RFTMI INAUGURAL 2026 SEASON SCHEDULE – All sessions: Saturdays, 1–3pm EST

Jul 18 — Will Calhoun + Saki Mafundikwa
Halographica: Sound, Space and the Fabric of Reality / Explosion of Writing Systems and Typography in Afrika

Aug 22 — Petra Richterová + Rocka Jamez
Rumba: Writing and Sculpting in Air / Uniting Dance Cultures

Sep 19 — Yanique Hume + Gabri Christa
TBD / Suriname: Ancestors Move the Spirit

Oct 17 — Henry Drewal + Renata Wheedbee
Sensory Encounters: Arts in Africa and its Diasporas / Onyx Samurai: A Sensory Journey Through Afro-Diasporic Futurism

Nov 21 — Michael Veal + Neil Clarke
Sirius Musicology / Rethinking the Presence of the African Drum in North America

Dec 12 — Marcus Strickland + Kwami Coleman
Being Blue is Being Human / Can Music/Sound Free Us?