2026 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 1

Kwanzaa Festival, Durham Armory, Durham, North Carolina

MONDAY, JANUARY 19 

MLK Breakfast Keynote, The Prizery, South Boston, Virginia

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 - MARCH 29

"Hands Making Light," Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

Cultural Roots Homeschool Cooperative, Richmond, Virginia

SATURDAY, MAY 23 - 24

Trailblazer Award Recipient, Scruggs/Joplin Family Reunion, Appomattox, Virginia

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

"Threads of Freedom: Honoring Edith Younger Edmunds at 100," Historic Sotterley, Hollywood, Maryland

FRIDAY, JUNE 26

"Celebrating African American Quilters: Preserving History through their stories," Artist Talk and Demonstration, 6-9 pm, Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Richmond, Virginia

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

"Stitched in History: Quilts, Codes & Conversation," 12-2 pm, Black Author Expo, Harriet Tubman Cultural Center, Howard County, Maryland

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Fall Bazaar, Danville Community Market, 8 am - 2 pm, Danville Virginia

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

"Threads of Tradition," 1-3 pm, Acorn Hill Lodge, Lynchburg, Virginia

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

"Author Event," 11am - 1pm, My Sister's Books, Pawley's Island, South Carolina