Get Tickets This Week for African Gala Night Celebration
All U of A students, faculty and staff are cordially invited by the African Students Organization to the African Gala Night on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 6 p.m. at the Fayetteville Town Center, located at 15 W. Mountain St. in Fayetteville.
All U of A students, faculty and staff are cordially invited by the African Students Organization to the African Gala Night at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Fayetteville Town Center, located at 15 W. Mountain on the Fayetteville Square.
The African Gala Night is an event that reaches out to people of the Northwest Arkansas community to enjoy a night of learning about the different cultures of Africa and celebrating one another. There will be performances of the arts, traditional foods, souvenirs and much fun at the event. The event serves to be a time that will highlight and represent people of African descent to come together and showcase their culture. Anyone from the Northwest Arkansas region is welcome to attend.
Students can get their free tickets and non-students can purchase tickets from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 28-29. Tickets will be given out in front of the Arkansas Union. In case of rain, the tickets will be distributed outside the food court in Arkansas Union. Tickets are free for students, and paid tickets are available for non-students to purchase for $8. Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis, as we have a limited number of tickets. If you are unable to get your ticket during the ticket distribution hours, please contact us at african@uark.edu.
This event is supported by the Student Activities Fee as a funded event by the Associated Student Government and is free to all currently enrolled University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, students who pay the student activities fee. This event is held in a venue that meets ADA standards. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend this event. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact Iana Ruheta, imruheta@uark.edu, (801) 989-1718, by five business days prior to the event.
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Iana Ruheta,
African Students Organization
801-989-1718,
imruheta@uark.edu
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