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Black
History Month The Penn State community will celebrate Black History Month in a number of ways. Observations and activities include: Altoona* Monday, Feb. 4: Black History Month Opening Celebration, 4 p.m., Slep Student Center; * Thursday, Feb. 7: Black History Jeopardy Challenge, 8 p.m., Slep Student Center; * Tuesday, Feb. 12: Black Student Union Night at the Movies, 9 p.m., Slep Student Center; * Wednesday, Feb.13: "The Black Male: Faces in Search of Success, 7 p.m., Slep Student Center; * Tuesday, Feb. 19: Black Student Union Night at the Movies, 9 p.m., Slep Student Center; and * Friday, Feb. 22: "Relationships in the New Millennium" with Judith Thomas, 7:30 p.m., Slep Student Center. Berks* Thursday, Feb. 14: Barry Anthony will present a collection of slavery relics relating to his lecture regarding 19th century human relations, 7:30 p.m., Perkins Student Center auditorium; * Tuesday, Feb. 19: "The Gathering: A Hip-Hop Journey to the Meeting Places of Black Men," by Will Power, 7:30 p.m., Perkins Student Center auditorium; * Monday, Feb. 25: "Lean on Me," 9 p.m. Perkins Student Center multipurpose room; and * Wednesday, Feb. 27: Joe Clark, former principal of New Jersey's Eastside High School, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Theatre. Delaware County* Feb. 15-March 15: "Faces of West Africa," a photography exhibit of the work of Michael DeRosa, John D. Vairo Library. DeRosa will give a gallery talk from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 15. * Monday, Feb. 18: Christopher Ridenhour will present “The Skin I’m In!” at 12:30 p.m. in the student lounge of the Classroom Building. The event is free to the public. * Wednesday, Feb. 20: The Kulu Mele African-American Dance Ensemble will perform at 12:30 p.m., in the student lounge of the Classroom Building. The event is free to the public. For information, call (610) 892-1289. DuBois* "Eyes on the Prize," the award-winning series chronicling the struggle for civil rights in the United States, noon, Hiller Building Auditorium. Admission is free to the public. Monday, Feb. 4: "The Time Has Come" (1964-66); Wednesday, Feb. 6: "Two Societies" (1965-68); Monday, Feb. 11: "Power" (1966-68); Wednesday, Feb. 13: "The Promised Land" (1967-68); Monday, Feb. 18: "Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More" (1966-72); Wednesday, Feb. 20:
"A Nation of Law?" (1968-71); Wednesday, Feb. 27: "Back to the Movement" (1979-mid '80s); * Friday, Feb. 8, and Sunday, Feb. 10: "The Best Man," noon and 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Hiller Building Auditorium; and * Friday, Feb. 15, and Sunday, Feb. 17: Film "To Kill a Mockingbird," noon and 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Hiller Building Auditorium. Admission is free to the public. Harrisburg* Sundays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24: Latin dance lessons, 2 to 4 p.m., Student Center of the Capital Union Building; * Mondays, Feb. 11 and 18: "Fashions and Frenzy," modeling and dance workshop, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Olmsted Auditorium; * Monday, Feb. 18: "Blacks and Jews," continuous loop video, from noon, Oliver LaGrone Cultural Arts Center; * Tuesday, Feb. 19: "Blacks and Jews," presentation and exhibit by Betty Sorvin, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Morrison Gallery; * Wednesday, Feb. 20: "Ethnic Hair -- A Tribute to Madame C.J. Walker," workshop/presentation, noon, Morrison Gallery; * Wednesday, Feb. 20: John W. Scott memorializes his grandfather, John Paul Scott, an African-American leader in the Harrisburg community, noon, Penn State Downtown Center. For details, call Judith Banks-Baumbach at (717) 783-0433; * Thursday to Saturday, Feb. 21-23: The 30th Annual Penn State Harrisburg Model United Nations will be dedicated to the life and work of Ralph J. Bunch, U.N. under secretary and special representative during the Congo Crisis, Student Center, Capital Union Building; * Monday, Feb. 25: "Multicultural Fashion Extravaganza," noon to 2 p.m., Student Center of the Capital Union Building; * Tuesday, Feb. 26: Naturally Seven, an a cappella group, noon, the Gallery Lounge; * Tuesday, Feb. 26: "Diverse Gender Issues," Fredrika M. McKain will present a short video, noon, the Penn State Downtown Center. For details, call Judith Banks-Baumbach at (717) 783-043. * Thursday, Feb. 28: "Blacks and Jews," a panel discussion featuring professors Clem Gilpin and Louise Hoffman, 1 p.m., Gallery Lounge. Penn College* Tuesday, Feb. 5: Blues Works, 8 p.m. Coffee House; * Sunday
