In recognition of African-American Heritage Month, the STAR ECO Station presents its seventh annual African-American Art Festival on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. The festival features traditional African dance and music and contemporary creative works by established and emerging visual artists and performers.
This free outdoor event includes live music, dance performances, paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, world-class capoeira, food, vendors, crafts, games and more. Also available are naturalist-guided tours of the STAR ECO Station — an Environmental Science Museum and Exotic Wildlife Rescue Facility. Tours are $6 for children (16 and under), $7 for seniors (65 and over) and $8 for adults. The last tour leaves at 3 p.m.
Visual works from the African-American Art Festival will be exhibited every weekend, from Feb. 3 through Feb. 25, at the STAR ECO Station’s Galleria del Mundo. Weekend viewing hours are 10 a.m. — 4 p.m.; weekday viewing by appointment only. The STAR ECO Station is located at 10101 W. Jefferson Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232. For more info, visit www.ecostation.org or call (310) 842-8060.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 2, 2007. Read the original PDF.