CONGO SQUARE MARKET
*4-8 pm at Southside Community Center*
305 South Plain St
*Every Friday from May 20 to September 2*
Rain or shine! (rainy days we'll be in the gym.)
*Mark your calendar.*
All welcome!
May 27 - Bring your dancing shoes for JORGE T CUEVAS AND THE CARIBE
JAZZ
ALLSTARS
June 3 - Ithaca Festival Friday! Come Samba with DEIXA SAMBAR
June 10 - THOUSANDS OF ONE http://www.thousandsofone.com/
June 17 - Juneteenth Weekend Celebration kick-off featuring MBUSI
This summer at Congo Square Market...
*Roy's Cuban Food**
*Fresh Fruit Smoothies
*Mama Maria's Feel Good Foods*
Big Mike's Urban Wear
*The African Diaspora Gallery*
CSM Fruits & Vegetables stand
*Free Booty Institute (FBI)*
Fe Nunn & Friends
*Thousands of One**
*DJ Split Image, DJ Gourd and more
*Film viewing & discussion by the GREEN GUERRILLAS*
“SUMMER CIPHER” hip hop lyricist battle (co-sponsored by SSCC,Hits 103.3 & REP studio)
*Drumming by Jhakeem, Kirtrina and many many more (maybe even you!)
*Share Tompkins Swap Meet
*The Really Really Free Market**
*Juneteenth Music Weekend Kick-off with Mbusi
*Puerto Rican Celebration Weekend Friday
*Youth Farm Night with Ithaca Community Harvest
*Black August focusing on unity, political education, health, service,and spiritual renewal.
*As usual… great music with a revolutionary and uplifting theme.
*Come picnic, buy some food, shop for some local goods... ***
Bring your family and friends and let’s create the community we dream about.
We are always looking for new vendors and performers, theme nights,and special events.
When in doubt, reach out!
We're also looking for volunteers. For more information contact:
*Jhakeem Haltom*, Market Manager: jhaltom@cityofithaca.org or 607-351-
7602
*Kirtrina Baxter*, SSCC Program Director: kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org or607-273-4190 x225
*Jemila Sequeira*, Whole Community Project Coordinator:
es538@cornell.edu or 607-272-2292
*Our goal is to:*
1. to build a stronger self-reliant local community,
2. to develop Southside’s economic base
3. to encourage community & personal health.
Named for the famous Congo Square in New Orleans, this market honors African-American history. In the early days of US slavery, recently enslavde African peoples and others could gather in Congo Square on Sundays for music, dance, and stories.
Today, Ithaca's Congo Square Market is a collaboration between
Southside Community Center, Ithaca Youth Bureau’s Paul Scheurs Memorial Program, TC Cornell Cooperative Extension's Whole Community Project, and the Ithaca
Youth Farm Project. Jhakeem Haltom, a staff member of the Paul Scheurs Program, is the market founder and manager.
Find us on facebook:
"Congo Square Market, Ithaca"
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The bubbling sounds of Congo Square Market:
http://www.wat.tv/video/olu-dara-okra-10q11_2fx8v_.html