Welcome to the website for the African American Performing Arts Center
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Welcome to the African American Performing Arts Center website!
PUTTING
A FACE ON HISTORY: The Buffalo Soldiers in New Mexico and the Forgotten
Faces of Fort Craig
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This
exhibition will debut Saturday, September 11, 2010. This awesome story of grave
robbers, forensic science and redemption will be on exhibit through
December 31, 2010. This exhibition will allow visitors to
experience firsthand the science behind how forensic anthropologists and
sculptors examine human remains to determine identities and complete facial
reconstructions. Come and see the artifacts and photos from Fort
Craig and the overall activities of the Buffalo soldiers in New
Mexico. Sculptor Amanda Danning will use a
model to perform live progressive reconstruction of the face of US Army
Pvt. Levi Morris, a Buffalo Soldlier, Sunday, September 12 - Saturday,
September 18, 2010, 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. daily. Opening ceremonies will begin
Saturday, September 11, 2010, 3:00 pm. at the African American Performing
Arts Center. To schedule a
tour, please call Donald Jordan at 222-0777.
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Images of recently held "Let your Motto be
Resistance" EXHIBIT
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Gordon Parks
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Lorraine Hansberry
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W.E.B. Dubois
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Louis Armstrong
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Angela Davis
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Wynton Marsalis
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Joe Louis
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Elizabeth
Catlett
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George Washington Carver
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Malcolm X
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