FREE! Mixed Blood Theatre's 55454 Series
Mixed Blood Theatre’s 55454 Series brings together the Cedar-Riverside community for shared artistic experiences created and nurtured within the neighborhood.
Celebrate the Cedar Riverside Neighborhood
Saturday, May 1
Cedar Cultural Center
Free and open to the public
1:00-1:30pm
Performance by Fairview’s Youth Health Ambassadors for Change
Roosevelt High School Health Careers youth will present a short performance combining health education messages with the performing arts. The Health Ambassadors Program inspires youth to take active leadership in their communities and serve as ambassadors for better health. This performance will focus on teen self-esteem, sexuality, drug use and gang-related violence.
1:30-2:15pm
Performance of Mixed Blood’s Hijab Tube
A young Muslim woman takes her questions about wearing a hijab to YouTube, drawing an illuminating range of responses from other American Muslims – despite the antics of her younger brother. Mixed Blood’s newest program offers a unique perspective on Islam in 21st Century America.
2:15-3:00pm
Refreshments and discussion
Major Funders
This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008
