Appearances
2022 Events
It was a great pleasure to speak at the Grand Edventures Women's Conference on March 29th 2022, at the South County Civic Center in Delray Beach. Florida. I had a full house and a very attentive, engaging and wonderful audience.
2021 Events
Rancho La Puerta, Mexico was one of my favorite locations to present Aerobics with Soul® It's so good to be featured in their weekly Voices of the Ranch. You can watch the interview here. Use passcode skf7C=8+ to access the recording.
Watch this special program of AFRICA, LET'S TALK, hosted by Collins Kofi Oppong (Mr. Beyond) as he talks with Nhambu about her life, her work, her writing and her amazing resilience.
With her love of African dance, African art, and African culture, she has been an informal ambassador for Africa her entire life.
2020 Events
We’re #AllInThisTogether and finding unique and creative ways to keep some sort of normalcy in our lives.
I’ve been missing my live, in-person Talks, Book Readings and Book Signings. I was very excited to be invited by the Delray Beach Library to be part of their “Live and Local: Authors Read from Home” series.
Enjoy this reading of Chapter One from Africa’s Child, live from my living room!
Stay home and stay safe.
2019 Past Events
October 5, 2019: Fire Side Chat with Maria Nhambu at private home
September 24, 2019 at 6pm: Alexandra Tech & Community College - Author Talk & Book Signing - learn more at www.douglascountylibrary.org
September 23, 2019 at 6pm: Douglas County Library, Alexandria MN - Author Talk & Book Signing - learn more at www.douglascountylibrary.org
September 7-14, 2019 Rancho la Puerta, Mexico - Book talk + Aerobics with Soul® Classes
Friday, March 15, 2019
Aerobics With Soul®: South Regional Library — Naples, Florida
Friday, March 15, 2019
South Regional Library — Naples, Florida
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Pelican Bay Women's League — Naples, Florida
Thursday, January 24, 2019
A Novel Idea Bookshop — Dar-es Salaam, Tanzania
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Aerobics With Soul®: Kifungilo Girls Secondary School — Lushoto, Tanzania
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Kifungilo Girls Secondary School — Lushoto, Tanzania
Monday, January 28, 2019
Cultural Heritage Center — Arusha, Tanzania
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Tarangire Safari Lodge — Arusha, Tanzania
Friday, January 11, 2019 9:30 am.
A Novel Breakfast at Valencia Reserve— Boynton Beach, FL
For more information contact Andrea Dunn at 561-509-0382
2018 Past Events
Thursday, October 4, 2018 7:00 pm.
Drum Beats, Heart Beats Book Launch— The Marsh, Minnetonka, MN
Sunday, September 30, 2018 9:30 am.
University Lutheran Church of Hope, - Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, September 27, 2018 6:00 pm.
Aerobics with Soul® Class –The Marsh, Minnetonka, MN
Saturday, September 29, 2018 10:30 am.
Aerobics with Soul® Class—The Marsh, Minnetonka, MN
Monday, September 24, 2018 1:00 pm.
Parkshore Senior Community -(Lecia)
Friday, September 21, 2018 1:30 pm.
Abigail McCarthy Women’s Center – University of Saint Catherine, St. Paul, MN
Thursday, September 20, 2018 2018 7:00 pm.
Neighborhood Book Club— Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 7:00 pm.
Common Good Books – St. Paul, MN
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 1:00 pm.
AAUW Luncheon – St. Paul, MN
Thursday, September 13, 2018 11:30 – 1:30 pm.
Author’s Lust Luncheon – Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 7:00 pm.
Catherine Mamer Book Club– Golden Valley MN
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 1:00 pm.
Margaret George Book Club– Eagan, MN
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 7:00 pm.
Allison’s Book Club– Hopkins, MN
Sunday, August 26, 2018 2:00 pm.
Book Talk – Onamia Depot Library, Onamia MN
Thursday, August 9, 2018 6:30 pm.
Discussions That Encounter – St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis MN
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Evening Lecturer at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico.
Maria Nhambu has been a presenter of her original Aerobics With Soul® dance program at the Ranch for over 20 years. An educator, dancer, author, mother, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, she prefers to be known simply by her Sukuma name, Nhambu, which means "one who connects" or "bridge person."
