Potter<br />
Erica Prioleau-Taylor<br />
Angela Rayborn<br />
Susan Sanders<br />
Laura Gamm Scarborough<br />
School of the <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Kelly Schulte<br />
Rita Scott<br />
Mary Elizabeth Shue<br />
Suzette Surkamer<br />
KeWanda Thompson<br />
Al Trivette<br />
Maribel Vlahogiannis<br />
Bill Watson<br />
Terrie Williams<br />
We also wish to thank the following key individuals and their departments on the City of Charleston’s<br />
extended <strong>MOJA</strong> team for their outstanding support and assistance:<br />
Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.<br />
Adelaide Andrews<br />
Cathy Baker<br />
Robin Barrett-Robinson<br />
Stephen A. Bedard<br />
Lin Beets<br />
J. R. Bennett<br />
Janie Borden<br />
Danny Burbage<br />
Melissa Cappiello<br />
Colleen Carducci<br />
Ashia Carter<br />
Cherrie-Ann Caton<br />
Matt Compton<br />
Gary Cooper<br />
David Crosby<br />
Kay Cross<br />
Meg Crumpler<br />
Steve Curry<br />
Jerry Ebeling<br />
Deputy Chief Anthony Elder<br />
Lt. Jason Emanuele<br />
Donna Emerson<br />
Duane Felder<br />
Sue Fiorentino<br />
Stella Fruit<br />
Wayne Graham<br />
Karole Haberstroh<br />
Laurie Hagberg<br />
Steve Hardy<br />
Mark Heffron<br />
Marjorie “Laine” Hendriks<br />
Susan Herdina<br />
Deb Jenkins<br />
Rande Lane<br />
Angie Lucarelli<br />
Debra Matthews<br />
Scott Maxie<br />
Greg McKenzie<br />
Kathy Mercer<br />
Robert Miracle<br />
Teran Mise<br />
Chief Gregory Mullen<br />
Leonard Nelson<br />
Michael Oshinsky<br />
Christopher Parham<br />
Cam Patterson<br />
Marianne Patterson<br />
Cameron Pollard<br />
Susan Poteat<br />
Wes Ratterree<br />
Capt. Chip Searson<br />
Brian Sheehan<br />
David Simmons<br />
Chenette Singleton<br />
Joye Sott<br />
Shawn Snyder<br />
Mary Ann Sullivan<br />
Deputy Chief Jerome Taylor<br />
Scott Taylor<br />
Lt. Michael Thomas<br />
Lawrence Thompson<br />
Ivan Torres<br />
Louis Trucillo<br />
Vanessa Turner-Maybank<br />
Barbara Vaughn<br />
Billy Wise<br />
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FRIENDS OF <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
Elease Amos-Goodwin<br />
Anonymous<br />
The Hon. & Mrs. Floyd Breeland<br />
Anthony & Angela Burke<br />
Dr. Karen A. Chandler<br />
Dr. C. Stewart & Anita Darby<br />
John Thompson Dash<br />
Leonard & Norma Davis<br />
Ms. Aundria Gantt Douglas<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Edwards, Jr.<br />
Richard E. Fields<br />
Lee & Edelle Gaillard<br />
Joseph & Marcia Frasier<br />
Mary W. Frasier<br />
Rev. Jerry & Dorothy Harrison<br />
Reba Hough-Martin<br />
Johnnie & Blondell Kidd<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Hezekiah Kithcart, Jr.<br />
The Rev. &<br />
Mrs. Theodore R. Lewis, Jr.<br />
Melissa Maddox-Barnes<br />
Adrienne Smalls Middleton<br />
Dorsey & Lisa Montgomery<br />
John S. & Saundra Purvis<br />
Maxine Frasier Riley<br />
David E. Rivers<br />
Edmund Robinson<br />
Dr. Maxine Smith<br />
Wilfred & Marjorie Steplight<br />
Erica Prioleau Taylor<br />
Esther H. Tecklenburg<br />
Anna B. Tolbert<br />
McKinley & Beulah Washington<br />
Nathaniel & Jenny L. Washington<br />
Magdalene L. Wells<br />
Hon. Lucille S. Whipper<br />
FRIENDS OF <strong>MOJA</strong> BUSINESS PARTNERS<br />
Attorney Waring S. Howe, Jr.<br />
57 Broad St., Charleston, SC 29401<br />
(843) 722-8269<br />
Designs By Liz Hair Salon & Women’s Accessories<br />
Deadra D. Elliott, Owner<br />
7475 Peppermill Parkway, Ste. D<br />
N. Charleston, SC 29418<br />
(843) 566-4414<br />
Thaddeus J. Bell, II<br />
Mrs. G.M. Bell<br />
Leonar Brown-Alston<br />
Laura R. Amerson<br />
Du Bois Kenyatta Campbell<br />
James E. Campbell<br />
Thelma Stent Fielding<br />
Herbert U. Fielding<br />
John Fludd & Cheryl Fludd<br />
Norvela Fluddrice<br />
& Wakeane Rice<br />
2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS<br />
Patricia A. Abraham<br />
Vera Adams<br />
August Brown<br />
Dianna Brown<br />
Hattie Brown<br />
Concetta Burns-Ramsey<br />
Zoe Butler<br />
Barbara Carrington<br />
Gerinda Doctor<br />
Thomas Doctor<br />
Carol Dotterer<br />
Isabelle L. DuBose<br />
Vanessa Ellington<br />
Angelique Ezell<br />
Ruth Brown Geddings<br />
Regina Gennaro<br />
Sis. Maryjane Golden<br />
Keith & Donna Waring<br />
Jack A. McCray<br />
Barbara B. Hindman<br />
Aleta McLeod-Bryant<br />
Stephen McLeod-Bryant<br />
Mae E. Myers (mother)<br />
Nadine T. Leach<br />
Linda & Elouise Parker<br />
Yvonne Rene Parker<br />
Paul Lease Gray<br />
Rhondell Green<br />
ShaRae Haynes<br />
Sylvia Haynes<br />
Dr. Barbara G. Holmes<br />
Inez Jenkins<br />
John D. Jenkins, Jr.<br />
Elizabeth Jenkins<br />
Louis Kaufman<br />
Susan Kaufman<br />
Lorna King<br />
Wilma Maiers<br />
Vanessa L. McDaniel<br />
Patricia McKevlin<br />
Doris L. Mines<br />
Jacqueline Ormond<br />
Dr. Larry J. Ferguson (DMD)<br />
Cosmetic & Restorative<br />
1812 Wallace School Rd., Ste. 400<br />
Charleston, SC 29407<br />
(843) 571-4411<br />
Jonathan Green Studios, LLC<br />
Daniel Island, SC 29492<br />
(843) 377-8094<br />
FRIENDS OF <strong>MOJA</strong> GIFTS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF<br />
Earline B. Sanders<br />
David R. Sanders<br />
Sidney Williams<br />
Garcia Williams<br />
IN HONOR OF<br />
Ellen Dressler Moryl's Retirement<br />
Laura R. Amerson<br />
John Tecklenburg<br />
Esther H. Tecklenburg<br />
Toni Parnell<br />
Lucille Pinckney<br />
Evelynn Putnam<br />
William Putnam<br />
Janice Queen-Foster<br />
Lavontinette M. Richards<br />
Dick Salmon<br />
Elaine Salmon<br />
Shontell Smalls<br />
Karen B. Simmons<br />
Loretta J. Sumter<br />
Julia Turner<br />
Alishia Ward<br />
Mattie White<br />
Antoinette Winston<br />
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LITERARY ARTS<br />
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4TH GRADERS READ OUT<br />
SPONSORED BY: Mary Joseph Insurance Agency (State Farm); The Space Company;<br />
David E. Rivers; James E. Campbell<br />
Friday, October 4 from 9am to 10am<br />
Various Venues<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinators: Dorothy Harrison, Elease Amos-Goodwin, Dr. Karen Chandler<br />
4th grade students from pre-selected Charleston County Schools participate in a special<br />
reading program in which students receive a free copy of the book. This year we are proud to<br />
have chosen Iggie’s House by Judy Blume. It’s a touching story a one person welcoming committee<br />
named Winnie. She welcomes a family into her previously all-white neighborhood;<br />
she learns the difference between good neighbor policies and friendship, while struggling<br />
with religion and puberty.<br />
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LITERARY CORNER<br />
SPONSORED BY: College of Charleston and Avery Research Center; South <strong>Arts</strong> which<br />
receives funding from the National Endowment for the <strong>Arts</strong>, a federal agency;<br />
Total Wine & More; Charlestowne Associates<br />
Tuesday, October 1 from 7pm to 9pm<br />
Avery Research Center, 125 Bull Street<br />
Admission: $11<br />
Coordinators: Dr. Karen Chandler, Dorothy Harrison, Elease Amos-Goodwin<br />
Join us for a literary delight, featuring a wonderful storyteller, novelist, filmmaker, teacher,<br />
and journalist Tina McElroy Ansa. She has written such books as Baby of the Family, Ugly<br />
Ways, The Hand I Fan With, You Know Better and her latest book Taking After Mudear. She will<br />
be reading of a collection of passages from works such as The Hand I Fan With, Ugly Ways and<br />
You Know Better.<br />
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POETRY & STORYTELLING<br />
SPONSORED BY: Café 7<br />
Monday, September 30 through Friday, October 4 from 6pm to 7pm<br />
Café 7, 2026 Savannah Hwy<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinator: Warachal E. Faision, M.D.<br />
Regional Poets and writers showcase their literary talents. (Please check our website for<br />
daily artist information.)<br />
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SPOKEN WORD<br />
Thursday, October 3 at 9pm<br />
Huger’s, 587 King Street<br />
Admission: $10<br />
Coordinator: Sheila V. Cole<br />
Huger’s sets the mood for local and regional poets and poetry lovers to share their favorite<br />
