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43rd Anniversary Luncheon: Word, Shout Song!

Location

National Press Club
529 14th Street NW
Washington , DC

Phone: 202.633.4820
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September 15, 2010 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm

 

Join us in celebrating the 43rd anniversary of the Anacostia Community Museum. Word, Shout, Song!, the theme of this year’s special luncheon, celebrates our exhibition Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner Connecting Communities through Language. The keynote speaker is Marquetta L. Goodwine, known as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Goodwine is a native of St. Helena Island, South Carolina, and one of the expert commissioners for South Carolina for the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, one of forty congressionally designated National Heritage Areas. 
 
Melvin Deal, founder and director of the African Heritage Dancers and Drummers, is the 2010 honoree for the
John R. Kinard Leadership in Community Service Award.
 
The anniversary luncheon raises significant awareness about the museum. Funds generated by this event help us to continue providing programs that have made ACM a cultural anchor in Washington, D.C. You must experience for yourself the good food, good company, great speaker, and captivating entertainment.
 
Tickets are $125 each, a portion of which is tax deductible. For more information or to reserve your tickets, please call 202.633.4875 or email ACMinfo@si.edu.  
 
Fee: 
Free

Contact Information

Anacostia Community Museum - Smithsonian Institution
1901 Fort Place, SE
Washington, DC, 20020

Phone: 202-633-4820

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