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Venues List

Partial list of keynotes, talks, trainings, and educational programs

  • OakOakton Elementary School African Centered Curriculum Program - Evanston, IL

  • The Arts and Business Council of Chicago - Chicago, IL

  • The Art of Nonprofit Management Symposium. Chicago, IL Balancing Business and Art in Nonprofit Organizational Development 

  • City of Evanston Annual Kwanzaa Celebration. Evanston, IL

  • Global Youth Leadership Institute. Lake Forest, IL. The Inward Journey: An Educational, Motivational, and Interactive Multi-Media Cultural Exhibition

  • Truman College. G.E.A.R. U.P. Program. Chicago, IL. Basic Health and Nutrition for Everyday People

  • Chalmers Elementary School. Chicago, IL. The Soul Experience: Developing Life Skills, Creative Expression and Cultural Fluency Through History, Music, Dance, Composition, Narration, and Performance

  • Northeastern Illinois University. Chicago, IL

    • Cultural Connections Institute. Understanding and Serving Refugee & Immigrant Students Effectively through Music

    • Art in Response to Violence Conference. Learning Art & Living Artfully through West African Drumming

    • T.E.A.M. (Teachers of Experiential and Adventure Methodology) Conference

Summer Learning for Educators Institute: Teaching Teachers How to Teach About Africa Through African and African-Influenced Music & Dance.

  • Partnership for the Future Closing Ceremony. Evanston, IL. Pathway to College, Roadway to Success

  • Ricky Birdsong Not Just Basketball Camp. Chicago, IL. The Inward Journey: An Educational, Motivational, and Interactive Multi-Media Cultural Exhibition

  • National Louis University. Chicago, IL. Imagination Education for Everyone Conference. Learning Art & Living Artfully through West African Drumming

  • Pershing Magnet School for the Humanities. Chicago, IL. The Soul Experience: Developing Life Skills, Creative Expression and Cultural Fluency Through History, Music, Dance, Composition, Narration, and Performance

  • ​Niles Township High School Off Campus Learning Center. Niles, IL. The Inward Journey Through Ebony Eyes

  • North Lawndale Learning Community. Chicago, IL. From Me to We: A Youth rites of passage program

  • McGaw Y.M.C.A. Evanston, IL

    • Project S.O.A.R. From Egypt to Evanston: A Journey of Identity

    • H.A.W.K. Rites of Passage programming. A Crossover Celebration

  • Mason Elementary School. Chicago, IL. The Soul Experience: Developing Life Skills, Creative Expression and Cultural Fluency Through History, Music, Dance, Composition, Narration, and Performance

  • Manley High School. Summer of Service Camp. Chicago, IL. The Soul Experience Summer Program Developing Character and Leadership through the Arts

  • Lake Forest College. Lake Forest, IL. The Inward Journey: An Educational, Motivational, and Interactive Multi-Media Cultural Exhibition

  • Rotary Club of Evanston. Evanston, IL . Arts & Education – No Oxymoron

  • Jesse Owens Elementary Community Academy. Chicago, IL. The Soul Experience: Developing Life Skills, Creative Expression and Cultural Fluency Through History, Music, Dance, Composition, Narration, and Performance

  • Northwestern University. Evanston, IL. The Inward Journey: An Educational, Motivational, and Interactive Multi-Media Cultural Exhibition

  • Greeley Elementary School. Winnetka, IL. The Soul Experience: Developing Life Skills, Creative Expression and Cultural Fluency Through History, Music, Dance, Composition, Narration, and Performance

Partial list of Interactive workshops and performances

  • The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. Aurora, IL.

  • Evanston Township High School with The Children of Uganda. Evanston, IL.

  • Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center. Evanston, IL.

  • Y.O.U. (Youth and Opportunity United). Evanston. IL.

  • Intell Management & Investment Co. Chicago, IL.

  • Park School, Special Ed. Evanston, IL

  • Haven Middle School. Evanston, IL.

  • Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies. Skokie, IL.

  • Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival. Evanston, IL.

  • Washington Elementary School. Evanston, IL.

  • University of Illinois Extension 4-H Program. Grayslake, IL.

