THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH
Mint Museum
Opening Ceremony
6:00pm: Welcome and Historical Reverence
6:30pm-7:45pm: Drum workshop and drum circle
7:45-9:00pm: Honoring the land, Caboclos
9:00-9:30pm: Wrap up
FRIDAY, APRIL 10th
XLNC Dance Studios
Capoeira
6:30-7:45pm: Capoeira
7:45-8:30pm: Samba de Roda
8:30-9:15pm: Open Roda
*Vendors will be selling items for purchase
SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH
Location: TBD
9:30am-10:30am - Community Capoeira
10:45am -11:30am - Lavagem Procession
(live percussion, samba, capoeira and more)
The Gantt Center
1:15pm-2:30pm Danca das Blocos Afros
2:45pm-4:00pm Danca Afro
4:15-5:00pm Performances
SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH
Mint Museum
Closing Ceremonies
1:15-1:45: Batala NYC
1:50-2:00pm: Vava DC
2:00pm - 3:30 Symbology of the Orixas
3:30pm - Coquito - JAM
ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
See OUR FIRST FESTIVAL below
AFRICAN-BRAZILIAN LAVAGEM CELEBRATION
THURSDAY, APRIL 7TH
PRE-FESTIVAL at UNC Charlotte
OPENING NIGHT at the Mint Museum
Homage to those who came before
Drum Circle 6:30-7:30pm
African-Brazilian dance 7:30-9pm
FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH
LAVAGEM! @ Camp North End
Goodyear Arts & Dupp & Swat
Orixá Dance 6:30-7:45pm
Lavagem 8pm
Capoeira Roda
SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH
WORKSHOPS at the Mint Museum
Check in at 9:45
Children's Class 10-10:45am
Honoring of Indigenous lands & people
Samba of the Caboclos
Capoeira
Break 2-3pm
Samba de Roda
Performances 4-5pm
**Click Here to see food options near the Mint Museum**
Evening WORKSHOP at Nine Eighteen Nine
Samba Reggae
**Vendors for food and items for purchase will be at Nine-Eighteen-Nine space**
SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH
COMMUNITY CIRCLE
Silvestre Technique 10-11:30am