Cultural Academy For Excellence

10/04/2026

09/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out for Steelpan Basics last night! 🥁

Whether you'd never picked up a pan stick before or you'd been curious about steelpan for years, you showed up and gave it a try.

One of our favorite moments from the night: an attendee brought her friends along to celebrate her birthday by learning steelpan together, and by the end of the evening the whole room was pulling out steelpan notes right alongside her.

If you missed this one, you get another shot. Steelpan Basics returns November 20 at CAFE's program site in Mount Rainier. No experience needed, just curiosity.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/steelpan-basics-workshop-cultural-academy-for-excellence-tickets-1999127600468?aff=FacebookPosts

09/19/2026

Steelpan Basics Workshop was a celebration 🎉 last night. Fun Friday vibes. Next 🆙 11/20. Don’t miss out.

09/18/2026

Thanks for having us.

The Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan Association of Maryland (TTSPAMD) 3rd Annual Steelpan Music Festival and Awards was a HUGE success!! 🎉👏🏽🎉🥳🎉

BIG THANK YOU to everyone who joined us to celebrate our award recipients: Mrs. Lorna Green, Mr. Carlton Best, and Mr. Robert Greenidge for their contributions in championing the growth and advancement of the Steelpan in the USA and worldwide! - WE APPRECIATE YOU!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎉🎉🎉

We want to express our sincerest gratitude to:
🛢️The Office of Wes Moore, Governor of the State of Maryland (State House) and the Office of Brandon Scott, Mayor of the City of Baltimore for providing our citations for our honorees.
🛢️Embassy of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Washington, D.C. for your continued support.
🛢️Johns Hopkins University Eager Park for allowing us to use your beautiful pavilion and amphitheater for the event.
🛢️Commissioner Luis McSween from the Governor’s Commission on Caribbean Affairs for your address and warm greetings to our festival attendees.
🛢️Our performers - Dr. Lennard Jack Jr, Mr. Lenny Rogers, Harbor Lights Pan Ensemble, Trinidad and Tobago Baltimore Steel Orchestra, and Cultural Academy For Excellence’s Positive Vibrations Youth Steel and The PanTones Steel Orchestras - for your AMAZING musical renditions!! 🔥🔥🔥
🛢️Ms. Jillian Moore for hosting the event with your distinctive style and flair!
🛢️After Glow Lighting and Sound for incredible stage management and sound engineering and to our entire production team including all of our volunteers who worked tirelessly behind the scene to make this event a success.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 🥳🥳🥳
🛢️Our sponsors and supporters: Mallet Man, Mr. Selwyn Charles, Ms. Ngozi Mewe-Pira, Ms. Zophia Edwards, Ph.D., Fulton Bank - Ms. Dionne McNeal, Dynamic Steel Project, Chaconia Music LLC!!!
🛢️Our media partners - WJZ and Brother Nati, host of The Caribbean Exchange on WEAA - and the Trinidad & Tobago Association of Baltimore and Trinidad & Tobago Association of Washington, DC for sharing the event with your membership and our wider community.

📅 SAVE THE DATE for next year’s event: August 7, 2027. Visit our website: www.ttspamd.org
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09/15/2026

What are you doing this Friday? Come out and learn something 🆕!

No experience is required. Just curiosity, and a willingness to learn something new alongside others doing the same. 🥁

Join us September 18, 7–9 PM, at CAFE in Mt. Rainier. Fifteen spots ensure every student gets real time with the instrument.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/steelpan-basics-workshop-cultural-academy-for-excellence-tickets-1999127568372?aff=FacebookPosts

09/14/2026

Two ensembles. One truck. A whole lot of steelpan pride.

This past Saturday, PanTones and Positive Vibrations Youth Steel Orchestra traveled to Eager Park in Baltimore for the Trinidad & Tobago Steelpan Association of MD's Annual Steelpan Music Festival, sharing the stage with Harbor Lights Pan Ensemble and T&T Baltimore Steel Orchestra.

Thank you to the Trinidad & Tobago Steelpan Association of MD for inviting our young musicians into this celebration of steelpan heritage. And a proud moment for CAFE: founder Lorna Green was honored among this year's awardees.

09/14/2026

Come learn about the history of the Steelpan.

09/13/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to our weekly engagement list! 🎉

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09/13/2026

Before steelpan is an instrument, it's a story. Born from ingenuity and community, it remains one of the only instruments invented in the 20th century, and on September 18, that story continues right here at CAFE.
Never played before? Perfect. Our Steelpan Basics Workshop is built for first-timers, no experience required. Just curiosity and a willingness to try something new. 🥁
Join us September 18, 7–9 PM, at our Mt. Rainier location. Space is limited to 15 students so every participant gets real time on the instrument.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/steelpan-basics-workshop-cultural-academy-for-excellence-tickets-1999127568372?aff=FacebookPosts