works accompanied by Darrel Ravenell & Company. Join the fun! Come out, sign up and share<br />
your favorite poems.<br />
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SWAHILI WORKSHOP<br />
SPONSORED BY: The Post and Courier Foundation<br />
Friday, October 4 at 9am<br />
Springfield Elementary-2741 Clover Street-West Ashley; Ms. B. Adams, Principal<br />
Admission: Free (Seating Limited) Please call 763-1538 for seating.<br />
Coordinator: S. Johari Andika<br />
Lecture is facilitated by Ms. S. Johari Andika on the importance and use of Swahili in the<br />
Lowcountry, Africa, and the world. Students and teachers participate in Swahili activities for<br />
greeting friends and relatives, making introductions, asking for food at the table, thanking a<br />
host, and saying, “good-bye.” Students and teachers receive handouts of Swahili numbers,<br />
and common expressions that can be used at school and at home.<br />
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WRITER’S WORKSHOPS<br />
SPONSORED BY: The Post and Courier Foundation<br />
Monday, September 30 through Friday, October 4 from 10am to 12pm<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinator: Bev Prince Muhammad<br />
A series of writer’s workshops for pre-selected middle school students is facilitated by Bev<br />
Prince Muhammad formally of Omaha, Nebraska who now resides in Atlanta, Georgia.<br />
Muhammad has always enjoyed writing and is an advocate of getting children involved with<br />
penning their poems and thoughts. In <strong>2004</strong> and 2006 she also facilitated a writer’s workshop<br />
entitled “Let’s Get It Write” for young adults at an Elementary School in Omaha, Nebraska.<br />
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YOUTH FORUM – POETRY SLAM<br />
SPONSORED BY: Downtown Community Education, Burke High School<br />
and Office of Community Relations/College of Charleston<br />
Friday, October 4th at 10:15am<br />
Burke High School Auditorium, 244 President Street<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinator: Leroy Lewis<br />
Burke High School and College of Charleston Students share their thought about “What is<br />
Africa to me?” In this competitive event, poets perform their work and are judged by members<br />
of the audience. The slam is designed for the audience to react vocally and openly to<br />
all aspects of the show, including the poet’s performance, the judges’ scores, and the host’s<br />
banter. Cash prizes are awarded.<br />
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MUSIC<br />
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AN EVENING OF JAZZ UNDER THE STARS WITH MARION MEADOWS<br />
SPONSORED BY: Comcast; C&A Unlimited, Inc. - McDonald’s; The Boeing Company<br />
With Additional Support Provided by: Stephen McLeod-Bryant; Mrs. G.M. Bell<br />
Saturday, September 28 at 8pm<br />
Family Circle Stadium, 161 Seven Farms Drive<br />
Admission: $21 General Admission Stadium Seat; $36 Reserved Table Seat<br />
Coordinator: Gloria Bell<br />
Smooth jazz-styled soprano saxophonist Marion Meadows will delight the audience under<br />
the stars in a cabaret setting at Family Circle Stadium. Meadows adopted the classical clarinet<br />
at age nine, he moved to the saxophone as a teen, later studying composition and<br />
arranging. A protege of Joe Henderson and Eddie Daniels, Meadows later served a long stint<br />
as a member of Norman Connors’ Starship Orchestra; after a series of session dates and<br />
sideman gigs, he made his solo debut in 1990 with the RCA release For Lovers Only, followed<br />
in 1992 by Keep It Right There. Resurfacing two years later with Forbidden Fruit, after 1995’s<br />
Body Rhythm Meadows jumped to Discovery to issue 1997’s Pleasure. He then moved to<br />
Heads Up for Another Side of Midnight (1999), Next To You (2000), and In Deep (2002). A masterly<br />
technician, Meadows has shown himself to be rather more adventurous than many<br />
smooth jazz players. He has incorporated Latin sounds alongside more traditional African<br />
American forms and other ethnic music. Meadows hooked up with numerous artists and<br />
musicians, recording or performing over the years with Brook Benton, Eartha Kitt, Phyllis<br />
Hyman, Jean Carne, The Temptations, Michael Bolton, Angela Bofill, Will Downing and Native<br />
American flute player Douglas Spotted Eagle, among many others. Meadows released<br />
Whisper in March 2013. Opening the night’s concert is Charleston’s own The First Class Band<br />
to set the mood for the evening.<br />
■ CHORALIERS MUSIC CLUB OF CHARLESTON<br />
Monday, September 30 at 7:00pm<br />
Mother Emanuel AME Church, Lower Church, 110 Calhoun Street<br />
Admission: $16 Adults; $13 Students & Seniors with ID; Free for Children under 6<br />
Coordinator: Al Miller<br />
One of Charleston oldest choral groups, Choraliers Music Club of Charleston will present a<br />
Gullah-Geechee Explosion, consisting of Gullah Folklore, Unarranged & Arranged Spirituals,<br />
Gospel, Blues and Excerpts from “Porgy and Bess.”<br />
■ CLASSICAL ENCOUNTER WITH TIFFANY RICE, SETH GILLIARD AND FRIENDS<br />
Tuesday, October 1 at 6pm<br />
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau Street<br />
Admission: $11<br />
Coordinator: Ellen Dressler Moryl<br />
Classical violinist extraordinaire, Tiffany Rice, is joined by rising star Seth Gilliard and some<br />
of their musical friends in a program of classical music for two violins and keyboard. Tiffany<br />
Rice graduated from the Indiana University School of Music with a Master of Music in violin<br />
performance and a minor in string pedagogy. She also completed a Bachelor of Music<br />
Education with high distinction and a Performer Diploma from Indiana University. She is currently<br />
head of the strings department at Ashley Hall School and is a member of The Ensemble<br />
of St. Clare at Mepkin Abbey. She also performs with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Seth Gilliard is a native of Charleston and 2012 graduate of Furman University where he<br />
earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance. He has been featured as a soloist<br />
with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Southcoast Symphony Orchestra and the<br />
Anderson Symphony Orchestra. He comfortably embraces various genres of music from jazz<br />
to pop and recently has begun focusing on his career as a contemporary violinist.<br />
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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON’S D’VYNE PURPOSE GOSPEL CHOIR<br />
Monday, September 30 from 7 to 9pm<br />
Sottile Theater, 44 George Street<br />
Admission: Donations accepted at the door**<br />
Coordinator: Brenten M. Weeks<br />
The College of Charleston’s D’Vyne Purpose Gospel Choir presents, “Back to the Choir<br />
Stand.” Celebrating the rich heritage of African-American and Caribbean art forms here in the<br />
Lowcountry, the internationally acclaimed College of Charleston’s D’Vyne Purpose gospel<br />
choir, under the direction of adjunct Professor Brenten M. Weeks, will take you on an adventure<br />
to experience the days of old. With this new and contemporary modern movement in the<br />
gospel industry, this year’s concert will feature a broad repertoire of gospel music dating<br />
back from the early 80’s through present. With songs like “God Said It, I believe it”, by Dr.<br />
Charles G. Hayes, “God wants a yes” by James Hall, and many others, you are guaranteed to<br />
a have a hand-clapping, foot-stomping, hallelujah good time. You will also be graced with<br />
selections from two of the Lowcountry’s finest quartet groups as a tribute to traditional<br />
gospel music here in the Charleston area.<br />
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GOSPEL CONCERT: “GOSPEL DIVAS”<br />
Sunday, September 29 at 4pm<br />
Trinity United Methodist Church, 273 Meeting Street<br />
Admission: $11<br />
Coordinator: Theresa J. Hilliard<br />
An afternoon of soul stirring, gospel singing featuring “The Gospel Divas,” Javetta Campbell,<br />
Gwendolyn Rodgers, Gerney Glover-Perry and Minister Mario Desaussure, Gospel Singer.<br />
MINISTER MARIO DESAUSSURE, is an anointed psalmist who began singing at the tender age<br />
of 3, in the Alpha Omega Reformed House of God Church, under the leadership of his greatgrandfather,<br />
