SHAPING BLACK CULTURE IN THE DIASPORA
AN ARK FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Friday, October 5 & Saturday, October 6, 2007
NATE HOLDEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
4718 WEST WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90016
FOR INFORMATION CALL: 213-202-5541
SHARON.BRUCE@LACITY.ORG
FREE ADMISSION TO ALL PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Friday, October 5, 2007
5:00PM - 9:00PM
Planning and Conference Update

Saturday, October 6, 2007
11:00 AM - Registration
11:30 AM – Welcome
12 Noon – 2:00PM Panels (Admission Free)
Theater – Dr. David L. Horne, Dr. Victor Leo Walker, II, Wren T. Brown, Yvonne Farrow, et al
Dance – Gayle Leonard-Hooks, Renae Williams, Pat Taylor, et al
Music – Robin Yip, Darryl Cook, Peter Black, Washington Rucker, Ndugu, et al
Digital Media - Andrew Thornhill, Founder America Is A Great Arts Place (AGAP Media Suite)

2:00PM – 4:00PM Panels (Admission Free)
Advocacy – Dr. Victor Leo Walker II, President/CEO and James B. Borders IV, Consultant - African Grove Institute for the Arts (AGIA), Inc.
Institutional Capacity Building – Avery Clayton (Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum), Sherri Franklin (Urban Design Center), Luis Rodriguez (Tia Chuchas)

5:00PM - Until – Post Conference Reception DJ Café - Libra Fest Celebration (No Host Bar)

This Conference is intended for performing, visual, media, recording, literary artists and other cultural practitioners. Discussion will explore best practices and the growing trends in the development, production and distribution of black culture to the extent arts, culture and entertainment are pre-cursors to community economic vitality.