Programs include:
Auntie Karen’s Artpreneurs/Technopreneurs
Auntie Karen’s Young
Entrepreneurs Conference
Legends of Concert Series
Auntie Karen Hits The Road: An African American
Mobile Museum (underdevelopment)
Board Events
The Auntie Karen Foundation Board, along with community
support will produce two annual fundraising events:
Halloween Bash
The foundation’s annual anniversary event
Legends of…..
The Legends of …Concert Series serves as the signature
fundraiser for The Auntie Karen Foundation.
Purpose: The contributions of African-Americans to the
history of music in the United States began as early as
the 1600s. Although it is not known exactly when jazz
emerged, it is clear that this indigenous art form has
had a tremendous impact in this country and the world.
Unfortunately, jazz music, once known as America's
classical music, has become a relic, replaced with the
lucrative world of Rap, Rock and Hip Hop music.
The Auntie Karen Foundation created the Legends
of..series to keep the legacy of African American music
alive. Each year during Black History Month, The series
will profile a jazz, rhythm and blues, gospel or blues
artist who has made a lasting contribution to the
history of music. The series will place a special
emphasis on Jazz Legends.
The inaugural concert featured four time Grammy winner
Roberta Flack at The Koger Center of the Arts in
Columbia, SC on February 26, 2004.
The Legends of Concert Series was designed to expose SC
residents to the works of legends from around the globe.
Artist will perform when possible or have tributes made
to the contributions of their work, if deceased.
The Auntie Karen Foundation creates and pilots a series
of reproducible community outreach programs. The core
programs benefit youth aged 3 through 22. The pilot
programs include participants from area schools,
churches, and community organizations. These programs
are being documented so that other communities across
the globe (South America and Africa) can duplicate them.
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