the late Bishop Aaron H. Moore, Sr. Mario is currently a member of Charity AME<br />
Church in Huger, SC, where the Reverend Krystal T. Sears is the Senior Pastor. He has sung<br />
for various groups and national recording artists throughout the US such as F.O.C.U.S., The<br />
Anointed Voices of Praise of Huger, SC, Vashawn Mitchell, Dorinda Clark-Cole and Ricky<br />
Dillard, just to name a few.<br />
JAVETTA CAMPBELL, is a member of Christian Praise & Worship Center, the former Reformed<br />
House of God, in the Accabee Section of North Charleston, SC. Under the pastorship of her<br />
mother, Javetta serves as Praise and Worship leader, Choir Director and Church Secretary.<br />
Javetta is an anointed psalmist, ministering in song since the age of 3. She has a newly<br />
released genesis EP and a soon to be released live performance. Her biggest accomplishment<br />
comes when singing with her sisters in the group Integrity. She has been blessed to<br />
work with several local and national artist.<br />
GWENDOLYN RODGERS, a native of Charleston, SC, has been singing since the tender age of<br />
4. As a member of Christ Gospel Church, Gwendolyn serves as a member of the Praise and<br />
Worship Team helping to lift the Name of the Lord. She is first grade teacher in Dorchester2<br />
School District at Windsor Hill <strong>Arts</strong> Infused Elementary School where infusing learning<br />
through song is a daily routine in her classroom.<br />
GERNEY GLOVER-PERRY, started singing at the age of 3. Her grandmother would write poem<br />
and she would sing them. She dedicates her gift to grandmother, Pastor Pearl Middleton. My<br />
favorite saying is “I don’t love God because I need him. I need him because I love him.”<br />
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HOW TO BUY TICKETS<br />
Please read the admission information listed for each festival event carefully as some events<br />
only offer ticket sales at the door, some are sold through other organizations and the rest<br />
can be purchased through the Official <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Box Office.<br />
PHONE IN (Up to 2 Hours Before Performance): (866) 811-4111 to speak with a live ticket<br />
salesperson, available Mon.-Fri. from 9am-9pm & Sat.-Sun. from 10am-6pm. Payments<br />
accepted: Visa®, MasterCard®, American Express®, Discover®; additional convenience<br />
fees apply.<br />
ORDER ON-LINE (Up to 2 Hours Before Performance): 24 Hours a day / 7 Days a Week at<br />
www.mojafestival.com. Payments accepted: Visa®, MasterCard®, American Express®,<br />
Discover®; additional convenience fees apply.<br />
IN-PERSON (Up to 2 Hours Before Performance): Office of Cultural Affairs, 180 Meeting Street,<br />
Suite 200. Through Sept. 25, Mon.-Fri. from 9am-5pm; Sept. 26-Oct. 6, Mon.-Fri. from 9am-<br />
8pm, Sat.-Sun. from 10am-8pm. Payments accepted: Cash, Check, Traveler’s Check, Visa®,<br />
MasterCard®, American Express®, Discover® and Gift Certificates.<br />
AT THE EVENT (Beginning 30 Minutes Before Performance): At the festival venues, if tickets<br />
remain. Payments accepted: Cash, Check, Traveler’s Check, Visa®, MasterCard®.<br />
PARKING & TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION<br />
Because the Charleston peninsula comprises a small area, which is filled with beautiful historic<br />
homes, many residents must park on the street. To avoid parking fines, we ask that festival-goers<br />
strictly observe parking limits or utilize the convenient parking lots and garages. Visit<br />
www.mojafestival.com for a map of parking lots and garages.<br />
Parking<br />
Aquarium Garage, Calhoun and Concord Sts.<br />
Camden Exchange Garage, John & Meeting Sts.<br />
Charleston Place Hotel Garage<br />
(enter on Hasell St.)<br />
Charleston Visitor’s Center Lot,<br />
Meeting & Ann Sts.<br />
Charleston Visitor’s Center Garage,<br />
Meeting & Mary Sts.<br />
Concord Garage, Cumberland St.<br />
(between East Bay & State Sts.)<br />
Concord St. Lot (at Fountain Walk)<br />
Cumberland Lot, Cumberland St.<br />
(between Church & State Sts.)<br />
Cumberland Garage, Cumberland & Concord Sts.<br />
Cumberland & Meeting Sts.<br />
East Bay Garage, Concord St. & Vendue Range<br />
(across from Waterfront Park)<br />
Francis Marion Hotel (enter on King St.)<br />
Gaillard Auditorium Garage (enter on Alexander St.)<br />
George St. Lot (between King & Meeting Sts.)<br />
King & Queen Sts. Garage<br />
Majestic Garage, Market & Archdale Sts.<br />
Morris St. Lot, Morris & St. Philip Sts.<br />
Prioleau Garage, Prioleau & East Bay Sts.<br />
Queen Street Garage (between King & Archdale Sts.)<br />
Rainbow Market Lot, Anson St.<br />
St. Philip St. Garage (between George & Liberty Sts.)<br />
St. Philip St. Garage<br />
(between Vanderhorst & Calhoun Sts.)<br />
Wentworth Garage, Wentworth & St. Philip Sts.<br />
Public Transit<br />
Visitors are encouraged to use our public transportation systems, the D.A.S.H. shuttle and<br />
C.A.R.T.A. (city bus line). They follow convenient downtown routes near major festival sites, and all<br />
are ADA compliant and handicapped accessible for persons with disabilities. For more information,<br />
call D.A.S.H. and C.A.R.T.A. at (843) 747-0922 and purchase these tickets in person at the<br />
Charleston Visitor Center, 375 Meeting Street; or visit www.RideCARTA.com.<br />
Public Restrooms<br />
All parking garages listed above have public restrooms. Additional restrooms are located in the following<br />
public buildings: Charleston City Hall, 80 Broad St.; Charleston Maritime Center, 10<br />
Wharfside St.; City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau St.; Charleston Visitor Center, 375<br />
Meeting St.; Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. Portable restrooms will be located at all major<br />
outdoor festival events. Visit www.mojafestival.com for a map of public restrooms.<br />
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2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL<br />
DAILY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS<br />
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22<br />
12:00pm VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
5:30pm VISUAL ARTS: Opening Reception<br />
& Awards Ceremony for 30TH Annual<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art<br />
Exhibition (pg. 26)<br />
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: 30TH Annual <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art Exhibition<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: 30TH Annual <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art Exhibition<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: 30TH Annual <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art Exhibition<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26<br />
9:00am VISUAL ARTS: Charles DeSaussure<br />
Memorial Exhibition: Through My Eyes<br />
(Opening Day) (pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: 30TH Annual <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art Exhibition<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
5:30pm SPECIAL EVENTS: Caribbean Street<br />
Parade (pg.19)<br />
6:00pm SPECIAL EVENTS: <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
Opening Reception (pg. 22)<br />
8:00pm THEATRE: The Old Settler (pg. 23)<br />
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27<br />
9:00am VISUAL ARTS: Charles DeSaussure<br />
Memorial Exhibition: Through My Eyes<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: 30TH Annual <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art Exhibition<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 (continued)<br />
6:30pm SPECIAL EVENTS: Reggae Block<br />
Dance (pg. 22)<br />
8:00pm THEATRE: The Old Settler (pg. 23)<br />
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28<br />
9:00am VISUAL ARTS: Charles DeSaussure<br />
Memorial Exhibition: Through My Eyes<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
9:00am RECREATION: Harold Smith Adult<br />
Tennis Tournament (pg. 18)<br />
10:00am RECREATION: One Day Junior<br />
Tennis Tournament (pg. 18)<br />
10:00am SPECIAL EVENTS: Heritage Day at the<br />
Charleston Farmers Market (pg. 21)<br />
12:00pm VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
