Wontanara’s Roots to the Future festival begins Friday, October 30, at 3 p.m. and continues through November 1 at Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road SW. It combines West African and Afro-diasporic dance, percussion, film, panels, live performance and an artisan market.
General access to the festival grounds is free, but individual dance and drum classes are typically $25, and full weekend passes are higher. Friday’s 3 p.m. screening of Kirikou and the Sorceress is listed as free with RSVP. A free grant-writing workshop for creative entrepreneurs is scheduled Sunday at 10 a.m., with advance reservation.
This is the kind of adjacent discovery that belongs in Wake Up: a chance to attend a different cultural event, learn a rhythm in a master-led class, see a film or browse independent vendors. The organizer’s own ticket page is the best place to separate free access from paid sessions.
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