PRESERVING THE PARADE: Documenting the West Indian American Labor Day Carnival
Presented by Brooklyn Arts Council in cooperation with West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) and CLCC with support from Carver Federal Savings Bank. This event is part of Black Brooklyn Renaissance, Black Arts + Culture, 1960 - 2010, sponsored by MetLife Foundation.
June 17, 2010
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Thursday, June 17, 6-8pm
Caribbean Literary and Cultural Center (CLCC),
Brooklyn Public Library, Flatbush Branch
22 Linden Blvd. (Flatbush)
This symposium concerns documenting and preserving, displaying and presenting Brooklyn's Afro-Caribbean carnival costume and other mas camp traditions. Discussion with Jean Alexander, WIADCA Board Member; Nancy Johnson, archivist; Les Slater, Caribbean folklore specialist; Kelvin 'Fuzzy' Davis, costume-maker; and mas-maker Kathy Hernandez. Moderated by Roseann Evans, WIADCA member.
Free!
Presented by BAC in cooperation with West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) and CLCC with support from Carver Federal Savings Bank
View the event flyer preserving_the_parade_color.pdf