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DESCRIPTION:Folklorist Diana Baird N'Diaye of the Smithsonian Center for F
olklife and Cultural Heritage guides audiences through an exciting journe
y of discovery about how we make meaning through what we choose to wear\,
how we groom our hair\, and how we refashion and adorn our bodies.
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CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
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DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
ar/Detail.aspx?si=15496\n\nThe Alexandria Black History Museum will host
a free workshop\, The Will to Adorn. This event is suitable for all ages
and is free. Reservations are encouraged but not required to attend. \n\n
African American traditions of dress and body adornment are creative expr
essions that reveal ideas\, values\, skills\, and knowledge rooted on the
African continent and in the American experience. Do you style your own
hair? Embellish your sneakers? Design clothing or jewelry? Collect hats?
Take selfies with your family and friends in the latest styles? Wear grap
hic T-shirts expressing your points of view? Then you may have the "will
to adorn." \n\nFolklorist Diana Baird N'Diaye of the Smithsonian Center f
or Folklife and Cultural Heritage guides audiences through an exciting jo
urney of discovery about how we make meaning through what we choose to we
ar\, how we groom our hair\, and how we refashion and adorn our bodies. W
orking with Dr. N'Diaye will be folklorist and educator Paddy Bowman of
Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education.\n\nAs Di
rector of the Smithsonian's Will to Adorn Project\, Dr. N'Diaye links you
ng people with community artisans of style in several cities\, gathering
stories of African Americans' diverse identities expressed through attire
and adornment. Join us for a lively and intriguing presentation that wil
l engage people of all ages. \n\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 W
ythe St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4356\nFees: Event is free\, but reservat
ions are encouraged.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History Mu
seum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Parker Gray\n\nImport this e
vent into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?
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The Alexandria Bla
ck History Museum will host a free workshop\, The Will to Adorn. This eve
nt is suitable for all ages and is free. Reservations are encouraged but
not required to attend. \n
\n
African American traditions of dr
ess and body adornment are creative expressions that reveal ideas\, value
s\, skills\, and knowledge rooted on the African continent and in the Ame
rican experience. Do you style your own hair? Embellish your sneakers? De
sign clothing or jewelry? Collect hats? Take selfies with your family and
friends in the latest styles? Wear graphic T-shirts expressing your poin
ts of view? Then you may have the ?will to adorn.? \n
\n
Folklo
rist Diana Baird N?Diaye of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultu
ral Heritage guides audiences through an exciting journey of discovery ab
out how we make meaning through what we choose to wear\, how we groom our
hair\, and how we refashion and adorn our bodies. Working with Dr. N?Dia
ye will be folklorist and educator Paddy Bowman of Local Learning: The N
ational Network for Folk Arts in Education.\n
\n
As Director of
the Smithsonian?s Will to Adorn Project\, Dr. N?Diaye links young people
with community artisans of style in several cities\, gathering stories o
f African Americans? diverse identities expressed through attire and ador
nment. Join us for a lively and intriguing presentation that will engage
people of all ages. \n
\n
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Location: Black History Museu
m\, 902 Wythe St.\n
Contact Phone: 703.746.4356\n
Fees: Event i
s free\, but reservations are encouraged.\n
Audience: Anyone may att
end\n
Tags: Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old &\; Historic Ale
xandria\, Parker Gray\n
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