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One Burlington is hosting a celebration of the United Nations Decade for People of African Descent at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre (BPAC) on Sunday, Sept 29th called “Out of Africa, at Home Here”.
WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES BY THE JUNO-WINNING OKAVANGO AFRICAN ORCHESTRA, NOSTALGIA: EGYPTIAN MUSIC, A NOBEL-WINNING READING + MORE!
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS EXPLORING AFRICAN ANIMALS, TEXTILES, COFFEE, RECIPES PLUS LEARN AN AFRO-BEAT LINE DANCE ROUTINE!
Featured Guests
Reserve your FREE ticket to experience the following performances AND MORE!
OKAVANGO AFRICAN ORCHESTRA
Concert by the 8 piece JUNO Award-winning ensemble who bring together music and instruments of several African cultures.
AFRO BEAT DANCE WORKSHOP
Community workshops explore African animals, textiles, coffee, recipes plus learn an Afro-Beat line dance routine!
NOSTALGIA: EGYPTIAN MUSIC
Burlington’s own large ensemble present a captivating journey through classic Coptic and Egyptian Music
Itinerary
1:00 - Lobby Doors open: registration and workshop sign up
1:30 - Workshops:
a) African Trivia: upper lobby near studio
b) African Foods: lobby near studio
c) African Textiles: upper lobby west corner
d) African Beats: on the Main Stage
e) African Animals: Lobby near registration
2:05 - Second Round of Workshops (same as above)
2:30 - Refreshment Break in the Lobby (Tea, African Coffee and Water)
2:50 - Main Stage: Nostalgia Egyptian Music
3:20 - Main Stage: A reading from Nobel Prize winning playwright Wole Soyinka’s “Death of the King’s Horseman” by Amaka Umeh
3:30 - Main Stage: 8 piece Juno-winning Okavango African Orchestra
4:00 - Curtain/End
*FINAL PROGRAMME / ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Join us for FREE!
Burlington Performing Arts Centre (BPAC)
440 Locust Street, Burlington, ON
Located directly beside a municipal parking garage with FREE PARKING on weekends.
Venue is wheelchair-accessible
In lieu of charging admission, we will be collecting food and cash donations for the Burlington Food Bank please.
This event is a part of the Burlington hub of activities for Ontario Culture Days and is supported by the Government of Canada.
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Our History
After the Quebec mosque shooting in 2017, the Imam of Burlington’s Halton Mosque called for people to get to know, respect and understand each other better to avoid such tragedies. This inspired several Burlingtonians, including faith leaders to organize the first faith fair and multicultural festival in Central Park in 2017. Since then, One Burlington has presented 4 summer fairs, a virtual fair, 4 events for Black History Month and many panel discussions. In all our events, we work to foster respect and understanding, and to support newcomers and minorities residing in Halton. In 2024, One Burlington became an incorporated not-for-profit corporation.
Board of Directors:
President: Ancilla Ho-Young
Vice President: Eric Vaicius
Treasurer: Father Anthony Wadie
Secretary: David Daley
Member at Large: Robert Missen
Past Events
February 10 2024
Untold Stories of the Underground Railroad
August 1 2022
Celebration of Diversity
September 17 2023
Music is the Universal Language
February 2021 + 2022
Africville
February 4 2023
Memories of the
Brant Inn
May 14 2022
Concert for Ukraine
2021 Celebration of Cultures Online
2020: Exploring the Underground Railroad
2017-2019: Summer Fairs in Central Park Burlington
Mission:
One Burlington is dedicated to creating opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities and faiths to get to know and learn about each other because we believe a diverse, integrated Burlington is a stronger, kinder and more interesting community to live in.
Vision:
One Burlington envisions our city growing beyond a place of mutual awareness and tolerance, to a place of mutual respect and understanding, leading to shared goodwill amongst our diverse community.
