"New York Celebrates Africa" Week
Monday October 15th – Sunday October 21st

The LAC has developed a listing of programming on Africa in the New York City area that takes advantage of the city as a cultural resource. Meeting attendees will be given a brochure listing African restaurants, night clubs, art galleries, museums, theater and music performances, tours, festivals, etc.

Source: Schomburg Center, "Senegalese in New York"

Local African and Diaspora-related venues

• African Restaurants
• Diaspora Restaurants
• Arts and Culture
• Religious Organizations
• NGOs
• Entertainment
• Shopping

Africa Week Events

"New York Celebrates Africa" Week Opening reception
Sunday, October 14, 3:00 pm
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard (at 135th Street)

Please click here to view the invitation. Speakers include Dr. Mamadou Diouf, Professor of African History at the Middle East and Asian Languages and Culture and History Departments, Director of the African Studies Institute, Columbia University and Christopher Paul Moore, Schomburg Center, Research Coordinator and co-author: The Black New Yorkers: 400 Years of African American History and Slavery In New York

Come celebrate the beginning of New York Celebrates Africa Week at the newly renovated Schomburg Center. In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the ASA, the Local Arrangements Committee has organized a full week of events from October 14th to October 21st which will showcase Africa-related New York City venues including restaurants, museums, workshops, art galleries, and nightclub performances.

Kindly RSVP by e-mail to Cherai Daniels: cdaniels@rci.rutgers.edu by October 10th.

Special Offers from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street

The Metropolitan Museum of Art extends the following offers to attendees of the African Studies Association 2007 Annual Meeting:

Receipts for Museum admission can be presented at the Information Desk in the Great Hall from October 18-21, 2007 for a free family admission pass for your next visit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Coupons for The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store will be included in conference bags and can be presented to receive a 15% discount on your purchase of $75 or more. Valid in all Metropolitan Museum of Art Store locations in the U.S. through December 31, 2007.

"Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary"
Ongoing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street

Please click here to view the flyer for this exhibit.

NYU Reception for "New York Celebrates Africa" Week
Wednesday, October 17, 6:00-9:00 pm
Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street
(At 9th Street between 3rd and 2nd Avenues.)

The Barney Building at NYU will host a reception for NYC Celebrates Africa Week as a part of the African Studies Association conference.

• Festive food and drink from 6-9pm in the Commons.
• The AKOYA AFROBEAT ENSEMBLE will perform from 6:30-7:30pm
• Film projects from students who have studied in Africa will be screened from 7:30-9:00pm in Einstein Auditorium

Join us!
All students, faculty, and friends are welcome to attend.
Event sponsored by NYU Global, Africana Studies, and the NYU Steinhardt Department of Art and Art Professions.

Museum for African Art ASA Reception
Friday, October 19, 6:30-8:30 pm

The Museum for African Art invites all ASA participants to a reception for the exhibitions "Visual Griots of Mali: An Exhibit of Photography by African Youth" and "Daufuskie Island: Photographs by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe".

•World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery, 220 Vesey Street, 2nd floor
• Download invitation (pdf) and directions (pdf)

"An Evening in Harlem"
Friday, October 19, 8:30 pm
Sheraton New York Hotel for bus boarding

Begin with a Champagne bus ride from the Sheraton Hotel on a narrated tour past dramatic Columbus Circle and the famous Lincoln Center.

First stop is the Contemporary African Art Gallery which is holding a reception for ASA member Nnenna Okore. Join Nnenna, other colleagues and New York art lovers for conversation and refreshments while viewing new works by this extraordinary Nigerian artist and teacher.

Then it’s on to hear live music at a jazz club on 125th Street, where the heart and soul of Harlem come together. You will have a return bus ride to the hotel after this memorable New York night.

Transportation and reception compliments of Contemporary African Art Gallery (www.contempafricanart.com) Please make reservations by calling (866) 842-0192. Space is limited!

Click here to see the invitation.

"Meet the Meerkat and Hello Bumblebee Bat"
Saturday, October 20, 2:00 pm
American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History is Running a Family and Children's Program entitled "Meet the Meerkat and Hello Bumblebee Bat." AMNH mammalogist Darrin Lunde and award-winning scientific illustrator Patricia Wynne will discuss their books, focusing on the bodies, behaviors, habitats, and diets of these two creatures from the Kalahari Desert.

The museum will offer a discount to ASA conference participants as part of "New York Celebrates Africa Week." Please contact Jessica Ulrich, 212.496.3614. For more information, see the information page: http://amnh.org/programs/programs.php?year=2007&month=10