Black History Month events, Montgy, Al.

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Black History Month events

"Cookin' at the Cookery" through Feb. 15; shows at 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Alabama Shakespeare Festival. $19-$39. 271-5353.


"The Unfolding of Blacks Heritage from America's Backyard" through Feb. 26. National Center for the Study of Civil Rights, 1345 Carter Hill Road at Alabama State University. Free. 229-4106 or 229-4876. Omar Thompson's show features ceramic sculptures and other mixed media.

"In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." through March 28. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. Free. 244-5700.


Phi Alpha Theta Black History Month movie featuring "Amistad" 7 p.m. Feb. 2. 112 Goodwyn Hall, Auburn University Montgomery. $1. 244-3392.


Black History Month art exhibit Feb. 3-29. Warren-Britt Art Gallery, Alabama State University. 229-4367. Features art collections from the Peoples Museum of Arts in Prattville.


Black History Month tours 9 and 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26. Old Alabama Town. 240-4517. Special guided tours for groups of 10 or more will make stops at the school, church, shotgun house, grocery store and slave quarters.


Alabama State University Black History Month opening convocation 11 a.m.-noon Feb. 5. Leila Barlow Theater. 229-4367. Speaker will be Roslyn M. Brock, vice chairwoman of the board of directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People


"Brown vs. Board of Education: A Look Back" 2:30-3:45 p.m. Feb. 5. Thelma Glass Auditorium, Alabama State University. 229-4367. Black History Month forum features local community activists.


"Separate Fountains" book reading 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 5. Rosa Parks Library. 241-9736. Patty Wilson Byars will read from and sign copies of her book about race relations in the South in the 1940s and 1950s.


Alabama State University's 104th Founder's Day 10 a.m. Feb. 6. Joe L. Reed Acadome, Alabama State University. Free. 229-4238. Speaker will be 1976 graduate James McNeil, CEO of McNeil Technologies in Virginia.


Phi Alpha Theta Black History Month movie featuring "Glory" 7 p.m. Feb. 9. 112 Goodwyn Hall, Auburn University Montgomery. $1. 244-3392.


African-American Read-in: "Brown vs. Board of Education: African American Education Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 10. Warren-Britt Art Gallery, Alabama State University. 229-4361.

UniverSoul Circus 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10-13; 10:30 a.m. Feb. 11-13; noon, 4:30 and 8 p.m. Feb. 14; 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Feb. 15. Paterson Field, Madison Avenue. $10-$25. (800) 277-1700. Features Soul in the City, Graciella, The Pizza Posse, Caribbean Flava, Twisted Sistas, Anatolie and Country and Lucky.


"My Father and the Struggle for Human Rights" 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 12. Rosa Parks Library. 241-9736. The Rev. Spencer Turnipseed Jr., pastor of Perry Hill United Methodist Church, will make a presentation about Andrew S. Turnipseed Sr., who was pastor of Dexter Avenue United Methodist Church in the 1950s and was a supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


Dedication ceremonies 2 p.m. Feb. 15. Dexter Parsonage Museum, 309 S. Jackson St. Free. 261-3270. The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Foundation holds dedication service for the museum at the former home of Martin Luther King Jr.


Plantation Heirs in concert 3 p.m. Feb. 15. Old Alabama Town Church, 420 Columbus St. Free. 241-4517 Group sings traditional spirituals and dresses in 19th century clothing.


Black History Month concert 6 p.m. Feb. 15. First Baptist Church, 347 N. Ripley St. 229-4367. Features choirs from area high schools.


Phi Alpha Theta Black History Month movie featuring "Birth of a Nation" 7 p.m. Feb. 16. 112 Goodwyn Hall, Auburn University Montgomery. $1. 244-3392.


"Making a Life: Ella Baker's Influence on the Modern Civil Rights Movement" 6 p.m. Feb. 17. 1046 W. University Drive, Alabama State University. 229-4332. Speaker will be Frank Moorer, associate professor of humanities.


"Fanny Lou Hamer: This Little Light of Mine" 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Rosa Parks Library. 241-9736. Billy Jean Young will present this stage play about Hamer, a leader in the Mississippi civil rights movement.


Phi Alpha Theta Black History Month movie featuring "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" 7 p.m. Feb. 23. 112 Goodwyn Hall, Auburn University Montgomery. $1. 244-3392.


"An Evening of Jazz" 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Tullibody Recital Hall, Alabama State University. 229-4207. Concert features Doug Bristol, ASU assistant professor of music, on trombone along with the Tom Wolfe Trio.


Black History Month poetry and prose reading 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 26. Rosa Parks Library. 241-9736. Troy State University Montgomery faculty and staff members read from their favorite works.


Black History Month closing convocation 7 p.m. Feb. 26. Leila Barlow Theater, Alabama State University. 229-4367. Speaker will be the Rev. James Bevel, veteran civil rights activist and former aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


"The Colored Museum" 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26-28 and March 4-6; 2 p.m. March 7. Theatre AUM, Auburn University Montgomery. $6 adults; $4 non-AUM students; free for AUM students, staff. 244-3632.


"Rose McClendon: Black on the Great White Way" 7 p.m. Feb. 27. Leila Barlow Theater, Alabama State University. 229-4559. New York actress/writer Vinie Burrows presents this one-woman show.

