African Night is tonight!! Click on poster for larger version. (Poster image courtesy Michigan Tech African Students Organization)HOUGHTON -- "Africa: The Story from Within" will be the theme of Michigan Tech's African Night celebration tonight, Sunday, Feb. 28, with a dinner at 5 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom, followed at 7 p.m. by a Performance in the Rozsa Center for Performing Arts.
During this event, sponsored by the African Students Organization, students from various African countries provide the audience with an exhilarating display of some of the dance routines from their countries. Food prepared using recipes from certain African countries is also served before the main event.
Apart from food and dancing, other performances such as African dramas, poems and presentations portraying lifestyles and culture unique to the beautiful continent of Africa are also shown. This year's special guest performers are the Hayor Bibimma Dance Company. This event has grown consistently over the years. African Night attracts an audience of over 300 people every year.
Ticket prices, which include both dinner and performance, are as follows: Michigan Tech Students, $10; Faculty/General Public, $15; children under 5, free.
Tickets are available at the Rozsa Center and at the MUB Ballroom (at the door, Sunday before 5 p.m.
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