Neighborhood Block Party Activities
We engage with neighborhood families, share music and empower the freedom to be creative. Make new connections. Share your joy. Volunteer with us!.
Black History Month
How many historic figures and teachers do we know? What lessons do we celebrate? The Sankofa reminds us about strengths, and resilience of our Black/African American Historians. How do you model those characteristics? How do today’s communities empower youth to be all they can be?
Kuzaliwa – The Nativity
A Seasonal Production with CommUNITY Arts-reach . Contact us if you or your child wants to participate this year. Rehearsal dates and details will be sent to you. Our first productions in Roanoke were of Renown Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity”. We also create original productions . Contact us if you want to book a performance or have a family member who would like to be a part of the cast.
Giving Thanks Colloquium
What Traditions do you celebrate? How can we celebrate the annual HARVESTS, and share the knowledge from the seeds of good intentions? The Sankofa reminds us to ask, “ What do we learn about the past that helps us now?” It’s important to share; and to expect a HARVEST from the year’s seeds of good thought.
Arts Up – Guns Down
Spend more time making art and healing through the arts. Provide youth with opportunities to develop their skills and studies in the arts. Express yourself. Learn about the world of arts and how it can be used for transformation. Be the example. Teach kids how they are precious and deserve to be protected and nurtured like our gardens. Help us teach youth in a variety of ways. Be the change we want to see in the world…. You have the power to create. You hold Value. We can connect Roanoke Juneteenth our example of Stage productions, cooperative decision making and Violence reduction activities. We know that community celebrations and rituals are important to nurture our relationships, honor achievements and grow more sustainably. CommUNITY Arts-reach teaches youth and families that each one HOLDS VALUE. You have the power to create and We can connect. We reached out to over 100 youth dancers and singers in 2021 and 2022 as part of our Arts Up Guns Down initiatives.
Culture Fest 540 – Welcoming Your Multicultural Expressions And Education
Weaving Unity fence weaving. A Cultural arts participatory project with community members 2021/22. Can you participate in the festival this year? How many cultures are you familiar with in your neighborhood and City and across the Planet? What stories do we tell the children? MUSIC, POETRY, CREATIVE EDUCATION, PARTICIPATORY Demos, FOOD & MORE. Join the planning committee, and let’s discover what kind of delights we shall present together!
Kwanzaa – Principles To Guide Us
An annual educational arts production. Youth learn the principles encouraged in African Am. Culture through Kwanzaa teachings. They practice their expressions of what it feels like to be a young person today. Youth question and share what topics mean to them. Performances provide a pathway for self inquiry and community acknowledgement of our common social needs. Help us share, and participate in a production with us as a educator/teacher/coach, a parent ( your kids to ), a donor, a stage volunteer ( for workshop/ event/venue ), a service provider, and a friend.
Community Gardens
Share knowledge from the seeds of good intentions. The Sankofa reminds us that it is OK to remember the precious knowledge that was lost from our ancestors. Nutrition, Caring, Strength, Biology and cycles of life. How do we relate to the earth as a friend and teacher? What are the principles common around the planet that teach how to nurture the land and the people? Learn from indigenous cultures who practiced and sought to uphold their principles. How do you Love nature and appreciate the abundance of Mother Earth, Air, Water and Sunshine? All the basic elements that make a garden grow, also make our bodies grow too. We are all connected.
