Concert to benefit libraries, archives damaged in the Haiti earthquake
News from the University of Florida (here and copied below): Concert to benefit libraries, archives damaged in the Haiti earthquake September 22, 2010. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will host a fundraiser on Oct. 22 in University Auditorium to benefit the Protecting Haitian Patrimony Initiative, which brings together international contributors to support vulnerable libraries and archives in Haiti damaged in the Jan. 12 earthquake. The fundraiser will feature music and dance performances celebrating the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean. Performances will include capoeira, Afro-Brazilian dance, Afro-Haitian dance, reggae, Afro-Peruvian music, samba music and more. Choreographers and performers include professor ElizabethRead More →