2:00pm THEATRE: The Old Settler (pg. 23)<br />
8:00pm MUSIC: An Evening of Jazz Under the<br />
Stars With Marion Meadows (pg. 9)<br />
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29<br />
9:00am RECREATION: Harold Smith Adult<br />
Tennis Tournament (pg. 18)<br />
12:00pm VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
3:00pm THEATRE: The Old Settler (pg. 23)<br />
4:00pm MUSIC: Gospel Concert: “Gospel<br />
Divas” (pg. 10)<br />
7:00pm THEATRE: Miles and Coltrane (pg. 23)<br />
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30<br />
9:00am VISUAL ARTS: Charles DeSaussure<br />
Memorial Exhibition: Through My Eyes<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: 30TH Annual <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art Exhibition<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am LITERARY ARTS: Writer’s Workshops<br />
(pg. 8)<br />
10:13am LITERARY ARTS: Youth Forum (pg. 8)<br />
6:00pm SPECIAL EVENTS: Children’s<br />
<strong>Program</strong>s at the Library (pg. 19)<br />
6:00pm LITERARY ARTS: Poetry and<br />
Storytelling (pg.7)<br />
7:00pm MUSIC: Choraliers Music Club of<br />
Charleston (pg. 9)<br />
8:00pm MUSIC: College of Charleston’s<br />
D’Vyne Purpose Gospel Choir (pg. 10)<br />
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1<br />
9:00am VISUAL ARTS: Charles DeSaussure<br />
Memorial Exhibition: Through My Eyes<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
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2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL VENUES<br />
In accordance with the American Disabilities Act, people who need alternative formats, ASL<br />
interpretation, or other accommodations, please contact The City of Charleston Office of<br />
Cultural Affairs three days prior to the performance. 843.724.7305. All venues are accessible.<br />
1. Art Institute of Charleston<br />
24 North Market Street<br />
2. Arthur W. Christopher<br />
Community Center<br />
265 Fishburne Street<br />
3. Avery Research Center<br />
125 Bull Street<br />
4. Brittlebank Park<br />
Lockwood Boulevard<br />
& Fishburne Street<br />
5. Burke High School<br />
244 President Street<br />
6. Cafe 7<br />
2026 Savannah Highway<br />
7. Charleston County Public Library<br />
68 Calhoun Street<br />
8. Charleston Housing Authority<br />
562–A Meeting Street<br />
9. Charleston Tennis Center<br />
19 Farmfield Avenue, West Ashley<br />
10. Charleston Music Hall<br />
37 John Street<br />
11. City Gallery at Waterfront Park<br />
34 Prioleau Street<br />
12 Dock Street Theatre<br />
135 Church Street<br />
13. Dart Hall Library<br />
1067 King Street<br />
14. Ebenezer AME Church<br />
44 Nassau Street<br />
15. Family Circle Stadium<br />
161 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island<br />
16. Fountain Walk Dock<br />
360 Concord Street<br />
17. Hampton Park<br />
30 Mary Murray Boulevard<br />
18. Huger’s<br />
587 King Street<br />
19. Joseph P. Riley Stadium<br />
360 Fishburne Street<br />
20. Magnolia Plantation & Gardens<br />
3550 Ashley Rivers Road, West Ashley<br />
21. Marion Square<br />
King and Calhoun Streets<br />
22. Mother Emanuel AME Church<br />
110 Calhoun Street<br />
23. Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church<br />
5 Glebe Street<br />
24. Office of Cultural Affairs<br />
180 Meeting Street, Suite 200<br />
25. Palmetto Academy<br />
913 Wappoo Road, West Ashley<br />
26. St. Andrews Parks and Playgrounds<br />
195 Playground Road, West Ashley<br />
27. Trinity United Methodist Church<br />
273 Meeting Street<br />
Proud Sponsors of the 2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 (continued)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: 30TH Annual <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art Exhibition<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
10:00am LITERARY ARTS: Writer’s Workshops<br />
(pg. 8)<br />
10:30am SPECIAL EVENTS: Children’s<br />
<strong>Program</strong>s at the Library (pg. 19)<br />
6:00pm LITERARY ARTS: Poetry and<br />
Storytelling (pg.7)<br />
6:00pm MUSIC: Classical Encounters with<br />
Tiffany Rice, Seth Gilliard and Friends<br />
(pg.9)<br />
7:00pm LITERARY ARTS: Literary Corner (pg. 7)<br />
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2<br />
9:00am VISUAL ARTS: Charles DeSaussure<br />
Memorial Exhibition: Through My Eyes<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: 30TH Annual <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art Exhibition<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
10:00am LITERARY ARTS: Writer’s Workshops<br />
(pg. 8)<br />
10:00am SPECIAL EVENTS: Historic Site<br />
Designation (pg. 21)<br />
10:30am SPECIAL EVENTS: Children’s<br />
<strong>Program</strong>s at the Library (pg. 19)<br />
3:00pm SPECIAL EVENTS: Block Party (pg. 19)<br />
6:00pm LITERARY ARTS: Poetry and<br />
Storytelling (pg.7)<br />
8:00pm MUSIC: Jazz Cruise: (pg. 17)<br />
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3<br />
9:00am VISUAL ARTS: Charles DeSaussure<br />
Memorial Exhibition: Through My Eyes<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: 30TH Annual <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art Exhibition<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
10:00am LITERARY ARTS: Writer’s Workshops<br />
(pg. 8)<br />
10:30am SPECIAL EVENTS: Children’s<br />
<strong>Program</strong>s at the Library (pg. 19)<br />
6:00pm LITERARY ARTS: Poetry and<br />
Storytelling (pg.7)<br />
7:00pm MUSIC: Classical encounters (pg. 9)<br />
7:00pm THEATRE: “Da Beat Gwine On Frum<br />
Africia Ta Da Gullah/Geechee Nation”<br />
(pg.23)<br />
8:00pm THEATRE: Five Guys Named Moe<br />
(pg.24)<br />
9:00pm LITERARY ARTS: Spoken Word (pg. 7)<br />
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4<br />
9:00am VISUAL ARTS: Charles DeSaussure<br />
Memorial Exhibition: Through My Eyes<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
9:00am LITERARY ARTS: 4th Graders Read<br />
Out (pg. 7)<br />
9:00am LITERARY ARTS: Swahili Workshop<br />
(pg. 8)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: 30TH Annual <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
<strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Juried Art Exhibition<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
10:00am VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
10:00am LITERARY ARTS: Writer’s Workshops<br />
(pg. 8)<br />
10:00am LITERARY ARTS: Youth Forum (pg. 8)<br />
6:00pm LITERARY ARTS: Poetry and<br />
Storytelling (pg. 7)<br />
7:30pm DANCE: Dayton Contemporary Dance<br />
Company (pg. 20)<br />
8:00pm THEATRE: Five Guys Named Moe<br />
(pg.24)<br />
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5<br />
9:00am VISUAL ARTS: Charles DeSaussure<br />
Memorial Exhibition: Through My Eyes<br />
(pg. 26)<br />
9:15am SPECIAL EVENTS: Children’s <strong>Program</strong>s<br />
at the Library (pg. 19)<br />
11:30am SPECIAL EVENTS: Community Tribute<br />
Luncheon (pg. 20)<br />
12:00pm VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
2:30pm LITERARY ARTS: Poetry & Storytelling<br />
Open Mic (pg. 7)<br />
3:00pm THEATRE: Five Guys Named Moe<br />
(pg.24)<br />
7:00pm RECREATION: Charleston<br />
Boxing Club Annual <strong>MOJA</strong> Cup (pg. 18)<br />
8:00pm THEATRE: Five Guys Named Moe<br />
(pg.24)<br />
8:00pm MUSIC: R&B Concert: (pg. 17)<br />
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6<br />
12:00pm VISUAL ARTS: The Spirit Of Place:<br />
Traditions of the Agrarian Home in<br />
Barbados and the Lowcountry (pg. 27)<br />
3:00pm THEATRE: Five Guys Named Moe<br />
(pg.24)<br />
4:00pm SPECIAL EVENTS: <strong>MOJA</strong> Finale (pg. 22)<br />
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JAZZ CRUISE: The Touch Band featuring Gwen Butler (Peeler)<br />
Wednesday, October 2 from 8 to 10pm; boarding at 7:30pm<br />
The Spirit of Charleston, board at Fountain Walk, 360 Concord Street, adjacent to the<br />
South Carolina Aquarium<br />
Admission: $16<br />
The sounds of lively jazz will fill the air as The Touch Band featuring Gwen Butler (Peeler) and<br />
some of region’s finest musician’s step aboard the Spirit of Charleston. This band brings on<br />
the dance groove and their repertoire spans multiple genres, including but not limited to<br />
