FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 18

TH
ANNUAL HOIDAY AND KWANZAA
MARKETPLACE
Celebrate, shop, and enjoy.
HAMPTON, VA., (Nov. 20, 2013) On Dec. 6 and Dec. 7, the Hampton University Museum
will hold the 18
th
annual Holiday and Kwanzaa Marketplace. The weekend will be filled with
many events for the whole family, both young and old.

Starting Dec. 6 at 10 a.m., the Marketplace will kick off the weekends events where people are
able to purchase holiday and Kwanzaa gifts from the Museum Shop specializing in both African
and African-American art gifts. Gifts range from hand crafted items including jewelry and art.
The event will continue with an evening celebration beginning at 5:30 p.m. which will include
special holiday music and art activities for children between the ages of 3-10 years old in the
Curiosity Room, sponsored by the Greater Williamsburg Womens Association and the
drumming of M & M (a mother and son drum group). Visitors will be available to attend the
Marketplace until 7 p.m. While admission to this event is free, guests are encouraged to donate
gently used clothing items for women that will be given to Transitions Batter Womens Shelter.

On the following day from 1-4 p.m., there will be a holiday and Kwanzaa Jazz Brunch and
Market place. The admission fee is $10 for adults and children 10 years-old and under is $8.
Visitors are encouraged to view the Changing Exhibition, The Dianne Whitfield Locke &
Carnell Locke Collection: Building on Tradition (Oct.12-May 10) and other permanent
galleries, listen to jazz with Osmosis and HU Student entertainment sponsored by the HUM
Biggers Circle, and enjoy do it yourself art activities that focus on the celebration of Kwanzaa
for children between the ages of 3-10 years old, all while delighting in heavy hors doeurves,
desserts, and light beverages.

To register for the Holiday Jazz Brunch and Marketplace please contact Vanessa Thaxton-Ward,
Ph.D. @ 757.727.5508 or Vanessa.Thaxton-Ward@hamptonu.edu by Dec. 3, to claim your spot
at the event.