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"On Display: Jon McDonald: The Blues" (Grand Rapids Public Library) February 1-28, 2007 This exhibit is a series of watercolor paintings inspired by Blues music and musicians. The exhibit can be seen at all eight locations of the Grand Rapids Public Library. For more information, visit the Grand Rapids Public Library's website or call the main branch at 616-988-5400. "African American Literature Book Club for Kids" (G.R. Public Library) February 1-28, 2007 This February children who check out three items on or by African Americans will receive a prize and their names will be go in a raffle for an iPod. For more information, visit the Grand Rapids Public Library's website or call the main branch at 616-988-5400. WaZoBia by Sunny Eselekhomhen (Grand Rapids Public Library) Saturday, February 3, 2007, 2 p.m. Seymour Branch Family Program which includes interactive African drumming, dance and singing. WaZoBia, a word derived from three different Nigerian languages, means "Come, Come, Come." For more information, visit the Grand Rapids Public Library's website or call the main branch at 616-988-5400. "Lady Sings the Blues" - African American Film Festival (GR P. Lib.) Sunday, February 4, 2007, 1:30 p.m. Auditorium, Main Library For more information, visit the Grand Rapids Public Library's website or call the main branch at 616-988-5400. "Five Days in a Black World" (Calvin College) Monday, February 5 - Friday, February 9, 2007 Calvin College, sponsored by the African/African Diaspora Studies Minor For more information, please see the Calvin College's website at www.calvin.edu. Sound Check - Teen and Young Adult Music Workshop (Grand Rapids Public Library) Saturday, February 10, 2007, 2-4 p.m. Auditorium, Main Library Hands-on workshop led by gifted young adult and teen musicians. For more information, visit the Grand Rapids Public Library's website or call the main branch at 616-988-5400. Jim Crow Museum Exhibit Entitled "Them"- Opens (GVSU) February 12 - March 21, 2007 Grand Valley State University Art Gallery The exhibition promotes understanding and healing through the examination of items from popular culture used to stereotype different groups of people. For more information, please see the GVSU Art Gallery's website at www.gvsu.edu/artgallery. Kevin Bales, "Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy" (GVSU Lecture Series) Monday, February 12, 1 p.m. Cook-DeWitt Center Grand Valley State University, Allendale Campus Kevin Bales is the President of Free the Slaves, the U.S. Sister Organiza-tion of Anti-Slavery International, and a Professor of Sociology at Roehampton University in London. His co-authored documentary Slavery: A Global Institution, which is based on his book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, won the Peabody Award of 2000 and two Emmy Awards in 2002. For more information, please call Steeve Buckridge at 616-331-3298. World Affairs Council Foreign Policy Lecture Series: Kevin Bales, "Disposable Children: New Slavery in the Global Economy" Monday, February 12, 7-8:30 p.m. Performing Arts Center Aquinas College Ensuring the safety and proper development of children is the stated goal of the global community. Yet in some countries children are exposed to unsafe labor practices, human trafficking, and participation in combat. What role do private donors, governments and international organizations play in ensuring health care, education and safety for the world's children. Kevin Bales is the President of Free the Slaves, the U.S. Sister Organiza-tion of Anti-Slavery International, and a Professor of Sociology at Roehampton University in London. His co-authored documentary Slavery: A Global Institution, which is based on his book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, won the Peabody Award of 2000 and two Emmy Awards in 2002. The lectures are $5 for World Affairs Members/students with ID; others $10. Open to the public. Free parking at the door. For more information, call 776-1712 or go to www.worldaffairsmichigan.org. Kevin Bales, "Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy" (Calvin College) Tuesday, February 13, 3:30 p.m. Common Lecture Hall Calvin College For more information, please go to Multicultural Affairs' Calendar. David Pilgrim - Lecture (GVSU) Thursday, February 15, 2007, 4-5p.m. Grand River Room, Room 250, Kirkhof Center Grand Valley State University, Allendale Campus David Pilgrim, Professor of Social Sciences and Curator of the Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University, will speak about the exhibit. For more information, please see the GVSU Art Gallery's website at www.gvsu.edu/artgallery. WaZoBia by Sunny Eselekhomhen (Grand Rapids Public Library) Saturday, February 17, 2007, 2 p.m. Yankee