Afro Caribe Festival at the Griffin Musuem

Winchester Community Music School, in collaboration with Arts Winchester and the Griffin Museum, will present an Afro Caribe Festival at the Griffin Museum on Saturday, July 25, 2-5 PM (with a rain date of Sunday, July 26, 12-3 PM). This free, public festival will feature an afternoon of African and Caribbean music, storytelling, history, and hands-on art-making activities at the Griffin Museum, 67 Shore Road, Winchester.

Debra “Sista Dee” Smith and her award-winning reggae group, Dis-N-Dat Band, will headline the festival. Smith is a performer, educator, producer, arranger, director, and faculty member at Winchester Community Music School. She will lead a performance by the Wicked Steel drum ensemble featuring WCMS students, and will also give a presentation on Trinidadian history.

Yaya Inaru ni will share the cultural heritage of Bomba from Puerto Rico through music, storytelling, drumming, and community engagement. Throughout the afternoon, local artist Linda Forsythe will lead interactive visual art-making activities. For schedule and more information, visit winchestermusic.org or call (781) 721-2950. The organizers gratefully acknowledge the generous sponsors who have made this event possible: Winchester Co-operative Bank, Winchester Rotary, and the Winchester Cultural Council.