In honor of African American Heritage Month, STAR ECO Station presents the Annual African American Art Festival on Feb 4th, a compelling, culturally rich, family celebration, with everything from traditional African dance and music, to contemporary creative works by established and emerging visual artists and performers.
(PRWEB) January 12, 2006 -- Dance! Drum! Sing! Rejoice! In honor of African American Heritage Month, STAR ECO Station presents the Annual African American Art Festival on Feb 4th, a compelling, culturally rich, family celebration, with everything from traditional African dance and music, to contemporary creative works by established and emerging visual artists and performers. The festival pays homage to the inspirational creative leaders in our community, and gives spotlight to new and rising young talent, some as young as 5 years old.
This free festival includes: Live Music • Dance • Spoken Word Poetry • Paintings • Sculpture • Ceramics • Jewelry • African Folklore Embroidery • World Class Capoeira • plus food, vendors, crafts, games & so much more.
Also available are paid, naturalist guided tours of the STAR ECO Station, an official exotic wildlife rescue facility, which houses over one hundred species of confiscated and abandoned animals from around the world.
The African American Art Festival is Feb 4, 10am-4pm at the STAR ECO Station, 10101 W. Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232. For more information about the event, or to find out how to sponsor a child’s participation in the STAR Education program, call 310-842-8040 x 116, or log onto www.ecostation.org.
(Visual art will be exhibited weekends for the entire month of February. Weekend viewing hours: 10am-4pm. Weekday viewing by appointment only).
STAR ECO Station is an official exotic wildlife rescue and environmental education center that provides fieldtrips, classroom instruction, after-school enrichment, school assemblies and community events that annually reach 1 million learners of all ages. Through a collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, STAR ECO Station rescues and houses "at-risk" and endangered exotic wildlife, including tropical birds, exotic reptiles, wildcats, and ocean life. With a mission of Preservation Through Education, STAR ECO Station’s provides quality environmental science education aligned with California State Standards.
STAR Education, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, has been committed to improving the quality of children’s education since 1986 with award-winning programs through classroom instruction, after school education, enrichment classes, fieldtrips, assemblies, camps, and community events. In California, 41 school districts choose STAR Education to provide high-caliber educational and enrichment classes on their campuses. STAR’s consistent record of raising test scores and inspiring a love of learning has earned it the prestige of being named a “Model Education Program” by the White House and U.S. Department of Education. STAR is the largest provider of Gifted And Talented Education (GATE) in California, and is a selected statewide provider for No Child Left Behind.
“Best Place to see Animals,” LA Family Magazine (2002)
“Best Teaching Zoo/Animal Rescue” LA Parent Magazine (2003)
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