She was raised in an orphanage for mixed race children in East Africa. Despite the unimaginable difficulties of her childhood, she embraced dance and her African heritage as a source of strength, hope and survival. This week she will talk about her memoir trilogy - Africa’s Child, America’s Daughter and Drum Beats, Heart Beats, which tell the story of her heartbreaking yet triumphant journey from an orphanage in Tanzania to the United States. She will also teach her fun dance program, Aerobics With Soul®. View photos from the event here.
Saturday, April 21, 2018 11:00 a.m.
Featured Speaker
Maria Nhambu will give a talk at The Rotary District Assembly on Saturday, April 21st at 11.00 a.m in Burnsville, MN. View photos from the event here.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 6:30 p.m.
Keynote Speaker at Macalester Afrika!
Maria Nhambu will be the keynote speaker at the Macalester Afrika! organization at Macalester College, on April 11th at 6.30 pm., in Saint Paul, MN. View the flier here.
Friday, March 2, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Meet The Author Series: Maria Nhambu
Maria Nhambu tells her inspiring story of not only survival, but triumph in Africa’s Child, the story of a mixed-race child growing up in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania, East Africa. Raised in an orphanage with no knowledge of her origins or family, she endured abandonment, hardships, severe illnesses, and bullying. Her experiences as a child and teenager included physical, emotional and sexual abuse, social stigma, and racial discrimination.
The first book of the trilogy, Africa’s Child, was released in 2016. In America’s Daughter, the second book of the Dancing Soul Trilogy, released earlier this year, the author arrives in the United States in the company of Catherine Murray, an American high-school teacher and in Nhambu’s final book of her memoir series—Drum Beats, Heart Beats—Nhambu reveals more about her life as she searches for her father, which is scheduled for release in 2018. Registration is required by calling 239-252-7542.
2017 Past Events
Thursday, October 5, 2017- 7:00 p.m.
Author Maria Nhambu engages and inspires us with her story, and expands our world with her experiences, insights, and wisdom. Book signing and reception to follow.
The Marsh, 15000 Minnetonka Boulevard, Minnetonka, MN 55345 (952-935-2202) www.themarsh.com.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Join Aerobics With Soul® creator, and longtime friend of The Marsh, Maria Nhambu, for this special class, combining the best of structured aerobic exercise with the magic of African dance.
The Marsh, 15000 Minnetonka Boulevard, Minnetonka, MN 55345 (952-935-2202) www.themarsh.com.
September 16-23, 2017
Maria Nhambu, creator of Aerobics With Soul®, will be teaching Aerobics With Soul® as a specialty instructor at Rancho La Puerta, Mexico.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017- 8:00 p.m.
Maria Nhambu, creator of Aerobics With Soul®, will be giving a lecture on Dancing with Abandonment: Using Dance for Survival and Healing at Rancho La Puerta, Mexico.
Saturday, September 9, 2017-10:30 a.m.
Maria Nhambu, author of the Dancing Soul trilogy will discuss her books and share her love of her native Africa; it's culture and rhythms
The Library | Eastern, 6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, MN www.davenportlibrary.com
2016 Past Events
The Marsh, Minnetonka, Minnesota – Thursday, September 22, 2016 7 pm. Book Presentation. 15000 Minnetonka Boulevard, Minnetonka, MN 55345 (952-935-2202) www.themarsh.com.
Carondolet Village Auditorium, St. Paul, Minnesota – Thursday, September 8, 2016 7 pm. 525 Fairview Ave. S., St. Paul, MN 55116 (651-695-50000) www.carondeletvillage.com
Austin, Texas – Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 4 - 7 pm. Brass House Jazz and Blues Club. Book signing and music. 116 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX 78701 (512-396-2188) www.brasshouseaustin.net
SubText Bookstore, St. Paul, Minnesota - Thursday, June 23, 2016 (6 West 5th Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55102) www.subtextbooks.com
Spady Museum, Delray Beach, Florida - Saturday, May 28, 2016 (170 N.W. 5th Ave. Delray Beach, FL 334444) www.spadymuseum.com