Feb. 24, and Monday, Feb. 25:
Film, "O," 8 p.m.. Penn's Inn; and
Schuylkill* Throughout February: An exhibit celebrating Black History Month will be on display in the Ciletti Library. * Thursday, Feb. 7: Michael Eric Dyson, professor of communication studies and director of the Institute of African-American Studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, will lead a discussion on his recent book: Reflecting Black: African-American Cultural Criticism, 7:30 p.m., Morgan Auditorium. * Thursday, Feb. 21: United Minority Leaders Fashion Show, 8 p.m., Morgan Auditorium. * Tuesday, Feb. 26: "The Word in Song," 7:30 p.m., Morgan Auditorium. Shenango* Tuesday, Feb. 5: A multimedia presentation, "Sisters and Voices," 7:30 p.m., auditorium; * Tuesday, Feb. 12: "He Got Game," 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12; * Tuesday, Feb. 19: "The Hurricane," 7:30 p.m. Forker Lab Forum; and * Tuesday, Feb. 26: "Remember the Titans," 7:30 p.m., Forker Lab Forum. University Park* Through March 17: "Contemporary and Historical Black Dolls, " exhibited in the Robeson Gallery; * Friday, Feb. 1: Lecture featuring Thulani Davis, 6 p.m., Carnegie Cinema; * Saturday, Feb. 2: Touch of Africa, 6 p.m., President's Hall, The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. For ticket information, call (814) 861-2149; * Sunday, Feb. 3: African-American Read-In, 4 p.m., Heritage Hall; * Monday, Feb. 4: "African-American Students and Academic Identities, "Signithia Fordham, noon, 115 EE West; * Monday, Feb. 4: Film, "Lumumba," 7 p.m., Heritage Hall; * Wednesday, Feb. 6: "Whose Unconscious? Black Artists and Abstract Expressionism," lecture, 3 p.m., Palmer Museum of Art; * Saturday, Feb. 9: Ms. Black Penn State Pageant, 6 p.m., Schwab Auditorium; * Monday, Feb. 11: "Legacy," 7 p.m., Heritage Hall; * Wednesday, Feb. 13: "Ancestral Legacies: Art and the Black Power Movement," 3 p.m., Palmer Museum of Art; * Wednesday,
Feb. 13: Diversity
in International Study, 5:30 p.m., 304 HUB-Robeson Center; * Monday, Feb. 18: Film, "One Drop Rule," 7 p.m., Heritage Hall; * Wednesday, Feb. 20: "Matters of Race and Culture: Art and Identity in the 1980s and 1990s," lecture, 3 p.m., Palmer Museum of Art; * Thursday, Feb. 21: "Reflections on the Meaning of Malcolm X's Life," 7 p.m., Pollock Commons; * Friday, Feb. 22: Mr. Black Penn State Pageant, 7 p.m., Schwab Auditorium; * Wednesday, Feb. 27: "What's Color Got to do with it? Sam Gilliam and Carrie Mae Weems, lecture, 3 p.m., Palmer Museum of Art; and * Wednesday, Feb. 27: Lecture featuring Rebecca Walker, 8 p.m., Heritage Hall. Wilkes-Barre* Friday, Feb. 8: W. Terrell Jones, vice provost for educational equity, will speak to faculty, staff and students from noon to 1 p.m. in Bierly Auditorium of the Science Building. Worthington Scranton* Throughout February: An exhibit of posters featuring prominent African-Americans throughout history will be on display in the Study Learning Center Quiet Lounge. For information, call (570) 963-2700. * Throughout February: The library will feature books, audiotapes and films by and about African-American men and women. This display will include a selection of materials on the late Martin Luther King Jr. * Tuesday, Feb. 5: "A Look at the History of African-American Cinema," presented by Philip J. Mosley, associate professor of English, communication and comparative literature, 4 p.m., 14 Dawson Building. * Friday, Feb. 8: African Resurrection, an African heritage dance ensemble based in Baltimore, noon, Study Learning Center. The event is free to the public. York* Throughout February: "Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds" exhibit, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, outside the Conference Center; * Thursday, Feb. 7: African Resurrection presents "African Dance and Drums," 7:30 p.m., Conference Center; and * Thursday, Feb. 21: "1,001 Black Inventions," presented by the Pin Points Theatre, noon, Conference Center. All programs are free to the public. |