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Arts Quincy Arts & Movement Night with Afriky Lolo

  • Jackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex 701 North 8th Street Quincy, IL, 62301 United States (map)

From the Arts Quincy Website -

Enrich your summer with free arts activities! Save the date for Tuesday, July 16 with a return performance by the African dance group, Afriky Lolo! Both events are from 6-8 pm on the grounds of the Jackson Lincoln Swimming Complex. Several of Arts Quincy's partner organizations will provide children's activities during these events including Quincy Children's Museum, Quincy Museum, Quincy Public Library and The Art Center. They also offer information about services their organizations provide during the summer and year-round.

These events have provided new opportunities for the community to experience the arts and are made
possible through partnerships in action! Blessing Health System will be providing a full meal to attendees and have a booth with health information. Kohl Wholesale is another generous sponsor and, for the third year, they will donate ice-cold treats to the attendees! On Tuesday, July 16 Afriky Lolo will be back with an exciting program! Diadie Bathily, the executive and artisticdirector of Afriky Lolo, choreographs all of the company's material. He is originally from the Ivory Coast and Mali, and has been living and teaching in the US for over a decade. Afriky Lolo is a collective of highly accomplished and versatile professional dancers, musicians and artist-educators
of African descent who use movement, rhythm, song and storytelling to honor and celebrate community traditions and innovations from all over the world, and in particular, those of the people of the Black African diaspora. These programs are made possible through robust community collaboration and funding through Arts Quincy, Quincy Service League, Adams Fiber, J.W. Gardner II Foundation, Blessing Health System, Illinois Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, contact Arts Quincy through email at office@artsquincy.org or call 217-222-3432.

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Afriky Lolo’s 18th Annual Dance Celebration Workshops!