NATIVE SOUNDS DOWNTOWN! presents
Red Power Squad
Thursday, August 4
5:30 pm
Bowling Green Cobblestone (Diker Pavilion, if rain)
Red Power Squad, founded by Conway Kootenay, is a Cree, hip-hop group from Edmonton, Alberta. Winners of numerous Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, the Red Power Squad travels globally presenting their high octane performances.
Break Dance Workshop
With Red Power Squad
Friday, August 5
11 a.m.
Rotunda
Learn the history behind the original styles that sparked hip-hop dance culture. Red Power Squad will be teaching and demonstrating various styles of beginner dance moves. First come; first served.
Celebrating the Southwest!
Native Sounds Downtown! presents The Hopi Hooyapi Dancers
Thursday, August 11, 5:30 p.m. and Friday, August 12, 12:30 p.m.
Bowling Green Cobblestones (Rotunda, if rain)
The Hopi Indian Nation, located in northeastern Arizona, have colorful dance traditions. The Hooyapi Dance group of Songoopavi Kitsoki (village) will present the Water Maiden Dance, which is considered one of the most traditional dances. Come and enjoy
this unique and special form of dance, rarely seen outside of the Hopi Indian Nation.
Special Artist Gallery Tour with Preston Singletary (Tlingit)
Wednesday, August 24
2 p.m.
West Gallery
Tour the exhibition Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows with the artist.
An Evening with Preston Singletary
Thursday, August 25
6 p.m.
Diker Pavilion
Singletary’s contemporary work interprets Tlingit myths and legends. Learn how the artist incorporated these stories into glass sculptures.
For more information go to: http://www.nmai.si.edu/index.cfm
