MEDIA CONTACT: Black Students' Union (585) 275-3068 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800

February 3, 2003

Pan-African Expo 2003

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester's River Campus

ADMISSION: $10 for the general public; $3 for University students, faculty, and staff with ID. Tickets available in advance at the Common Market in Wilson Commons on the River Campus and at the door. Note: Parking is free on University lots on weekends.

The Black Students' Union at the University of Rochester will present Pan-African Expo 2003 at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus.

The program celebrates the heritage and culture of people of African descent through song, short plays, and dance performed by students. Highlights include historical scenes in African-American history from the early 19th through the 21st centuries, looking at African royalty who reigned in Ashanti, Mali and Ghana, the civil rights era, the rise of Motown, and contemporary hip hop.

Admission to Pan-African Expo 2003 is $10 for the general public and $3 for University of Rochester students, faculty, and staff with ID.

For more information, call (585) 275-5911.

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