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In celebration of Black History Heritage month, the Smithsonian Institution and places across the country honor the culture and diversity of Black Americans with exhibits, lectures and other events. Interested in listing your cultural event in celebration of Black History Heritage Month? Email us at EventRSVP@si.edu
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| ALABAMA | |
| Location: | Anniston Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Anniston |
| Date: | February 20, 2010, 10am - 5pm |
| Description: | The Museum will host a Black Heritage Festival, 30th Anniversary. Celebrate Black History Month at the Museum with one of Alabama's best known and longest running Black History festivals. Dozens of young people from area schools, churches and civic groups will vie for cash awards in the oration competition. See a performance by CAST Kool Kids. Enjoy voices raised in song; including Jacksonville State University's a cappella choir under the direction of Dr. Patricia Corbin and the Anniston High School Choir. See and shop African inspired crafts, clothing, artwork and more in the Museum lobby where vendors will be available throughout the day. And grab a tasty lunch from on-site food vendor Courthouse Café & BBQ. |
| Location: | Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Birmingham |
| Date: | January 30, 2010 |
| Description: | BCRI is opening a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services' (SITES) exhibition 381 Days: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The exhibit offers a gripping account of the men and women whose non-violent approach to political and social change matured into a weapon of equality for all. Date: February 13, 2010, 9am "381 Days" Teacher Workshop presented by Georgette Norman, Executive Director of the Rosa Parks Library and Museum. Date: February 18, 2010, 6pm BCRI will host a discussion on "The 55th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott" featuring Georgette Norman, Executive Director of the Rosa Parks Library and Museum. |
| GEORGIA | |
| Location: | Booth Western Art Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Cartersville |
| Date: | February 18, 2010, 7pm |
| Description: | Using the images from his exhibition The Longest Mile, artist Ernest Varner will describe why he became interested in portraying the history of African Americans in the West. He will be joined on the program by a Black history expert who will describe the heroic efforts of the buffalo soldiers. |
| Location: | High Museum of Art (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Atlanta |
| Date: | February 18, 2010, 11am - 3pm |
| Description: | The High will host a project on African Drums. Experience this popular pre-school art education program! Bring your child to look at works of art and create a masterpiece to take home. Be a noise-maker today and create your own drum using everyday objects you could find in any kitchen. After you've decorated your drum, join us for dancing! |
| MARYLAND | |
| Location: | Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Baltimore |
| Date: | February 13, 2010, 11am - 1pm |
| Description: | For the 2010 Black History Month, the museum's theme of Economic Empowerment comes to light as it hosts a Children's Financial Workshop. Children will meet young entrepreneurs and learn essential components of running a business. A basic workshop on financial literacy will be presented by The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). |
| NORTH CAROLINA | |
| Location: | Charlotte Museum of History (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Charlotte |
| Date: | February 21, 2010, 1 - 4pm |
| Description: | In honor of Black History Month, this Living History Day will highlight life as an 18th century slave, as interpreted by re-enactor Kitty Wilson-Evans. Kitty, a retired kindergarten teacher, helps tell the story of slavery at Historic Brattonsville, which she believes helps young people—especially black children—connect to their past. She aims to be the face and voice of past generations, while recognizing the contributions that slaves made. |
| Location: | Greensboro Historical Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Greensboro |
| Date: | February 3, 2010, 9:30am |
| Description: | The Museum will host a book launch, author visit, reading and book signing on Sit-In How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkey. |
| Location: | North Carolina Museum of History (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Raleigh |
| Date: | February 10, 2010, 12 - 1pm |
| Description: | The Museum will host Amelia Parker, Executive Director, International Civil Rights Center and Museum, on History à la Carte: Fifty Years Since the Sit-Ins. In February 1960 four African American college freshmen in Greensboro ignited a sit-in movement protesting racial segregation. Hear about the movement's early days and the museum that now occupies the historic F. W. Woolworth store where it all began. |
| PENNSYLVANIA | |
| Location: | African American Museum in Philadelphia (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Philadelphia |
| Date: | February 27, 2010, 12 - 4pm |
| Description: | The Museum's core exhibition Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia 1776 - 1876, presented by PEPCO recounts the stories of and contributions made by people of African descent in Philadelphia. The exhibition allows visitors to encounter and come to understand the people who created the world that they now inhabit. Through this exhibit visitors will learn who the people were, how they lived and worked, and their unheralded impact on our nation. |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| Location: | Museum of York County (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Rock Hill |
| Date: | February 27, 2010, 10am - 3pm |
| Description: | Celebrate African life, culture and history from the motherland to the shores of America through music, storytelling, crafts, hands-on activities and planetarium programs. Shop in the African Marketplace and enjoy excellent food. |
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