Reserve the Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center for your Special Event!
Do you need a space for your family, work, organizational, or community celebration? The Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center is the perfect beautiful venue for your special event. Contact us today for information about our very reasonable rates and availability. Call (919) 876-7187, (919) 231-2660 (leave a phone number, name, and a good time to call) or email Fruitoflaborwcc@netscape.com.
Current Events
Unless otherwise noted, all events are at the FOLWCC and will follow our Covid-19 safety protocols. These include optional mask-wearing and social distancing. Capacity for inside events is limited to 75 people.
1st & 3rd Sundays; 1:00-4:00 PM; Black Farmers Market at the Durham Tech. Community College is located at 1637 E Lawson Street, Durham, NC. Go and support Black Farmers growing healthy food to nourish our communities!
2nd & 4th Sundays; 1:00-4:00 PM; Black Farmers Market at the SE Raleigh YMCA located at 1436 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, NC. Go and support Black Farmers growing healthy food to nourish our communities!
Friday – Sunday, June 13-15; Fruit of Labor Singing Ensemble brings music that educates, inspires & activates to the Southern Workers Action Summit 2025 convening in Spartanburg, SC; Rank & file workers in the South are building power on the job and developing assemblies are coming together to strategize, train and make plans to organize the unorganized by building a broader workers movement. For more information about participating in the summit, email info@southernworker.org or call (919) 604-8167.
Wednesday, June 18; 6:30-8:00 PM; Black Workers for Justice Triangle Chapter Meeting; 6-7;30pm
Saturday, June 21; 1:00-6:00 PM; 26th Annual Juneteenth Celebration at the FOLWCC & Spoons of Justice Cook-off; Calling all “Sisters who can Stir & Brothers who can Burn” to see who can claim this year’s coveted Cook-Off Champion Trophy! Enter your best dish, and the people will judge who wins! If it is advisable that you not share your culinary skills with the general public, come out, taste the dishes that are entered, be a judge, and help pick this year’s winner! Live music, food, vendors, games, trivia, dancing, poetry, prizes and community good news! It’ll only cost you $15. Bring 3 people, and a 4th person is free. Email us at fruitoflaborwcc@netscape.com for chefs needing a registration form and more information. Others attending the celebration and cook-off can RSVP at (919) 876-7187 or email us at the above email.
Friday, June 27; 7:00-8:30 PM; FOL World Cultural Cinema hosts a lively review and discussion about the highly acclaimed horror, historical drama, and musical film “SINNERS”! Gather with us to explore the movie’s unique storytelling, exploration of community, the destructive power of evil, and redemption as well as it’s actors’ performances and cinematography. Light refreshments and drinks. RSVP your attendance to Erica at (919) 876-7187 or ericaengland3@gmail.com.
Sunday, June 29; 11:00 AM-2:00 PM; Only on Sunday Brunch at the Fruit of Labor World Cultural Café! There will be delicious food & drinks, great music, poetry, discussion, books, games, networking or bring your laptop and get comfy and get a little work done if you must! $15 donation requested. To RSVP, call (919) 876-7187 or email fruitoflaborwcc@netscape.com
Friday, July 4; 12:00-1:30 PM; What to the Slave is the 4th of July – Everyone is invited to a video preview, reading and discussion about Fredrick Douglas’ famous speech delivered on July 5th, 1852; Brunch/Refreshments; To RSVP, call (919) 876-7187 or email fruitoflaborwcc@netscape.com