2009 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival
PICTURED: The Lighting of the Candles
2009 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival
Sunday, December 27, 2 – 9pm
The Showplace, 3000 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA
The Elegba Folklore Society, Richmond’s Cultural Ambassadors, presents one of the largest Kwanzaa celebrations on the East Coast, right here in Richmond. The festival’s stage will light up with performances that help tell the story [...]
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