Clipper Branch Family Program which includes interactive African drumming, dance and singing. WaZoBia, a word derived from three different Nigerian languages, means "Come, Come, Come." For more information, visit the Grand Rapids Library's website or call the main branch at 616-988-5400. Taste of Soul Sunday (Grand Rapids Public Library) Sunday, February 18, 2007, 1-4 p.m. Main Library Celebrate with us as we sample a taste of art, music, literature, history and food on and by people of African ancestry. The event features the following: - art by Jon McDonald - Gospel Music: Carolyn Quinn - Medley of Spirtuals: David Humphrey - Jazz/Blues: Sweet Willie Singleton - R&B: Kevin Murphy - Music History: AAHM Committee - History Lectures: Dr. Steeve Buckridge and Dr. Fred L. Johnson - Local History: Gad Holland (Idlewild) - African Dance Lessons: Alethia Smith - Children's Arts and Crafts - Food Samples: Jamaican Dave's, Lolo's, Wing Heaven and "Share Your African American Family History: You are Part of the Grand Rapids Story" During Taste of Soul SUnday, bring in your family photos and have them scanned and added to the Library's archives and the Historical Commission's website. The first 50 people to bring in photos will receive a complementary CD of the photos scanned. Please limit to what you bring to 20 of your oldest photographs. For more information, please see the Grand Rapids Public Library's website or contact the main branch at 616-988-5400. "Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory" - African Am. Film Festival (Grand Rapids Public Library) Thursday, February 22, 2007, 7 p.m. Auditorium, Main Library Dr. Veta Tucker, Professor of English at Grand Valley State University, will lead the discussion following the film. For more information, visit the Grand Rapids Public Library's website or call the main branch at 616-988-5400. "Symphony with Soul" - The Grand Rapids Symphony Saturday, February 24, 2007, 8 p.m. DeVos Performance Hall This concert unites the music of African-American heritage with the symphonic repertoire. Features the Community Gospel Chorus and more. For more information, please see the Grand Rapids Symphony's website. "A Raisin in the Sun" - African Am. Film Festival (GR P. Lib.) Sunday, February 25, 2007, 1:30 p.m. Auditorium, Main Library For more information, visit the Grand Rapids Public Library's website or call the main branch at 616-988-5400. Black History Month Classical Forum - Dept. of Classics (GVSU) Dr. John Quinn, "From Slavery to Master of Arts: Juan Latino, CLassicist and Poet" Sunday, February 25, 2 p.m. 308 PAD (Padnos Center) Grand Valley State University, Allendale Campus Born in Africa and taken to Spain as a slave, Juan Latino earned the Bachelor's degree from the University of Granada in 1546. A decade later he was awarded the Masters of Arts. Latino became the first professional classicist of African origin that we can name and the ealiest black author of modern Europe. Professor Quinn, an Associate Professor of Classics at Hope College, will share how Juan Latino was viewed in the Golden Age of Spain but will concentrate especially on how Juan presented himself in his own poetry. Included will be generous samples from Quinn's current project of translating those poems into English. The presentation will be followed by discussion and refreshments. For more information, please call the Department of Classics at 616-331-3600 or visit department's website. The Legacy of African American Women: We Keep Coming (GVSU) Tuesday, February 27, 7 p.m. Loosemore Auditorium, DeVos Center (GVSU, downtown campus) and Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m. Cook-DeWitt Center (GVSU, Allendale campus) Featuring a cast of GVSU students, staff and Grand Rapids community women, this play spans 100 years of African American women who were denied access to the suffragette movement but formed their own groups so they could make a difference in the lives of all women in the United States. For more information, call 331-6550. Laurent Dubois, "The Revolutionary Abolitionists of Haiti" (GVSU Lecture Series) February 28, 2007, 7 p.m. Grand River Room, Kirkof Center Grand Valley State University (Allendale campus) Laurent Dubois is a specialist on the history and culture of the Caribbean at Michigan State University. He is the author of Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution and of A Colony of Citizens: Revolu-tion and Slave Emancipation in the French Caribbean, which won four book prizes. For more information, please call Steeve Buckridge at 616-331-3298. "The Underground Railroad in American History" (GRCC) by Royce Kinniebrew Wednesday, February 28, 7 p.m. GRCC College Library and Learning Commons Grand Rapids Community College |
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