08-08-08: USAfrica to celebrate 50 years of 'THINGS FALL APART' with international tribute to Chinua Achebe at 15th Anniversary of USAfrica in Houston weekend of August 8 n 9, 2008 August 7, 2008

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Friday AUGUST 8, 2008
10am to 9pm: USAfrica's HARVEST OF ACHEBE: 50 YEARS OF ACHEBE'S 'THINGS FALL APART''
Panel Discussionss, Presentations and Debates

Saturday AUGUST 9, 2008
10am-4pm: USAfrica HARVEST OF ACHEBE
Keynote: Significance of Achebe, Mandela, Obama and USAfrica
Reviews, Perfomances, Tributes and Poetry on Achebe
8pm prompt: DINNER at the USAfrica BEST OF AFRICA 2008 AWARDS banquet.

Keynote: Significance of Achebe, Mandela, Obama, USAfrica into the 21st century
Achebe: Eagle on the Iroko!

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The events require registration; deadline June 8, 2008. e-mail USAfrica15@Gmail.com. Online REGISTRATION and additional info will be available here and our related platforms from February 1, 2008. Thumbnail preview now online at www.USAfricaonline.com/usafrica15.html

Guests who register before the June 8, 2008 deadline will get a copy of Prof. Chinua Achebe's ground-breaking novel 'Things Fall Apart' and other items.

For the August 9, 2008 Dinner, $100 per person tickets are available for the invitation-only banquet event. Due to major requests, Limited seats are available, first come served.

Venue/accommodation: Marriott Hotel Westchase, Houston. 2900 Briarpark Drive, Houston, Texas 77042 USA. Phone: 1-713-978-7400.

Event E-mail: USAfrica15@Gmail.com -- Office: 713-270-5500 -- wireless: 832-45-CHIDO (24436)

USAfrica, 8303 Southwest Freeway, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77074

The 08-08-08 weekend events are being organized by USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, PhotoWorks.TV, The Black Business Journal, BBJonline.com, USAfricaTV and Achebebooks.com

USAfrica's first magazine edition was published in July 1993. USAfrica was established in 1992, in Houston, Texas by multimedia media executive, writer and television broadcaster Chido Nwangwu.

He is the convener and chief host of the harvest of Achebe events, and the Founder & CEO of USAfrica, USAfricaonline.com, AchebeBooks.com, Azikiwe.org, AchebeThingsFallApart.com, ThingsFallApart50.com, CLASSmagazine, The Black Business Journal, BBJonline.com, SouthAfricaWireless.com, NigerianBanks.com, PhotoWorks.TV, EuroAfricaonline.com, PetroGasWork, and coming soon, USAfricaTV.

Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of USAfrica.

Official Website: http://www.USAfricaonline.com/usafrica15.html