Judah Fest Seven 6:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 28. Carmichael Center, 150 E. Fleming Road. $15-$25. 215-1293. Concert features the Tribe of Judah from Alabama State University.


Black History Month gospel concert 4 p.m. Feb. 29. Joe L. Reed Acadome. 229-4566. Features Paul Porter and the Christianaires; the Rev. Walter Ellis and the Country Boys; the Alabama Boys; ASU's Tribe of Judah and others.


"Lifting the Veil" 2 p.m. Feb. 29. Old Alabama Town Reception Center, 301 Columbus St. Free. 240-4517. Historian and author Richard Bailey will discuss the educational achievements of William H. Council, Booker T. Washington and H. Council Trenholm.

 

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Atlanta Events

Black History Month events calendar


"Black History Month Kick-off." Events include a freestyle rap contest and an address/autographing by Beverly Tatum, president of Spelman College and author of " Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" 6 p.m. Feb. 2. Free. Student Center Ballroom, Georgia Tech, 350 Ferst Drive, Atlanta. 404-385-2966.

Drew Hansen. Author discusses and signs his book "The Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation." 7 p.m. Feb. 3. $8; reservations requested. Margaret Mitchell House, 990 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 770-578-3502, www.gwtw.org.

"Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?" Lectures by Wilbur G. Mason and Val Archer, two veterans of the famed WWII U.S. Army squadron of African-American pilots. Noon Feb. 4. Lecture Hall, Clayton College & State University, 5900 N. Lee St., Morrow. 770-961-3400.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Meet-and-Greet. Members of this legendary company appear on the eve of their performances at the Fox Theatre. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 4. Free. Rich's-Macy's, Lenox Square, 3393 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-231-2611.

"Pathways." Stars Brenda Porter in a one-woman show depicting the lives and impact of leading African-American females. Portrayals include Harriet Tubman, "Stagecoach Mary" Fields and Barbara Jordan. By Shirlene Holmes. 11 a.m. Mondays-Fridays. Through Feb. 13. $8. Theatre in the Square, 11 Whitlock Ave., Marietta. 770-422-8369, www.theatreinthesquare.com.

"Celebrating Black History Month Through Visual Art." Works by Peggy Hicks Dupuy, Maurice Cook and Lamar Bryant. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Through Feb. 21. Free. The Royal, 19 Jones St., Norcross. 770-823-0694, www.royalnorcross.com.

Natasha Trethewey. Poet discusses and reads from her work. Noon Feb. 5. Free. Room 132, Arts & Sciences Building, Clayton College and State University, 5900 N. Lee Street, Morrow. 770-961-3420, www.clayton.edu.

"Lift Every Voice and Sing." Paintings by Malaika Favorite, inspired by music of James Weldon Johnson. 7-11 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. Through Feb. 19. Free. Student Center Art Gallery, Georgia State University, Decatur Street at Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta. 404-463-9031, www.gsu.edu.

Debra Dickerson. Author discusses and signs her nonfiction book "The End of Blackness." 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5. Free. Barnes & Noble Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. 404-261-7747.

E. Patrick Johnson. Author and performance artist signs and reads from his book "Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity." 8 p.m. Feb. 5. Free. Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 991 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta. 404-607-0082, www.outwritebooks.com.

Calvert Johnson. Organ music by African and African Diaspora composers. 5:15 p.m. Feb. 8. Free. Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-365-1052.

African Folktales. Akbar Imhotep, a storyteller and puppeteer, turns three brightly colored suitcases into puppet stages. In the Student Center. 12:15 p.m. Feb. 10. Free. Georgia Perimeter College Dunwoody Campus, 2101 Womack Road (Auditorium, Building C), Dunwoody. 770-551-3070.

Michael Thurmond. Author discusses and signs his book "Freedom: Georgia's Anti-slavery Heritage." 7 p.m. Feb. 11. Free. Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, www.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us.

The Life and Times of Fredrick Douglass. LaCount Holmes performs his one-man show about the life of the abolitionist. 11:30 a.m. Feb. 12. Free. Student Center, Georgia Perimeter College Dunwoody Campus, 2101 Womack Road (Auditorium, Building C), Dunwoody. 770-551-3070.

Eugene C. Patterson. Author of "The Changing South of Gene Patterson: Journalism of Civil Rights, 1960-1968" gives a talk. 12:30 p.m. Feb. 12. Free. Hoag Auditorium, North Georgia College & State University, College Avenue, Dahlonega. 706-864-1949.

"One Woman Show: A Tribute to Dr. Mae Jemison. Performed by Joanna Maddox in honor of the first African-American woman to visit outer space. 7 p.m. Feb. 12. Free. Speaker's Auditorium, Student Center, Georgia State University, Decatur Street at Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta. 404-463-9031, www.gsu.edu.

Mike Glenn. Former pro basketball player and Atlanta Hawks commentator discusses his collection of first editions by African-American authors. 3 p.m. Feb. 15. Free. Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. 404-370-8450, www.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us.

"Choral Celebration of Black History Month." The Willam Baker Festival Singers of Atlanta perform spirituals, gospel songs and other music by African-American composers. 4 p.m. Feb. 15. $10. St. Mark United Methodist Church, 781 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 770-338-9915, www.festivalsingers.org.

Francine Reed. The legendary singer celebrates Black History Month with the city of Decatur. 5 p.m. Feb. 15. Cover TBA. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 404-377-4976, www.eddiesattic.com.