R&B, Soul, Blues, and Jazz. Musicians include: Joe “Kip” Taylor (Lead Male Vocalist), Robert<br />
Williams (Guitarist), James McClary (Bass Guitar), Keith Peeler (Keyboardist), Gemari Sharper<br />
(Guitarist), and Travis Wilson (Drummer). Touch Band has toured the entire East Coast working<br />
with such Artists as: Archie Bell, Jeff Floyd, The Love Doctor and Roy C. Please come out<br />
and join us and take advantage of breathtaking views from the Cooper River and the inside<br />
and outside atmosphere. Hosted by: Spiritline Cruises.<br />
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R&B CONCERT: ANTHONY HAMILTON AND SPECIAL GUEST<br />
Saturday, October 5 at 8:30pm<br />
Joe Riley Stadium, 360 Fishburne Street<br />
Admission: $35 General Admission; $45 Reserved Seating; $65 Table Seat<br />
(Tickets may only be purchased by calling (877) 993-8499,<br />
online at WWW.EZ-TIXX.COM or at the door)<br />
Grammy winner Anthony Hamilton’s voice just keeps getting better with time. Singing in<br />
church since he was 10 years old, Hamilton’s natural talent—rich, soul-steeped vocals<br />
breathing life into emotion-packed lyrics—has earned him a reputation as an “artist’s artist.”<br />
The Charlotte, NC native’s resume includes performing a virtual duet of “Buon Natale” alongside<br />
Nat King Cole for The Nat King Cole Holiday Collection and a cameo appearance in the<br />
Oscar-nominated film “American Gangster” starring Denzel Washington in 2007. Hamilton<br />
also performed the soundtrack’s lead song, the Diane Warren-penned “Do You Feel Me,”<br />
while his songs “Struggle No More” and “Can’t Let Go” appeared on the “Daddy’s Little Girls”<br />
soundtrack.<br />
In addition to giving back through music, Hamilton participates in various national and<br />
local outreach initiatives. He currently serves as the national spokesperson for Court<br />
Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). CASA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising<br />
awareness of the growing number of African-American children in the foster care system and<br />
recruiting volunteers to advocate for foster children. An adoptee himself, Hamilton notes,<br />
“What you make happen for somebody else, God will make happen for you.”<br />
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RECREATION<br />
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CHARLESTON BOXING CLUB ANNUAL <strong>MOJA</strong> CUP<br />
Saturday, October 5 from 7 to 10pm (weigh in at 4pm for participants)<br />
Arthur Christopher Gymnasium, Hagood & Fishburne Streets<br />
Admission: $10 General; $5 Youth; Free for Children under 8;<br />
tickets available at the door only<br />
Coordinators: Al “Hollywood” Meggett and Osei Terry Chandler<br />
For additional information please call (843) 708-9663.<br />
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HAROLD SMITH ADULT TENNIS TOURNAMENT<br />
Saturday, September 28 & Sunday, September 29 at 9am<br />
St. Andrews Parks and Playground, 195 Playground Road<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinator: Phil Burke<br />
The Harold Smith Adult Tennis Tournament is a USTA sanctioned tournament. Entry deadline<br />
for participants is Wednesday, Sept. 25 by 12noon ($38.00 for adult singles; $23 per player<br />
for adult doubles). For more information, please call Phil Burke at (843) 763-4360.<br />
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ONE DAY JUNIOR TENNIS TOURNAMENT<br />
Saturday, September 28 from 10am to 2:30pm<br />
Charleston Tennis Center, 19 Farmfield Avenue, West Ashley<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinators: Carl Campbell, Peggy Bohne and Delores Jackson<br />
A one-day tournament showcasing youth from the Inner-city Youth Tennis <strong>Program</strong> and other<br />
area programs. Trophies, t-shirts and refreshments available for participants. Entry deadline<br />
for participants is Wednesday, September 26 ($8 per youth). For more information, please<br />
call the Charleston Tennis Center at (843) 766-7401.<br />
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SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
BLOCK PARTY<br />
SPONSORED BY: Housing Authority of the City of Charleston<br />
Wednesday, October 2 from 3 to 6pm<br />
Charleston Housing Authority, 562-A Meeting Street<br />
Admission: Free<br />
The Charleston Housing Authority hosts a <strong>MOJA</strong> block party. Health Screenings, free food,<br />
with local artist performing and violinist Daniel D headlining. Come out and celebrate.<br />
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CARIBBEAN STREET PARADE AND OPENING CEREMONIES<br />
Thursday, September 26 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm<br />
Parade begins at Marion Square, Calhoun and King Streets<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Parade Coordinator: Kelvin Williams; Consultant: John Purvis<br />
New for 2013 the parade taking place on a Thursday evening this year. Come celebrate with<br />
bands and youth groups from Charleston County Schools. Marchers will also include Boy<br />
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Jack and Jill of America, RMB African Dancers in festive Caribbean and<br />
African costumes; African drummers, dancers and others. Join the celebration at any point<br />
and feel the pulsating beat of music from the Caribbean. It begins at Marion Square heading<br />
down King Street, turning on Market Street and ending at the Custom House at East Bay and<br />
Market Streets.<br />
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CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY<br />
PRODUCED BY: Charleston County Public Library<br />
SPONSORED BY: The Post and Courier Foundation<br />
Charleston County Public Library, Auditorium, 68 Calhoun Street<br />
Admission: Free<br />
<strong>Program</strong>med by the Charleston County Library staff, this series provides offerings suitable<br />
for children ages 4-11 years old.<br />
SEPTEMBER 30: Plantation Singers from 6 to 7pm<br />
OCTOBER 1: Columbia Marionette Theatre from 10:30 to 11:30am<br />
OCTOBER 2: Storytelling with “the Gullah Lady” from 10:30 to 11:30am<br />
OCTOBER 3: The Telling Drum with Julian Gooding from 10:30 to 11:30am<br />
Congratulations <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
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COMMUNITY TRIBUTE LUNCHEON<br />
SPONSORED BY: AT&T South Carolina; Magnolia Plantation & Gardens;<br />
Total Wine & More; Hon. Lucille S. Whipper<br />
Saturday, October 5 from 11:30 to 1:30pm<br />
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, 3550 Ashley River Road, West Ashley<br />
Donation: $35 (ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ONLY by calling 843-571-0679)<br />
Coordinator: Vertelle Amos Kenion<br />
At this annual outdoor awards luncheon, the <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> bestows awards on selected<br />
community leaders in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the quality of the life<br />
in their community. The 2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Planning and Community Tribute Luncheon<br />
Committees are proud to salute this year’s leaders.<br />
Community Tribute Luncheon 2013 Honorees:<br />
Ms. Arianne King-Comer<br />
Artist<br />
Mr. Henry Williams<br />
Business<br />
Ms. Delores Brown Jackson<br />
Civic & Community Service<br />
Mr. Arthur Lawrence<br />
Civic & Community Service<br />
Ms. HC Lucas Raymond<br />
Contribution to <strong>MOJA</strong><br />
Mrs. Jacqueline P. Brown<br />
Education<br />
Mr. Barney Blakeney<br />
Media<br />
Ms. Debbie Chatman Bryant<br />
DNP, Medicine<br />
Ms. Deona J. Smith<br />
Rising Star<br />
Mr. Harold Maurice Rhodes, IV<br />
Outstanding College Student<br />
Mr. Nicholas Raysor<br />
Outstanding High School Student<br />
Reverend Dr. Timothy J. Bowman Religion<br />
Mr. Curtis Franks<br />
The <strong>Arts</strong><br />
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DAYTON CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY - “EMERGING TO MASTERS”<br />
SPONSORED BY: South <strong>Arts</strong> which receives funding<br />
from the National Endowment for the <strong>Arts</strong>, a federal agency<br />
Friday, October 4 from 7:30 to 9:30pm<br />
