Join us for a special edition of LIT Friday featuring artist Tim Okamura in conversation with scholar, poet, and AWAACC Literary Curator, Jessica Lanay discussing Okamura’s dynamic solo exhibition, Onna Bugeisha: Warriors of Light. Look out for their extended interview in the next issue of BOMB Magazine.
Drink. Dine. Dance. Decompress. Take an “intermission” from work and join the party. Tour the galleries and chill on the patio…simply BE at AWAACC. 21 and over + City Stylish Attire Cash Bar and Hors D’oeuvres
The inaugural 2024 “Hooks & Phonics Festival” is a weekend celebration of Hip-Hop culture and the art of Spoken Word Poetry, which exists to highlight prolific stories of trial and triumph told by orators and emcees from BIPOC communities who speak truth to power without compromise. Tickets can be purchased through this path for individual...
On the back of the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s dynamic Hooks & Phonics program, special guest, Grammy-nominated spoken word artist and vocalist aja monet, sits down with LIT Friday’s Jessica Lanay for a conversation about her new album When the Poems Do What They Do and forthcoming publication Florida Water. Lit Fridays is a...