United Artists for Hope ~ MAY 2, 2009

This is going to be a gret show to and even greater cause.  There will be a drum circle after the show late into the evening so bring your hand drums with you.

UNITED ARTIST FOR HOPE MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
THE NAVY YARD @ NOISETTE [directions]
MAY 2, 2009 – Gates open at 4 p.m.
ECO-FRIENDLY FUN!!!

All proceeds from this event will provide clean water to the village of Okurase, Ghana and help Project Okurase be one step closer to building the Nkabom Centre.

Our highly anticipated music and arts festival will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Navy Yard at Noisette in North Charleston. The event, a family-oriented, eco-friendly festival, will feature a variety of musical acts, children’s area, arts and crafts, African bazaar, dancing and drumming workshops, plus much more. The sole purpose of the event is to raise awareness about Project OKURASE’s work in Ghana to save children from the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa and to raise money for a sustainable, safe water treatment system through a partnership with Water Missions International.

Project OKURASE’s roots are closely tied to North Charleston through the children of Djole, a West African dance and drumming group based out of North Charleston’s Union Heights community and sponsored by the Gethsemani Circle of Friends. During the summer of 2006, the children embarked on the ultimate field trip to Ghana and came home with a mission.

As a result of Djole’s trip, Project OKURASE is building an arts-based center bordering the village of Okurase. Ground-breaking for the complex took place in March 2008 and the money raised from the music festival will be earmarked for a sustainable, clean water treatment system for the center. The goal of Project OKURASE is to develop a model that can be replicated in communities around the world with the central focus for the center being on green design, sustainable architecture, job and skills training, family and village-based formal education, and a family-based model for caring for children impacted by HIV/AIDS.