Charleston County School of the <strong>Arts</strong>, Rose Maree Myers Theater<br />
5109 B W Enterprise Street, North Charleston<br />
Admission: $20 General Admission<br />
Coordinator: Edna Edwards Williams<br />
Please join us as we welcome back artistic dance to our line up. Dayton Contemporary Dance<br />
Company is rooted in the African-American experience, a culturally diverse contemporary<br />
dance company committed to reaching the broadest audience through exceptional performance<br />
and arts-integrated education. This exciting evening program features an ensemble of<br />
12 wonderful dancers interpretive the artistry of four distinctive choreographers.<br />
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HERITAGE DAY AT THE CHARLESTON FARMERS MARKET<br />
SPONSORED BY: Roper St. Francis Healthcare; BlueCross BlueShield of SC;<br />
Resident Advisory Board of The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston;<br />
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Inc.<br />
Saturday, September 28 from 10am to 4pm<br />
Marion Square, Corner of Meeting & Calhoun Streets<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinators: Cherry Seabrook, Veronica McDaniel, Jazzie Clay King<br />
and Angel R. Quintero<br />
A celebration of traditional African-American and Caribbean Culture with local and regional<br />
performers. Highlights include live entertainment, storytelling, Reggae, a Youth on View segment,<br />
African dancers and drummers; a major Health & Wellness Fair (12-2pm) for men,<br />
women, and youth to help them jump-start a commitment to their health. The Health &<br />
Wellness Fair will include on-site screenings, health related materials and prizes.<br />
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HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATION<br />
Wednesday, October 3 at 10am<br />
John L. Dart Library, 1067 King Street<br />
(PLEASE NOTE: for a list of previous designees, visit www.mojafestival.com)<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinators: Gloria M. Bell, AnnaBell Seabrook and Aurora E. Harris<br />
This landmark is being recognized for historical significance to the African American<br />
experience.<br />
Following the Civil War, despite constitutional amendments granting Afro-Americans<br />
freedom, citizenship and certain voting rights, African American desires for individual fulfillment<br />
and equality seemed unachievable. In the South, everything was legally segregated<br />
including our libraries.<br />
In 1927, Charleston’s first free public library for African-Americans was opened and<br />
named Dart Hall. The name came from a pioneer in the Charleston community who dedicated<br />
his life to improving the educational opportunities for Afro-Americans, the Rev. John Lewis<br />
Dart. Rev. Dart founded the Charleston Normal and Industrial School in 1894. And, in 1911,<br />
the city of Charleston began to fund the school, which became the basis for Burke Industrial<br />
School and the current-day Burke High School.<br />
In 1927, nearly twelve years after his death Dart’s daughter, Susan Dart Butler, used her<br />
fathers’ extensive collection of books to establish the library for area blacks in the school’s<br />
Dart Hall. The library offered one large reading room. This room was operated at Mrs. Butler's<br />
expense until the Charleston County Library adopted it as a branch in July 1931.<br />
The Dart family gave the use of the building to the County for the sum of $1 a year rent.<br />
From 1931 until 1952, three large rooms were made available. In December 1952, Charleston<br />
County purchased Dart Hall.<br />
The original library was located in a room in Dart Hall which was formerly used as the<br />
printing office for a newspaper, The Southern Reporter. Prior to his death in 1915, Rev. Dart,<br />
was the editor and owner of the newspaper. The building was formerly located at the corner<br />
of Bogard and Kracke streets in downtown Charleston. The present John L. Dart Library located<br />
1067 King Street was built by County Council in 1968. Dedication ceremonies were held<br />
on December 12, 1968, with members of the Dart family present. To this date the Dart family<br />
still plays a crucial part in the existence of this library.<br />
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<strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL OPENING RECEPTION<br />
SPONSORED BY: Berkeley Electric Cooperative; Total Wine & More<br />
Thursday, September 26 from 6 to 8pm<br />
Dock Street Theatre Courtyard, 135 Church Street<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinators: Elease Amos-Goodwin and Miriam Green<br />
A courtyard view provides a beautiful setting for celebrating 30 years of the <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong>. The Opening Reception will be catered by Joe’s Catering featuring authentic<br />
Caribbean cuisine.<br />
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<strong>MOJA</strong> FINALE<br />
SPONSORED BY: SCE&G, C&A Unlimited, Inc. - McDonald’s, The Boeing Company,<br />
Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation<br />
Sunday, October 6 from 4 to 9:30pm<br />
Hampton Park, 30 Mary Murray Boulevard<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinator: Office of Cultural Affairs<br />
The <strong>MOJA</strong> Finale wraps up the 30th festival celebration on a high note. The unique high-energy<br />
sound of the Charleston Latin Jazz Collective featuring Charlton Singleton and friends will<br />
headline our event. An evening lineup of live performances including youth performer Jada<br />
Orr and the Atlanta Band/Latin Steel. A variety of community-based service organizations<br />
will be on hand with helpful information. Visit the vendors’ marketplace and enjoy mouthwatering<br />
ethnic foods as the festival comes to a triumphant end!<br />
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REGGAE BLOCK DANCE<br />
SPONSORED BY: C&A Unlimited, Inc. - McDonald’s; The Boeing Company<br />
Friday, September 27 from 6:30 to 11pm<br />
Brittlebank Park, Corner of Lockwood & Fishburne Streets<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinators: Osei Terry Chandler, Office of Cultural Affairs<br />
A great lineup of reggae artists will take to the stage throughout the night to entertain the<br />
crowds. The New York based, New Kingston will perform their blend of Reggae with R&B &<br />
Hip-Hop to create what they call, New York meets Jamaica sound. Enjoy African drummers<br />
and dancers, ethnic foods, and international crafts.<br />
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SENIOR OUTREACH – SANAA NA WAZEE (SENIORS AND THE ARTS)<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinator: Bettye Purvis<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> performers go into area nursing homes and senior citizen centers: Theresa Hilliard<br />
spins delightful Gullah stories and Shirley Green performs a mini gospel concert.<br />
• Carter-May Homes/St. Joseph Residence, 1660 Ingram Road<br />
October 2 at 10am & 1:30pm; October 4 at 3pm<br />
• Charleston Area Senior Center, 259 Meeting Street<br />
September 30 at 10:30am, October 2 at 1:30am and October 3 at 2pm<br />
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THEATRE<br />
■ THE OLD SETTLER<br />
PRODUCED BY: Art Forms & Theatre Concepts, Inc.<br />
Directed by Guest Director Donna Lee Williams<br />
Thursday, September 26 from 8 to 10pm; Friday, September 27 from 8 to 10pm;<br />
Saturday, September 28 from 2 to 4pm; Sunday, September 29 from 3 to 5pm<br />
The Historic Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church Street<br />
Admission: $25 General, $20 Seniors & Students with ID (up to 23)<br />
Art Forms and Theatre Concepts, Inc. presents “The Old Settler” written by John Henry<br />
Redwood. This sweet-natured comedy about life in Harlem in 1943 shares a story about the<br />
relationship of two aging, church-going sisters, and what happens when a handsome young<br />
man, newly arrived from South Carolina, rents a room in the apartment they share. It is as<br />
much about history as it is about the lives of two sisters and the young man who comes to<br />
board with them. The gripping tension between the sisters exposes a thirty year old wound<br />
