3/24/08

FICA-Baltimore Celebrates 5 Years


Friday, April 4th:
Children’s Fun n’ Games hour 5pm - 6pm Open House Mixer 6:30pm – 10pm

Saturday, April 5th:
Children’s Capoeira Workshop 9:30am - 11am (Led by Mestre Cobra Mansa)
Samba Drumming workshop for Kids 11:30am - 1pm (Led by Babajan of Samba Trovao)
Adult Beginner’s Movement workshop 2pm - 4pm
Adult Intermediate/Advanced Movement workshop 2pm - 4pm (Led by Mestre Cobra Mansa)
ICAF-Baltimore 5 year celebration ‘Brazilian Style’ 8pm -12am

Sunday, April 6th:
Adult Intensive Capoeira Workshop 9am - Noon
ICAF-Baltimore 5 Year celebration Roda 2pm - 6pm

Monday, April 7th:
Free introductory class to Capoeira Angola 6pm - 8pm

Workshop Prices:
$50 for entire weekend (includes shirt and admission to party)
$15 per Adult workshop
$5 for Children’s workshop.
$15 for Party, with donation going to Kilomba Tenonde
Samba Drumming class is Free.
$15 for Anniversary T-shirt

Locations:
Workshops are being held at the Harlem Park Recreation Center, 700 N. Calhoun Street Baltimore, MD

Party is being held at 1401 Light Street, Baltimore, MD (old Enoch Pratt Library)

Participants:
Mestre Cobra Mansa- ICAF founder and known world wide as a Capoeirista and scholar on Afro-Brasilian Culture. Mestre Cobra is also the founder of Kilombo Tenonde, a non-profit farm and cultural center in Bahia, Brazil, dedicated to permaculture and green living.

Treinel Skher Brown- ICAF-Baltimore leader and one of the founding members of ICAF-DC, Treinel Skher has studied under Mestre Cobra for the past 14 years and in addition to leading ICAF-Baltimore, he works in the Baltimore area teaching Capoeira to youth.

Livaldi Pereira da Cruz aka Babajan, is a world class percussionist and leader of Samba Trovao, Washington DC’s premier Brazilian percussion ensemble. Babajan also plays professionally in the DC and Baltimore area.


For a printable version of the schedule and driving directions, click here.

Thanks to Jason for the flyer.

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