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~ Black History Month
Calendar of Events
; ART EXHIBITS
i Through Feb. 28th
B Art Exhibit
i Worksof art by several Augus
! ta-area black artists in honor of
{ Black History Month. Included
¢ will be watercolors and charcoals
. by Linda Pope, oils and acrylics
¢ by Ruth Nelson and watercolors
: by Lorenzo Williams. The exhib
i it is sponsored by the Heritage
. Art Gallery in downtown Augus
. ta and the MCG Hospital and
. Clinic’s Arts in the Hospital Pro
. gram, coordinated by a volun
. teer committee of Augusta-area
. artists and art patrons. Contact
' Judy Avrett, director of volun
. teer services at 706-721-3596.
- Admission is free
MCG’s Sydenstricker lobby, on
. cornter of 15th and Harper
Streets.
‘ LECTURES &
SEMINARS
February 10
- BMichael Thurmond, Direc
tor, Division of Family and Chil
dren Services, State of Georgia.
Mr. Thurmond is the guest speak
er at the Paine College 113th
Founders Day Convocation.
Paine College’s Gilbert-
Lambuth Memorial Chapel,
- 10:30 a.m.
: February 14
. B “Blacks and Civil Rights:
! From slavery to the 21st Cen
' tury.”
- Assistant District Attorney
Vincent Crawford is guest
speaker. Sponsored by Augusta
College Minority Advising Pro
- gram.
Augusta College, College Ac
tivity Center, Topic Room 2, 12:00
p.m.
- -
§ WCivilization in
Early Africa”
Guest speaker Charles Finch
111, M.D., dean of International |
medicine at Morehouse School of p
Medicine. Sponsored by Augus- .
ta College Minority Advising Pro- .
gram.
Augusta College, Butler Hall
Lecture Room, 12:00 p.m.
February 16
1 “Open Forum: Challenges
Facingthe African-American
Family Entering the2lst Cen
tury.”
Sponsored by the African
American Student Alliance.
The University of South Caro
lina-Aiken, Etherredge Center
Main Stage. 7:00 p.m. Call 803-
648-6851.
I Wallace Branch Library
Black History Program
Wallace Branch Library Home
work Center, 1237 Laney-Walker
Blvd., 4:30 p.m.
MUSIC & THEATRE
February 12
# David Hurd, Organist In
Concert.
One of America’s most cele
brated composers and organists.
Dr. Hurd’s Augusta program will
be played on the recently restored
Jardine pipe organat The Church
ofthe Most Holy Trinity. It is one
of the country’s largest and most
historic musical instruments. In
addition tothe concert repertoire,
Dr. Hurd will improvise on a
submitted theme as part of his
Augusta performance.
Church of the Most Holy Trin
ity, 720 Telfair Street, Augusta,
GA. 12:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00
and are available at the door.
Sponsored by the Augusta Chap
ter, American Guild of Organ
ists.
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February 15
i The Afro American Ball
Featuring national recording
artist Stanley Bird, ABATSU
drummers and dancers, a fash
ion show with AMBASA fash
ions and an ethnic food buffet.
Fort Gordon, NCO Club. 8:00
p.m. Advance tickets are $15.00
per person or $25.00 per couple.
Tickets at thedoor are $16.00 per
person. For informationcall 791-
6780.
I Clarence Carter
in Concert
Fort Gordon, NCO Club, 9:00
p.m. to 1:00a.m. Advance tickets
$9.00, $12.00 at the door. For
information call 791-6780.
February 19
“My Dream”.
The Augusta Mini Theater.
The University of South Caro
lina-Aiken, Etherredge Center
Main Stage. 6:00 p.m. Call 803-
648-6851.
February 23
Jazz by Jerry and Friends
Sponsored by AC Black Stu
dent Union and HEOP and Au
gusta College Minority Advising
Program.
Augusta College, College Ac
tivity Center Towers, fourth floor.
12:00 p.m.
FILM & VIDEO
February 16
“Eyes on the Prize.”
Sponsored by Augusta College
Minority Advising Program.
Augusta College Activity Cen
ter, Topic Room 2. 12:00 p.m.
HUrry up and.
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The African American Music Tree
Mondays Feb. 6, 13, 20,27 Seven p.m,
Two hundred years of music from composers such as Eubie Blake,
Noble Sissle, Scott Joplin, and Frank Johnson. Features the
Black Music Repertory Ensemble.
O Freedom Over Me
Monday Feb.2o Noon
Julian Bond hosts this award-winning program detailing one of the
seminal moments in the history of the civil rights struggle:
the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964
Two Divas Across the Atlantic
Tuesday Feb. 21 Noon
Explores the lives and music of two African Amencan opera singers
who, because of their race, were forced to make a career outside
the US. Features Atlanta native Mattiwilda Dobbs,
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Celebrating African American Storytelling
Wednesday Feb, 22 Noon
Explores the ways African Amenican storvtelling tradition has passed
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Thursday Feb, 23 Noon
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