which, until now, only had a bandage. This glimpse into the past and the Harlem culture<br />
makes the production very enjoyable and rewarding.<br />
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MILES & COLTRANE: BLUE(.)<br />
BY: Concrete Generation<br />
PRODUCED BY: RLO, The Jazz Diva and Quentin Talley<br />
Directed By: Quentin Talley<br />
Sunday, September 29 at 7pm<br />
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John Street<br />
Admission: $26 General, $21 Students/Seniors (PLEASE NOTE, STRONG LANGUAGE)<br />
Miles Davis and John Coltrane – two of the most influential and controversial figures in jazz.<br />
Miles & Coltrane: Blue(.) captures the galvanizing energy of the 1950’s, an element of time<br />
when American society was rapidly changing. During this era, jazz was the soundtrack to a<br />
new social revolution. And at the forefront of jazz music was trumpet blaring Miles Davis and<br />
skillful saxophonist John Coltrane, who partnered to make a wondrous residual slide in<br />
soundscapes that would unleash their names to be forever known as jazz legends. Award<br />
winning actors, musicians, and poets take you on a journey through the artists’ lives and the<br />
legacy they left behind.<br />
For this production, award winning poets and musicians, Concrete Generation and The<br />
Stephen Gordon Group, articulate the noteworthy shift in music history.<br />
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“DA BEAT GWINE ON FRUM AFRICA TA DA GULLAH/GEECHEE NATION”<br />
PRODUCED BY: Carlie Towne Productions<br />
Thursday, October 3 at 7pm<br />
Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting Street<br />
Admission: $16 General; $5 Children under 12<br />
Coordinator: Carlie Towne<br />
This is the journey of sons and daughters of West Africa who were forced to America in ships of<br />
pain. In spite of their suffering, they have the highest retention of African tradition in<br />
America.This journey of the beat is told through the eyes of Sista’s of the Gullah/Geechee<br />
Nation. The story takes place in the Gullah/Geechee Nation. The Sista’s are the major instrument<br />
of Gullah/Geechee in influencing the minds of the people about the importance of their<br />
culture, land, and legacy. Just when they think they are getting the word across about their<br />
retention of their African roots and their Gullah/Geechee Tradition, one of their so called<br />
friends comes over disputing their intention. The Sista’s get them straight and they keep it real.<br />
This reality play is told by using mixed media, song, music, dance, poetry and oral history.<br />
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FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE<br />
PRODUCED BY: Midtown Productions<br />
Directed by Ryan Ahlert<br />
Thursday, October 3 from 8pm to 10pm; Friday, October 4 from 8pm to 10pm;<br />
Saturday, October 5 from 3pm to 5pm & 8pm to 10pm;<br />
Sunday, October 6 from 3pm to 5pm<br />
The Historic Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church Street<br />
Admission: $36 General, $33 Seniors/Military, $29 Students<br />
Student Rush (w/ID, Space Available) $16 – at door, 15 min before curtain<br />
Five Guys Named Moe begins with “Nomax,” a guy down on his luck, singing the blues. His<br />
girl has left him and he’s broke. He’s drowning his sorrows in booze when suddenly, out of<br />
his radio pop Big Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, and Little Moe. Through song and<br />
dance they comfort him, teach him about life and love, and set him on the straight and narrow<br />
– all while performing the mostly whimsical and always wonderful hit songs of Louis<br />
Jordan, one of the most beloved songwriting greats of the twentieth century. The songs<br />
include Caldonia... Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying ... Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens ...<br />
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby, to name just a few. The joint will be jumpin’ at The Dock<br />
Street Theatre with this funny, jazzy, and energetic tribute to Jordan, the musician acclaimed<br />
by such masters as Bill Haley, Chuck Berry and James Brown as the “father of rhythm and<br />
blues” and the “grandfather of Rock ‘n’ Roll”. If you like your musical theatre with upbeat<br />
jazz, blues, boogie-woogie and calypso music, come join us for the highly entertaining, Tony<br />
Award nominee Five Guys Named Moe.<br />
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VISUAL ARTS<br />
■ 30TH ANNUAL <strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION<br />
SPONSORED BY: Berkeley Electric Cooperative; Total Wine & More<br />
September 23-October 30; Monday-Friday 10am to 4pm<br />
Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony: Sunday, September 22 from 5:30pm to 7pm<br />
McKinley Washington Auditorium, Avery Research Center for African American History<br />
and Culture, 125 Bull Street<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Juror: Amiri Geuka Farris; Coordinator: Francina Smalls-Joyner<br />
Featuring regional artists, this annual juried art exhibition gives cash awards for first, second,<br />
third places, and three ribbons for honorable mentions. Artists selected to participate<br />
in this year’s exhibition are Mary Moore Anderson, Claire Barthold, Kelvin Bluffton, Sr., Karen<br />
W. Brown, Karole Turner Campbell, Lillian A. Cotton, Jessie Mark Gadsden, III, Robert<br />
Hofmann, Katherine Houghton, Lori Starnes Isom, Jennifer Koach, Cindy Male, Ryoko Miller,<br />
Bridget Murray, Celia Pray, Pedro Rodriguez, Georgette W. Sanders, Patricia E. Sabree,<br />
Edward Shmunes, Christopher Smalls, Denise Spates, and Marie Ella Williams.<br />
Amiri Geuka Farris, this year’s juror, received his Masters of Fine Art in Painting, with his<br />
BFA in Illustration and graphic design, from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Amiri’s<br />
academic appointments include Professor of Fine <strong>Arts</strong> at Georgia Southern University, at the<br />
Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art, and Professor of Fine <strong>Arts</strong>, at Savannah State<br />
University. He is currently a professor at The University of South Carolina – Beaufort where<br />
he teaches studio and fine arts and also an instructor of art at Savannah State University.<br />
Amiri’s work has been featured in more than 50 one-person gallery shows and juried<br />
museum exhibitions, including the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C and the York W.<br />
Bailey Museum at Historic Penn Center National Historic Landmark on St. Helena Island,<br />
South Carolina. He was named the 2008 Artist-of-the-Year at the Penn Center.<br />
■ CHARLES DESAUSSURE MEMORIAL EXHIBITION: THROUGH MY EYES<br />
SPONSORED BY: Art Institute of Charleston and Chuma Nwokike<br />
September 26-October 30; Monday-Thursday 9am to 8pm,<br />
Friday 9am to 5pm, Saturday 9am to 2pm<br />
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 3 from 5pm to 7pm<br />
The Art Institute of Charleston, 24 North Market Street<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinators: Francina Smalls-Joyner, Greg Jenkins, Hampton R. Olfus, Jr.<br />
Charles DeSaussure (April 5, 1954-July 16, 2013) was born in Yemassee, SC. At the age of<br />
five, his father moved the family to President Street in Charleston, SC. Charles was one of<br />
eleven children, and spoke of his father with awe. The DeSaussures were the first family of<br />
color to move into that part of downtown Charleston.<br />
After he graduated from high school, Charles entered the Air Force and saw the world.<br />
Using his innate drawing ability, he found part-time work as a sign painter on and off for<br />
years. His art benefits greatly from what he learned about light and shadow as a sign painter.<br />
Charles was a very talented artist and had shown his work at the Avery Research Center<br />
for African American History and Culture, and in various galleries in Washington, DC and New<br />
York City. He was one of the most popular artists at the Red Piano Too Art Gallery, St. Helena<br />
Island, SC where his work had been shown for twenty years. People from all over the United<br />
States admire and collects Charles’ wonderful reflections of people in everyday life.<br />
