Community Day at the AAACC | 10.01.25

Community Day | 09.17.2025

Community Day at the AAACC is a an offering continuing our legacy of being an accessible space for the Black San Francisco community and the San Francisco community at large in the heart of the Western Addition/Fillmore neighborhood.

Every Wednesday there will be different offerings all of which are free and open to the public (unless otherwise noted).

This week's offerings are:

• Model Moves w/ Mario B (for kids ages 8-13)
• Black Outside/ Black'N'Visible w/ The Strutters Room SF
• Burrellercise w/Brother Gregory Burrell
• Capoeira w/Brother Terry Baruti
• Jazz + Verse w/ Beverly Al-Kareem and Friends
• Circle Singing w/ Joy

Info: Kids ages 8-13 are invited to take modeling classes and workshops with renowned designer and fashion show producer, Mario Benton aka Mario B. Participants will not only have the opportunity to learn runway and photography skills but will also have the opportunity to participate in monthly fashion shows held at the African American Art and Culture Complex (AAACC)

Info: description: it is exactly what it sounds like. We take this space and this moment to breathe black and free outside and in the open. commune with neighbors, eat some food, listen to some music and pick up some moves from the strutters room sf chapter.

Info: Join dancer/performer Gregory Burrell for a session of his unique, low impact exercise-dance fusion. Burrellercise is a Low Impact Isolation exercise style for everybody, especially seniors, with fun choreographed dance routines.

Info: Learn the sacred marital arts choreography of Capoeira with long-time instructor Brother Terry Baruti.

Info: an evening of Jazz jamming with poetry and community featuring Beverly Al-Kareem (poet/author), Charles Unger (saxophone), Tony Coleman (drums), Roy Brown (piano), David El (guitar) and Joe Nemzer (bass)

Host or Publisher African American Art & Culture Complex