FICA-Baltimore: Malcolm X Weekend Event

FICA-Baltimore presents:

5th Annual Malcolm X Roda
May 16 - 19, 2008
Harlem Park Recreation Center, 700 North Calhoun Street
Contact: info (at) baltimorecapoeira (dot) org, or call: 443-536-7177, or check the FICA-Baltimore website.

** FICA-Baltimore will also be hosting rodas on June 29th at the African-American Heritage Festival and on July 20th at Artscape. Both events will take place in Baltimore.

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.

Carnival in Baltimore!

February 22nd - 24th
3134 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224

It's Carnival-from Baltimore to our sister city, Rio de Janeiro! Samba, Capoeira, Film, Feijoada! In partnership w/ Mari Gardner's Rio/Baltimore Youth X-CHANGE, Maryland-Rio Partners, International Angola Capoeira Foundation, Quest Entertainment, and Por la Avenida.

Fri Feb 22
Violence Next Door: Growing Up in the Favela and the Hood
In this new documentary by Mari Gardner, youth from sister cities Baltimore and Rio de Janeiro use video cameras to expose the violence and corruption in their communities and break free from negative stereotypes. Performance by Nu World Art Ensemble. Panel discussion follows w/ Baltimore youth, Gardner, and Ray Cook, Director of On Our Shoulders. 7:30pm Mama Geni's Brazilian dinner sold sep, 8pm show. $7, $5 members, students, capoeiristas.

Sat Feb 23
Samba Dance Party!
Once again the hip-shaking drums of Samba Trovao and vocals of Rose Moraes transform The Patterson into a Carnival street party! Start with a Samba lesson by Samba Rio Brasil's dancers and a dazzling traditional Carnival show in full costume! Latin grooves from the turntables of DJ Paulinho! Caipirinhas at the cash bar! 7:30pm Mama Geni's Brazilian dinner sold sep, 8pm lesson, 9pm dance. $16, $13 members, students, capoeiristas. Cash bar.

Sun Feb 24
Open Capoeira Roda at The Patterson
Join the capoeira circle as audience or participant! A daring, elegant blend of dance, martial art, and spiritual discipline, capoeira was kept alive by Brazil's enslaved Africans in the 1800's. International Capoeira Angola Foundation's roda features local and visiting capoeiristas accompanied by traditional Afro-Brazilian instruments. 2-6pm. FREE! Donations welcome.

FICA-Baltimore Roda at Festival

On Saturday, July 7, 2007, FICA Baltimore will hold a roda at the African American Heritage Festival in Baltimore, MD.

Come out and join in the fun!!

When: Saturday, July 7, 2007 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Where: AFRAM, meet at the War Memorial Wall at 2:45pm
Why: for Capoeira Angola

African American Heritage Festival
Location: 333Camden St. Baltimore MD. 21201

Special Performers:
Musiq Soulchild. Friday
Patti Labelle, Saturday
Charlie Wilson, Saturday

FICA-Baltimore Weekend Workshops & Party

Here are the details for FICA-Baltimore's weekend workshops.


Film & Discussion
When: 7pm??, Friday Feb 23
Cidade das Mulheres documentary with a panel discussion featuring ethnomusicologist Gisele Mills, Capoeira Angola Treineu Andrea, famed samba dancer Rita Nobre, and filmmaker Mari Gartner.

Workshops with Treineu Andrea
When: 10am-12 noon & 2-4 pm, Saturday, February 24
Where: Sojourner Douglass College Gym, 200 N. Central Avenue
Cost: $20 non-members/$15 members, each workshop
Saturday Lunch and lecture: 12:30pm - 1:30, $5

Viva Brasil Party!
When: 9pm-12 midnight, Saturday, Feb 24
Samba Trovao featuring Rose Moraes with a samba class & performance by Rita Nobre.

Roda
When: 2pm-6pm, Sunday, February 25
Where: The Creative Alliance at the Patterson, 3134 Eastern Avenue
Free

Viva Brasil! in Baltimore

Just as the cold really hits, Baltimore is bringing us a bit of Carnival with its annual Viva Brasil! party. Here's the deal:

Location: Creative Alliance at The Patterson (3134 Eastern Avenue)
When: February 23- 25
What: A weekend full of great events, including,

Friday Feb 23: Film & Discussion. Cidade das Mulheres documentary with a panel discussion featuring ethnomusicologist Gisele Mills, Capoeira Angola Treineu Andrea, famed samba dancer Rita Nobre, and filmmaker Mari Gartner. 7 pm??? til it ends.

Saturday, Feb 24: Carnival Samba Dance party! With Samba Trovao featuring Rose Moraes with a samba class beforehand. 8 pm?? til it ends.

Sunday, Feb 25: Open Capoeira Roda. 2- 6 pm.

Andrea will also do some workshops. We'll post the details when we get them.