Charles DeSaussure will be deeply missed by so many. It is irrefutable that he left his<br />
mark on the world. Whether you knew him through his paintings or personally, both could be<br />
described as beautiful works of art.<br />
This memorial exhibition presents over a dozen of Charles’ paintings, including<br />
“Harvesting Sweetgrass” the art work featured on the 2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> poster.<br />
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Visual <strong>Arts</strong> continued<br />
■<br />
THE SPIRIT OF PLACE: TRADITIONS OF THE AGRARIAN HOME IN BARBADOS<br />
AND THE LOWCOUNTRY<br />
September 7-October 6, Tuesday-Friday 10am to 6pm,<br />
Saturday & Sunday 12pm to 5pm<br />
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau Street<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Coordinator: Anne Quattlebaum<br />
Exploring New World building traditions and typographies common to the Caribbean and the<br />
Southeastern United States, this curated exhibition brings together artists’ perspectives on<br />
the architecture of Barbados and the Sea Islands of the Carolinas. Central to the exhibit is a<br />
model of a Barbadian chattel house, alongside photographs by Barbadian Bob Kiss,<br />
Charlestonian Julia Cart, and photos from the Avery Research Center archives by Robert Yellin<br />
and by Terry James of the Slave Dwelling Project.<br />
OTHER EVENTS of INTEREST<br />
> MUSIC FOR TANZANIA FUNDRAISING CONCERT:<br />
FEATURING D'JARIS WHIPPER-LEWIS<br />
Thursday September 26 at 7pm<br />
Mt. Zion AME Church, 5 Glebe Street<br />
Admission: Donation excepted at door (tax deductible)<br />
An uplifting musical concert featuring D’Jaris Whipper-Lewis, provides music students<br />
in Tanzania with the necessary tools to enable them to learn to teach music in their<br />
native country. This will concert will take you on a musical journey around the world.<br />
There will also be hand crafted Tanzanian jewelry and clothing for sale.<br />
> SWEET RIDE: LOW COUNTRY TRAVELERS<br />
OF CHARLESTON COUNTY<br />
September 27 – November 30<br />
Mc Clellanville <strong>Arts</strong> Center, 733 Pinckney Street, McClellanville, SC<br />
Admission: Free<br />
This photographic exhibition includes 30 large color prints by McClellanville-based<br />
photographers Nancy Marshall and John McWilliams that document a vintage car club<br />
whose members include some 40 African-American men from Charleston County. An<br />
opening reception is scheduled for scheduled for Sunday, October 5th, from 4pm to<br />
7pm. Club members and their cars will be present at the reception.<br />
> THE PASSAGES ARTISTS COLLECTIVE EXHIBIT AND SALE<br />
Saturday September 28 – Sunday 29, 1pm to 6pm,<br />
October 4 – October 6, 12pm to 7pm<br />
Mother Emanuel AME Church, 110 Calhoun Street<br />
Admission: Free<br />
Passages Art Show and Sale is a multidisciplinary exhibition of fine contemporary art<br />
and craft featuring artists of the global African Diaspora. Passages Exhibit will display<br />
of work by both seasoned and emerging artists. The Exhibit and Sale experience will<br />
be enhanced by the ability of the public to meet the artists in the historic setting of<br />
Emanuel AME Church.<br />
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2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL OFFICIAL POSTER:<br />
Official 2013 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Poster featuring “Harvesting Sweetgrass”<br />
by Charles DeSaussure<br />
ABOUT THE ARTIST: CHARLES DESAUSSURE was born in Yemassee, South Carolina. His family<br />
moved to President Street in downtown Charleston, where he grew up. Early on Charles<br />
was interested in art, he would spy on the sign painter next door. Watching his neighbor work<br />
inspired a lifelong love of art, although the call to serve in the Air Force came first. After he<br />
completed his service to our country, he decided to pursue painting full time. At age 30, he<br />
got his big break by helping a fellow painter finish painting a business sign.<br />
His work spanned from on canvas, paper, to skilled sign painter and muralist. His signs<br />
and murals are on many buildings throughout the Lowcountry and Washington DC. He painted<br />
the signs on, Alluette’s, Charleston Crab House, Dell’z Deli, Honest John’s Record, Juanita<br />
Greenberg’s, Jestine’s Kitchen, Martha Lou’s, Reeve’s Shoe Repair, “Ravenel Seafood” and so<br />
many more.<br />
In the beginning almost every painting had the Grace Memorial Bridge (The old Cooper<br />
River Bridge, that connected Charleston to Mount Pleasant) in the background. This symbolized<br />
a very happy time in his life. The latest work is more traditional artwork on canvas, a<br />
series of old jazz scenes from the juke joint days. Although, DeSaussure had his own style of<br />
painting, he credits the owner of a now-defunct sign company for teaching him how to paint<br />
letters properly. He soon mastered this craft and even though he did very well with sign<br />
painting, putting his visions on canvas was his passion. Early on he wanted his work to be<br />
displayed to a wide audience. So he focused almost every year to become the featured artist<br />
of the <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>. This opportunity would elude him for years. In June of 2013 he<br />
received the word that he would be this year’s chosen artist, and he was elated. Even though<br />
he didn’t live to see it, he passed knowing he accomplished his goal. DeSaussure died on<br />
July 16, 2013.<br />
THE OFFICIAL<br />
<strong>MOJA</strong> ARTS FESTIVAL LOGO<br />
Artist Robert Washington is the creator of the Official <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Logo. Originally from<br />
Walterboro, SC, Robert Washington is a graduate of Voorhees College in Denmark, SC. Mr.<br />
Washington is a self-taught artist in multiple media, but he prefers to work in watercolors.<br />
He interprets his work as “Lowcountry Nostalgia,” the lifestyles and mannerisms of African-<br />
Americans, from St. Simon Island, GA to Sandy Island, SC. Mr. Washington also designed the<br />
logo for the Philip Simmons Foundation on Anson Street in Charleston, SC.<br />
HOW TO APPLY TO <strong>MOJA</strong> 2014…<br />
Each component of the <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>: A Celebration of African-American and Caribbean<br />
<strong>Arts</strong> is carefully selected by a jury process. If you would like to be considered as a performer/presenter<br />
for the 2014 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>, (September 25-October 5, 2014), please<br />
send the completed Official <strong>MOJA</strong> Application Form (available at www.mojafestival.com<br />
beginning in November 2013) and a package of information including the following materials:<br />
(1) a cover letter describing your work and what you intend to present at the <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong> (2) a CD, DVD, audiotape, videotape, or written example of your work, (3) photos on<br />
CD; (4) any press information related to your work; (5) application fee. Only those artists<br />
who submit these materials and the Official <strong>MOJA</strong> Application Form to the Office of Cultural<br />
Affairs no later than January 2014 will be considered for the 2014 <strong>MOJA</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />
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DAYTON<br />
CONTEMPORARY<br />
DANCE COMPANY<br />
“EMERGING TO MASTERS”<br />
SPONSORED BY:<br />
South <strong>Arts</strong> which receives funding<br />
from the National Endowment for the <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Friday, October 4 at 7:30pm<br />
CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS<br />
Rose Maree Myers Theater<br />
5109 B W. Enterprise Street, North Charleston<br />
ADMISSION: $20 General Admission
Anthony Hamilton<br />
and special guest<br />
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5<br />
JOSEPH P. RILEY, JR. STADIUM<br />
360 Fishburne Street, Downtown Charleston<br />
ADMISSION: $35 - $65<br />
Order Tickets Now: (877) 993-8499 or www.ez-tixx.com
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