BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Camps and Groups- Friday July 13\, Pre-Registration Required 10 am-4 pmSaturday &\; Sunday\, July 14 &\; 15 12 Noon- 4 pm.\nChi ldren and their families will explore Destination Africa and Beyond at t he Children&rsquo\;s Education Village through hands-on activities and i nteractive experiences. \; Storyteller Mama Koku will tell a story a s ancient as Timbuktu. \; Children can see inside an Ndebele house a nd meet a Zulu &ldquo\;Warrior&rdquo\;.\nAll media inquiries should be a ddressed to Nikki Barjon\, The Barjon Group for NBAF\, at nikki@thebarjo ngroup.com or by phone (404) 514-9992.\n###\nABOUT NBAF\nNBAF (National Black Arts Festival) is one of the premier national and international pr esenters of the art\, music and culture of people of African descent. Th e mission of NBAF is to engage\, cultivate and educate diverse audiences about the arts and culture of the African Diaspora and provideopportuni ties for artistic and creative expression. \; NBAF produces year-rou nd education and public programming\, as well as events presented in col laboration with our partners\, in addition to the annual summer festival .\nNBAF presents artists from the African Diaspora in all artsdiscipline s and presentation formats. NBAF hosts more than 300\,000 patrons each y ear and serves more than 20\,000 children through the Children&rsquo\;s Education Village\, the Coretta Scott King Awards Book Fair and many oth er school-based programs. Each year NBAF generates majorsources of econo mic impact to the areas served by NBAF including Atlanta\, Fulton County and the State of Georgia. NBAF is truly a national treasure and has bee n recognized by the United States Congress and many other national and i nternational arts organizations.\nNBAF receives major financial support from the Coca-Cola Company\, UPS Foundation\, Comcast\, Turner Voices\, Georgia-Pacific LLC\, WALK KISS 104.1\, Nonprofit Finance Fund/Doris Duk e Charitable Foundation\, Bank of America\, Georgia Power Company\, Publ ix Super Markets\, Inc.\, Georgia Lottery and American Family Insurance.  \; Additional support for NBAF is generously provided by the Atlant a Journal-Constitution\, Miller Coors\, Georgia NaturalGas\, Neiman Marc us\, CW Atlanta TV\, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta\, Target Foundati on\, The Heavenly Hands Foundation and the Atlanta Tribune.\nNBAF receiv es major public support from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners un der the guidance of Fulton County Arts &\; Culture\, The National End owment for the Arts\, Georgia Council for the Arts\, City of Atlanta Off ice of Cultural Affairs\, Georgia Humanities Council and the National En dowment for the Humanities and through appropriations from the Georgia G eneral Assembly\, and the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. URL:http://eastatlanta.patch.com/events/childrens-education-village-desti nation-africa-and-beyond SUMMARY:Children’s Education Village- Destination Africa and Beyond LOCATION:Centennial Olympic Park: 265 Park Avenue West NW\, Atlanta\, GA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR