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Out of Africa : Experience The Continent In Red Bank, NJ

Call it a festival of African culture. On Feb. 18, come and experience the art, textiles and foods Out of Africa. This exhibit being featured at The Red Bank Library located at 84 W. Front St. Red Bank, from 2-5 p.m., is an artistic expression of African culture in America.

Out of Africa : Experience The Continent In Red Bank, NJ
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Call it a festival of African culture. On Feb. 18, come and experience the art, textiles and foods Out of Africa.

About Out of Africa

This exhibit being featured at The Red Bank Library located at 84 W. Front St. Red Bank, from 2-5 p.m., is an artistic expression of African culture in America. African masks, mud cloth and other textiles, along with a tasting
of foods that originated from the Motherland will whet your appetite for where civilization began.

Watch a video produced by Frank Talk Multi-Media Network that was filmed at the historic Newark Museum featuring the museum’s permanent African Narratives collection. The artistry and symbolism attached to the art is an education for all who value different cultural experiences.

Schedule

2:30 p.m. Opening remarks Gilda Rogers
3:00 p.m. Viewing of video
3:30 p.m. Reading: Dr. Gretna Wilkinson
4:00 p.m. Food Tasting & socializing
Food prepared by Henry Tindal

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