  • African American Youth Achievement Awards. Evanston, IL.

  • Y.W.C.A. North Shore. Evanston, IL.

  • Anixter Center for Disabled Adults. Chicago, IL.

  • Walker Elementary School. Evanston, IL.

  • Dance Center Evanston. Evanston, IL.

  • Orrington Elementary School. Evanston, IL.

  • Carter Temple C.M.E. Church. Chicago, IL.

  • Evanston 4th of July Parade. Evanston IL.

  • Duncan YMCA. Chicago, IL.

  • Operation Snowflake. Evanston, IL.

  • Reba Early Learning Center. Evanston, IL.

  • Living Faith A&M Church. Schaumburg, IL.

  • Ridgeville Park District. Evanston, IL.

  • Lincoln Elementary School. Evanston IL.

  • Northeastern Illinois University. Chicago, IL.

  • Nichols Middle School. Evanston, IL.

  • Tyger Tyger Poetry Slam. Evanston, IL.

  • Wildwood Elementary School. Chicago, IL.

  • Evanston Public Library. Evanston, IL.

  • Dawes Elementary School. Evanston, IL.

  • St. Paul A.M.E. Church. Glencoe, IL.

  • Destiny Girls. Evanston, IL.

  • Evanston Day Nursery. Evanston, IL.

  • Vacation Bible School Good News Community Church. Chicago, IL. Pope John

Partial list of K-8 Residencies and After-School Programs

  • Chute Middle School Evanston, IL 60202

  • Oakton Elementary School Evanston, IL 60202

  • Manley High School Chicago, IL 60612

  • Dewey Elementary School Evanston, IL 60202

  • Park Ridge Youth Campus Park Ridge, IL 60068

  • Betsey Rhodes Magnet School Skokie, IL 60076

  • Evanston School District 65 Evanston, IL 60201

  • Park School, Special Ed. Evanston, IL 60202

  • Washington Elem. School Evanston, IL 60202

  • Haven Middle School Evanston, IL 60201

  • Chalmers School (3rd-8th Grade) Chicago, IL 60608

  • Pershing Magnet School For the Humanities Chicago, IL 60616

  • YWCA North Shore Evanston, IL

  • Lincoln Elementary School Evanston, IL 60202    

  • Price Elementary School Chicago, IL 60693

  • Summer of Service Camp Manley High School Chicago, IL 60612

Partial list of Workshops

  • Anixter Center for Disabled Adults Chicago, IL 60614

  • Joseph Sears School (K-8) Kenilworth, IL 60043

  • Orrington Elementary School Evanston, IL 60201

  • Noyes Cultural Center

  • Lincoln Elementary School Evanston, IL 60202

  • Parents Work Evanston, IL 60204

  • Dance Center Evanston Evanston, IL 60202

  • McGaw YMCA Child Care Center Evanston, IL 60201

  • Pope John XXII Elementary School Evanston, IL 60202

  • Dewey Elementary School Evanston, IL 60202    

  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Evanston, IL 60201    

  • Robert Crown Summer Camp Evanston, IL 60202

  • District 65 School Age Evanston, IL 60202    

  • Nicasa Round Lake, IL 60073

  • T.E.A.M. Conference Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL 60625-4699

  • Duncan YMCA Chicago, IL 60608

  • H.A.W.K. Manhood Development Program Evanston, IL 60201

  • Northeastern University African Summer Institute Chicago, IL 60625    

  • Sherman Methodist Church Evanston, IL 60201

  • Evanston Day Nursery Evanston, IL 60201    

  • Northeastern University Adult Women Student Program Chicago, IL 60625

  • Ricky Birdsong Not Just Basketball Camp Chicago, IL

  • University School of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 53217

  • Niles Township High School Off Campus Learning Center Skokie, IL 60077

  • Evanston Township High School Evanston, IL 60204

  • Mason Elementary School Chicago, IL 60623

  • Oakton Community College Des Plaines, IL 60016

  • Waukegan Public Library Waukegan, IL

  • Vacation Bible School Good News Community Church Chicago, IL

  • Greeley Elementary School Winnetka, IL

  • Jesse Owens Elementary Community Academy Chicago, IL 60628

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