Fuel the Future: Take Center Stage Gala: Celebrate 15 years of AWAACC and help propel the next era of creativity and culture on Nov. 21, 2025! Learn More
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The fourth annual We Want the Funk Festival, will celebrate the rhythm-driven musical genre that evolved from the R&B, soul, and jazz scenes of the 1960s and that continues to influence today’s artists, featuring a dynamic host and lineup that will include a variety of performers from chart-toppers to R&B-fusion groups to solo vocalists.
Friday entails musical acts by Alexander O’Neal followed by Morris Day and the Time!
Saturday entails musical acts by Bar-Kays followed by Con Funk Shun!