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Fri, 01/27/2012 - 10:08 | Virginia Johnson
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Black History Month

February is Black History Month, and you and your family can enjoy free events throughout our area that celebrate this special theme.

Calendar of Local Black History Events  
 
Martin Luther King, Jr.2/1-2/29/2012
Exhibition, "Celebrate Black History Month" Location: University of Mary Washington, Simpson Library, First Floor Lobby
Featuring written and digital resources from the UMW libraries collections that highlight prominent African-American women and African-American history and culture; Simpson Library, First Floor Lobby; Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – midnight, Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. – midnight; free; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/1/2012
Black History Month Kick-Off Celebration — 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Location: University of Mary Washington, Great Hall, Woodard Campus Center.  Featuring Ewabo Caribbean Steel Drum Band; a Black History Month and Cultural Awareness Series event; free; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/4/2012
New Exhibit Opening: Sesquicentennial in the Context of Identity: Who are You - 1862, 1962 and 2012? 11:30 AM. John J. Wright Educational and Cultural Center Museum. Program with music and more. Student Contest Winners will be announced. Meet and have your photograph taken with the men of the 23rd Infantry USCT. Discuss and buy a copy of one of the new history books by authors John Cummings and James Price.
 
2/8/2012
The Prep School Negro, a showing of the film followed by a discussion -- 6:00 p.m.  to 8:00 p.m. A Black History Month and Cultural Awareness Series event; University of Mary Washington, Combs Hall, Room 139; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/8/2012
Social Justice Brown Bag Lunch Discussion: Prison Industrial Complex; Noon; a Black History Month and Cultural Awareness Series event; University of Mary Washington, Woodard Campus Center, Meeting Room 4; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/9/2012
Concert, An Evening of Jazz: A Tribute to America’s Great Black Artists, featuring the UMW Faculty Jazz Ensemble; 8 p.m.; free; a Black History Month and Cultural Awareness Series event; University of Mary Washington; Lee Hall, The Underground; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/11/2012
John J. Wright Educational & Cultural Center Museum: Museum Cultural Club; For book, writing and movie lovers, come to the museum for stimulating conversation, to learn from others, and to have some fun.  Free and open to the public, each meeting begins at 12 noon.  Refreshments provided.  The dates and corresponding themes are:  January 7, Cold; February 11, War; March 3, Women; April 28, Poetry; May 5, Age; June 2, Men; July 2, Independence; August 4, Summer; September 1, Civic Engagement; November 3, Thank You.
 
2/12/2012
Gospelfest, featuring gospel music by choirs, singing groups and praise dance teams; George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium. University of Mary Washington. Free. A Black History Month and Cultural Awareness Series event; 4 p.m.; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/14/2012
Great Lives Lecture Series: The Lovings. Richard and Mildred Loving, panel discussion of Loving vs. Virginia;  University of Mary Washington; George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium; 7:30 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1065.
 
2/15/2012
Lecture, The James Farmer Visiting Professor Lecturer and Black History Month Keynote, featuring Angela Davis--activist, scholar, author and professor of feminist studies and of history of consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz; co-sponsored by the James Farmer Visiting Professor Committee; University of Mary Washington; George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium; 7 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/15/2012
Great Lives Lecture Series, Jackie Robinson, by Jonathan Eig, author of Opening Day and sports columnist for Chicago Magazine; University of Mary Washington; George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium; 7:30 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1065.
 
2/16/2012
28th Annual Black History Program at the Montross Branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. Enjoy stories, music and food in the African tradition. Come for a night of fellowship. 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
 
2/17/2012
Essence of African-American Culture: Fashion and Arts, featuring a talent show and Pan-American fashion show; a Black History Month and Cultural Awareness Series event; University of Mary Washington; Woodard Campus Center, Great Hall; 7:00 p.m.; Free; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/17/2012
History Talk: Black History Month. Join local resident and historian Frank White as he discusses the life of his father on the occasion of Black History Month. This February presentation will be held at the monthly Stafford County Historical Society meeting. Meetings are held in the Board of Supervisors Chambers in the Stafford Government Administration Center, newly-renamed the George L. Gordon, Jr. Government Administration Center, 1300 Courthouse Road. Time: 7:00 pm. Admission: Free.
 
2/22/2012
Lecture, The Color of Sisterhood: African-American Camp Fire Girls, Girl Scouts, and Social Change, by Marcia Chatelain, assistant professor of history at Georgetown University; a Black History Month and Cultural Awareness Series event; University of Mary Washington, Combs Hall, Room 139; 7:00 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/25/2012
Keynote Speaker: John Hennessy, Chief Historian, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Military Park, National Park Service. John J. Wright Educational & Cultural Center Museum. Noon; free.
 
2/25/2012
"Telling One Story" Part I: Education in Westmoreland to 1958 will be held in the A. T. Johnson Museum; 3:00 - 5:00 PM. Free. Sponsoring partners are Westmoreland County and A. T. Johnson museums and Stratford Hall.
 
2/28/2012
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin, a showing of the film followed by a discussion; a Black History Month and Cultural Awareness Series event; University of Mary Washington; Chandler Hall, Room 102; 6 p.m.; free; (540) 654-1044.