CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH (CAHM)
2007 CELEBRATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS
SHOWCASING TALENT BORN AND LIVING IN MASSACHUSETTS
SAVE THIS DATE
SUNDAY JUNE 3, 2007 3.00 P.M.
WE WILL:
- Present the music traditions that have been a mainstay of the Caribbean community: calypso, reggae, Afro-Cuban rhythms, soca and jazz
- Bring together separate bands of largely school-age musicians that are active in their individual neighborhoods and professionally present them to the larger Massachusetts community
- Premiere compositions specially created for the combined ensemble in the Massachusetts 2007 CAHM celebration.
MassCAHM Host Committee
includes residents from across the state: Lynn, Springfield, Boston, Mattapan, Framingham, Bourne, and Randolph.
- Muriel Clement – North Shore Caribbean Association
- Ronald Lammy – eCaroh Caribbean Emporium; CAHM Regional Coordinator
- Coleridge Collymore – North Shore Caribbean Association
- Janine Fondon – Unity First
- Paul Lewis – Unity Sports & Cultural Association
- Ron Reid – Sun Steel & Berklee College of Music; MassCAHM Artistic Director
- Claudette Rowe – KnowledgePoints Learning Centers
- Sherry Tucker-Brown – The Tucker Brown Group
- Dr. Patricia Zamor – EducationFair & Wheelock College; MassCAHM Arts Advisor
VENUE:
THE WHEELOCK FAMILY THEATRE
200 RIVERWAY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
www.masscahm.com
MassCAHM – MANY VOICES ONE PURPOSE
CONTRIBUTING TO AMERICA’S SUCCESS AS A NATION
MassCAHM
Caribbean American community groups across the nation will commemorate the first year anniversary of June as Caribbean American Heritage Month in 2007. Massachusetts residents will join these celebrations in the Commonwealth.
Planned national activities include:
- A Regional/National Essay Competition for high school juniors and seniors.
- National Collegiate Student Leadership Conference
- Literary and cultural festivals in libraries and public spaces at the local level
- Health Awareness Initiative
- Caribbean American Days of Faith
- Community outreach campaigns to
- Civic Organizations,
- Government Agencies,
- Educational and Healthcare Institutions.
- Caribbean American Heritage Family day
- Caribbean American Heritage Cricket on the National Mall