Ghana Fest today at Slayton House

From the Columbia Association for today:

"Celebrate Columbia’s new sister city at Ghana Fest on Nov. 17 - 3:00 - 5:30 pm

Columbia Association (CA) and its Tema Sister City Committee will introduce Columbia's new Sister City in Ghana, Tema, by hosting “Ghana Fest” on Sunday, Nov. 17, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. The free cultural event will be held at Slayton House, which is located at 10400 Cross Fox Lane in the Wilde Lake Village Center, next to the Swim Center/Splashdown. The community of Columbia, Maryland now has a new sister city — Tema, a planned city of more than 160,000 people on the coast of Ghana that is located just east of the country’s capital, Accra.  The program includes Ghanaian music by DJ Dream, drumming and dance performances by BESA,Workshops (Kwame Ansah-Brew) and the Youth Fellowship of Calvary Redeeming Methodist Church, speakers including the former US. Ambassador to Ghana, art displays and a sampling of delicious Ghanaian finger foods provided by Okumkom Catering. The program will begin promptly at 3 p.m., and will run until 4:30 pm, followed by Ghanaian finger food and refreshments and dancing to Hip Life and Azonto music until 5:30 p.m."

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