Seasonal & Holidays
Celebrate Kwanzaa With Kids At Herbert Von King Park
NYC Parks is hosting a Kids Kuumba Day to celebrate creativity, history and culture, as well as a performance from Griots in Concert.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — New York City Parks invites families to end the year celebrating Kwanzaa by exploring Kuumba, the principle of creativity.
On Dec. 31 from 8 a.m. to noon, the city will be hosting a Kids Kuumba Day event at the newly renovated Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center in Bed-Stuy.
The free event will feature a family dance class, an art class and will conclude with a performance by Grigots in Concert.
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Grigots in Concert, named after the French word for an oral storyteller of West Africa, is led by Dr. Linda H. Humes, the founder of Yaffa Cultural Arts, and Sanga of the Valley, a master percussionist who has shared the stage with big names like the Grateful Dead and Carlos Santana.
Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center recently reopened after a lengthy $7 million renovation. The center is now home to a fully rebuilt theater, community space and a brand new media lab.
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