18th Annual UMOJA Festival

2011 Umoja Festival SCHEDULE OF Events

FREE admission to all festivities except Saturday evening concert.

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Friday, September 16:

• 5:30–6:10 p.m. – Parade/Opening Ceremony

Grand Marshal: The Honorable Kenneth I. Wright, Mayor

The Honorable Kenneth Wright, Mayor, City of Portsmouth, Virginia

• 6:15-9:00 p.m. - Good Life Band

• 9:00-11:00 p.m. - Masters of Motown

Attendants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to enjoy FREE concerts.

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Saturday, September 17:

5th Annual Victory Walk Portsmouth Virginia

• 5th Annual Victory Walk

Walk begins at 9:00 a.m.
On-Site Registration: 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
> Sign up for the Victory Walk or Donate now

Join us for a gentle 2 mile walk along one of the oldest working harbors in the country! Proceeds benefit the Hampton Roads Chapter of the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation.

• Kids Corner

Noon - 5:30 p.m.
Featuring a full assortment of traditional kids activities including special appearances from Andalo, the Children's Museum of Virginia Mascot, arts and crafts, giant inflatables, relays, parachute play, coloring contests, connect 4 challenge, checkers, tug-of-war, kids horseshoes, youth fitness challenge, and much more. All activities will be supervised by Portsmouth Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services Staff.

FREE Live Music on Unity and Umoja Stages:

  • 4:00-5:30 p.m. - Against All Odds
  • 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Fuzz Band

Attendants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to enjoy FREE concerts.

Live on the nTelos stage

Purchase tickets at Ticketmaster or nTelos box office

  • 7:30 p.m. - Tank with Ledisi & Avant

Tank performs at nTelos September 17, 2011

Tank is one of the most recognizable names in modern R&B, known for vivid storytelling and sensual love songs. He's an icon in the making, with four albums and eight Grammy nominations under his belt. He's also a singer who carries the torch of masters like Marvin Gaye and Al Green, while redefining R&B for a new decade. For singer/songwriter/producer Tank about to release his Atlantic Records debut Now or Never, his first album in three years, and the one he describes as his most confident yet¿the secret is simple. He remains true to who he is, as a man and an artist.

Ledisi and Avant perform at nTelos September 17, 2011

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Sunday september 18:

• Kids Corner

Noon - 5:30 p.m.
Featuring a full assortment of traditional kids activities including special appearances from Andalo, the Children's Museum of Virginia Mascot, arts and crafts, giant inflatables, relays, parachute play, coloring contests, connect 4 challenge, checkers, tug-of-war, kids horseshoes, youth fitness challenge, and much more. All activities will be supervised by Portsmouth Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services Staff.

FREE Live Music on Unity and Umoja Stages:

  • 2:30-3:30 p.m. - Piney Grove Baptist Church
  • 3:00-4:00 p.m. - Elder Larry Moore and Grateful
  • 4:00-5:00 p.m. - Earl Bynum and Mount Lebanon Choir
  • 5:00-6:00 p.m. - Eric Taylor
  • 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Peggy Britt

Attendants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to enjoy FREE concerts.

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