National Museum of African Art Hosts Evening of Food, Music and Dance
“Africa Underground” celebrates “Kenya on the Mall” Saturday, June 28, at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art with a cultural evening of food, music and dance from Kenya and its diaspora. The event will take place from 7 to 11 p.m. and is part of the museum’s 50th-anniversary yearlong celebration; it is in conjunction with the 48th Smithsonian Folklife Festival where Kenya is one of the featured countries.
Tickets are $25 and must be purchased online. Entry includes one free drink with ticket purchase. Food and drink will be available for purchase. A special 20 percent discount rate is available to Folklife Festival Market Place store patrons on the National Mall June 25–28 (located at the corner of 12th street and the National Museum of American History). Participants must be 21 to be admitted (IDs will be checked at the door).See press release attached.
