News Release
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January 27, 2006
Boise State Presents African Night
Boise State University�s Black Student Alliance, Cultural Center and the community group Umoja present African Night at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Student Union Jordan Ballroom. Tickets are $10 general, $6 students, $5 children ages 5-12 and free for children younger than 5. Tickets are available at the Student Union Information Desk or at the door.
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Community Group Umoja |
African Night will feature entertainment and food from many countries,
including Kenya, Congo, Cameroon, Mozambique, Sudan, South Africa, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Senegal and Togo. Performers will demonstrate dances such as
soukous, makossa and coupe decale. There also will be a fashion show and
drama and drumming performances. Vincent Kituku, a performer and writer,
will tell folk tales.
The evening also will include a homemade dinner featuring spiced beans,
rice, puff-puff (a donut-like bread) and other dishes.
For more information, contact the Cultural Center at (208) 426-5950.
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Contact: Sharon Acy, Black Student Alliance, (208) 794-7039
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
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Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190
undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within
eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise
State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and
public service.
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Last reviewed on Wednesday, January 03, 2007