Acoustic Country
with Frank Vieira
June 26, 2009, 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Frank Vieira is a young budding country musician and songwriter. His musical influences are Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Eric Church, and Dierks Bentley.

Frank will perform live at Africa House on June 26. Come join us for a live acoustic performance.

The event will be on Friday, June 26, 2009 from 6:30pm-8:00pm at Africa House. Tickets available at the door or by phone.

Live Jazz Jam
with Gene Cothran and Donna Wood
June 20, 2009, 2pm to 4pm

The event will be on Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 2pm-4pm at Africa House. You can purchase your tickets online or by phone.

Book Reading with Dr. Myra Sabir
June 19, 2009, 7pm to 9pm

Dr. Myra Sabir is an Assistant Dean at Cornell University. She will read from her book, She. She falls into a fascinating new genre of concise, intimate, poetic conveyance called the lyric essay.

In classic lyrical essay form, She is an experience in a book. By design, it places you in the cosmos, in your body, in nature, and in a series of cultural moments. It puts you in direct contact with your own sensing ability, and for a few minutes of reading you experience non-linear, full-body knowing.

The event will be on June 19, 2009 from 7pm-9pm at Africa House. You can purchase your tickets online or by phone.

Valentine Dinner with Sarah Vaughan
February 13, 2009, 7pm to 9pm

A night of jazz featuring the music of Sarah Vaughan, a formidable force in Jazz. She won three Grammys and was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ella Fitzgerald called her the world’s "greatest singing talent." Sarah Vaughan's contribution to the female jazz vocal genre, during the twentieth century, puts her alongside the likes of Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. The dinner event will be on February 13, 2009 from 7pm-9pm at Africa House. You can purchase your tickets online or by phone.

Philippe Dodard: Spirit of the Caribbean
Curator: Dr. Nkiru Nzegwu

Artwork from Exhibition Online

October 18 - January 30, 2009

A press release on the upcoming exhibition at Akégo and Sahara galleries.

Philippe Dodard: Spirit of the Caribbean provides an unprecedented opportunity to experience and purchase the recent works of one of Haiti’s most celebrated artist Mr. Dodard in upstate New York. Mr. Dodard lives and creates from his home in Haiti and his international success demonstrates the visionary force of Haiti’s art as well as the artistic fluency, perception and depth of this artist.

Africa House is excited to end the 2008 exhibition year with a phenomenal and prominent contemporary Haitian artist, Philippe Dodard. The exhibition is curated by Professor Nkiru Nzegwu.

Artwork from Exhibition Online

The Secret of the Chair - Philippe Dodard

Africa House, a beautifully restored 6500 sq ft multipurpose, multidimensional site for art, culture and education focusing on Africa and the African diaspora is located in the historic Village of Endicott in upstate New York, the birthplace of IBM. It is 10 minutes from the city of Binghamton, and just three hours from New York City.

It is a lavish, soul-soothing and vibrant space that has two galleries, Akégo and Sahara. It has a striking glass front, beautifully laid terra-cotta tiles, wenge wood floors, tin ceiling, and spa like bathrooms. It is an inviting space and a wonderful blend of old and new.

Africa House offers black fine art and giclée prints, exceptional handcrafted home décors and accessories from Africa and its Diaspora, event space, and gourmet coffee bar and pastry.