The Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival (HBHF) is about hope, roots, and the connections that music makes across races, neighborhoods, and beliefs. We at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center celebrate that diversity and hope that you will join us, hoping for a more humane TODAY, and a brighter TOMORROW. November 3rd 2023: Bobby Rush...
This event has been postponed. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is proud to present Hip-Hop Camp: My Name My Place Street Art and Graffiti Workshop for the second year. These sessions will be led by educator, DS Kinsel. The purpose of this camp will be to educate students on the history and significance of graffiti art and...
Please join us for our Highmark Blues and Heritage Festival Family Fun Day on November 4th at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center for all ages from 11:00am to 3:00 pm. Come and enjoy a day of free family fun and learning with performances, face-painting, a vendor market, and more. Performances by: Legacy Arts...
Join us for the opening reception for Onna-Bugeisha: Warriors of Light! Onna-Bugeisha: Warriors of Light features the powerful and visually stunning works of Canadian born, Brooklyn-based artist Tim Okamura (b. 1968). On view in the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s Claude Worthington Benedum Gallery and Victoria Gallery from November 9, 2023, through February 25,...
Dr. Jessica B. Harris is considered by many to be one of the highest ranking authorities on the food of the African Diaspora. A New York Times bestselling author, she is the author, editor, or translator of eighteen books, including twelve cookbooks documenting the foodways of the African Diaspora. Her award-winning book, High on the...
Drink. Dine. Dance. Decompress. Take an “intermission” from work and join the party, on the third Thursday of every month from 6-9 pm. Live music, Selecta, Crafted Cocktails and Complimentary Spirit Tastings, and Heavy Hors D’oeuvres prepared by Visiting Chefs. Tour the galleries, and Chill on the patio…Simply BE at AWAACC. 21 and over +...
Mahogany Browne joins LIT Friday to discuss her latest poetry collection Chrome Valley. Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring conversations and guest performances on the last Friday of each month at 6:00p EST via Facebook Live and Zoom Webinar. All conversations are moderated by...
Mumu Fresh (also known as Maimouna Youssef ) is a GRAMMY-Nominated, Indigenous Music award winning, Musical Ambassador for the US, former elected Governor of The DC Chapter of The Recording Academy & an Ambassador of The Black Music Collective. Mumu Fresh has toured internationally as a critically acclaimed singer, Emcee, songwriter, activist, workshop facilitator and now...