Please join us for a a free networking mixer! This is an opportunity for professionals working in the development industry to meet and discuss the joys and challenges of development work. Guests will be hosted in our art galleries for the evening with light refreshments provided. Professionals in finance, project management, construction, consulting, legal and city planning are welcome. Students and new entries to the industry are welcome as well. Please feel free to bring colleagues and friends!

Come and experience over one hundred works of art by some of the brightest and most talented artists in the Capital Region! HJCS youth scholars will display their creations from throughout the year including paintings, sketches, sculptures and more! Admission is free and light fare and refreshments will be served.

Please join us for weekly Root3d Yoga with Chelle Pean! Pay what you can and take care of you. Limited yoga mats are available for participants. Donations support the ongoing mission and programing of the African American Cultural Center. We hope to see you soon!
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Root3d: Getting back to your roots, your foundation, and yourself.
3: Mind, body, and spirit.

Lost Nation is a multidisciplinary production showcasing Capital Region artists of color as they travel through African-American history using the performing arts. The production will present music and dance performances, original scripting and vignettes to uncover the history of the Lost Nation.
Tickets are available for free in advance in person at the Palace Theatre Box Office (located at 19 Clinton Ave. Albany) during regular business hours. For additional information please call 518-465-4663.

All levels are welcome!
Have you always wanted to but don’t know where to start? Looking to work on your public speaking and presentation skills, a professional actor looking to brush up on skills or just looking to de-stress after a busy week. Come join Aaron Moore (B.A theatre and more than 10 years acting experience on stage, camera and behind the scenes) for a full day of classes for beginning and intermediate actors. In this class you will learn the techniques and skills to feel confident on stage with a low pressure and open environment and full day of day.
$15 a person
Please wear comfortable clothing. Bring a notebook and something to write with.
Lunch will be provided and light refreshments in the morning.

Please join us for our weekly Namaslay sessions with Chelle! Sessions are donation-based with limited yoga mats available for participants. Donations support the ongoing mission and programming of the African American Cultural Center. We hope to see you soon!

Please join us to ask questions, organize, and advocate for Ellazar Williams.

…And Action! Expelling Shame and Conjuring Healing
Join in this interactive workshop to breathe, move, stomp, and act out. We will collectively hold space to express in a variety of ways how trauma has/is existing in our bodies.

THE LOT: SUMMER STREET MARKET SERIES
We are happy to present our Summer Street Market Series: The Lot! The Lot is a series of community gatherings including cookouts, vendors, games, and free movie nights.

Come learn about the journey of Black, Latino, and Native American people through conversation and review of historical texts. Please bring a friend or family member for a rich conversation.

Donald Jones is a chef and artist drawing an affinity between the experiential realms of eating and contemporary art. Multidisciplinary in his approach, Donald's work is informed by anthropology, sociology and, instrumentally, his background as a chef using art, installations, and live cooking shows to explore the intersection of art and food.

Please join us for a constructive study group!

EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Co-Hosted by:
The Justice Collective
Co-Sponsors:
African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region, Inc.
Soul Fire Farm
Root3d
Capital Area Against Mass Incarceration
Katal
ROOTS, Inc.
Community Routes
Albany County Office of the Public Defender (Dennis Mosley)
Register at www.afj-ny.org. Email emily@afj-ny.org or call 347-973-0580 with any questions.

Join the Capital Region Juneteenth Coalition and our partners to celebrate Juneteenth 2023 at Albany's premier freedom festival on South Pearl Street! The festival will kick-off with the Capital District African Heritage Parade Procession from Madison Avenue to the South End Grocery.

The African American Cultural Center, South End Grocery and partners are happy to present Harvest Festival 2022! Please join us at the South End Grocery parking lot for three straight days of seasonal fun.

Join us as we celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month with our 2nd annual Just For The Health Of It! Health & Wellness Festival!
FREE Caribbean food samples, Grilled Jamaican Jerk Chicken and drinks.

Hi community!
Join us for our upcoming art workshop on September 20th – 24th from 5PM – 7PM. Workshops will be instructed by our talented resident artist Tai-Tan.

Please join us for a historic preservation open house in partnership with The City of Albany!

Illuminate will be holding auditions for their summer series of events!

Join us for the Women with Voices Pop-up Shop! There will be limited edition items and sale items to launch the Women with Voices online store. Women with Voices is a traveling on-site production company dedicated to being “the voice for the voiceless”.

Tai Tan uses cardboard to reimagine the sustainability of materials and endurance of Blackness in hostile space.

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District presents a free Small Business Assistance Event at the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region, hosted by Angelo Maddox, owner of Fresh & Fly.
Are you interested in starting or expanding your business, or just in need of some support?

Join us on Saturday, April 22 for TWO Earth Day neighborhood clean-ups, hosted by the Downtown Albany BID with support from The Mailworks, The City of Albany, The African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region, Coulson's News & Deli, and The Albany Ismaili Youth Club.