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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 25,2023
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34th Annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival
"The Festival Lives So Our Legacy Thrives” - February 1-28, 2023
Honoring the lOOth Birthday of W. W. Law
Schedule Subject to Change. Visit www.savannahblackheritagefestival.org for updates.
Wednesday, February 1st
Official Greetings for the 34th Annual Savannah
Black Heritage Festival. Van R. Johnson, II, Mayor,
City of Savannah & Kimberly Ballard-Washington,
President, Savannah State University. View at
www.savannahblackheritagefestival.org.
9 AM -10 AM: Laying of Memorial Wreaths.
Memorial wreaths presented at the seven African-
American Historic Monuments, World War II; Vietnam
Memorials. Coordinated by local youth organizations.
For locations and times visit
www.savannahblackheritagefestival.org.
12 PM: 81st National Freedom Day Observance
at Savannah State University (3219 College Street)
commemorating President Abraham Lincoln’s signing
a resolution for the 13th Constitutional Amendment to
outlaw Slavery. The observance was initiated by Richard
R. Wright, a former slave and 1st President of Savannah
State University. The wreath-laying ceremony will take
place at the Richard R. Wright bust at Alexis Circle
followed by a roundtable discussion. The discussion
will be at 6:30 pm at the Student Union Ballroom and
will cover the importance of black history and culture.
Presented by Savannah State University’s Honors Program
and The Wright Choice Initiative Mentoring Program.
Contact: Dr. Carolyn Jordan at 912-358-3147 or
jordanca@savannahstate.edu.
Saturday, February 4th
“Between Two Worlds: Connecting the Realms
of the Seen and Unseen” launches at the Savannah
African Art Museum (201 E 37th St.). Museum hours are
11 AM to 5 PM. Presented by the Savannah African Art
Museum. Contact: 912-721-7745.
Wednesday, February 8th
6 PM: The W.W. Law Lecture
Series I: The Language You
Cry In documentary screening at
Jepson Center for the Arts (207 W
York Street) followed by a discussion
and Q & A led by Gullah Geechee
Historian, Storyteller, and Historian,
Griffin Lotson. Presented in part by
the Telfair Museums.
Thursday, February 9th
Griffin Lotson
6 PM: Art Exhibition and Artist Talk at Savannah
State University (3219 College Street) in the Social
Science Building Gallery. Exhibit will be open the entire
month of February with the gallery hours of 9 AM to
5 PM, Monday - Friday. Presented in part by Savannah
State University Department of Fine Arts, Humanities,
and Wellness.
“Black Hollywood: They’ve Gotta Have Us.”
(Closed School Presentation) Vice President of Education
and Understanding at ARRAY productions, Tammy
Games, will screen the film, Black Hollywood: They’ve
Gotta Have Us and present a corresponding interactive
curriculum with students on the evolution of Blacks on
film.
Saturday, February 11th
11 AM -12:30 PM: “Tracing Your Roots - Tips
6 Resources,” at the Bull Street Library - Kaye Kole
Genealogy & Local History Room (2002 Bull Street).
Presented by the Savannah African Art Museum.
Contact: 912-721-7745.
Monday, February 13th
6 PM - 8:30 PM: The W.W. Law Lecture Series
II: “The Coming.” Dr. Daniel Black shares from
his award-winning novel, The Coming, focusing on the
history of the Gullah Geechee people from the Low
Country of Charleston and South Georgia. Located at
Georgia Southern University in
the Armstrong Center, (13040
Abercorn Street: Room 151)
Presented in part by a partnership
with the following Georgia
Southern Units: The Center for
Africana Studies, the Office of
Multicultural Affairs, and Library
Services. Contact: Dr. Maxine
Bryant at 912-344-3379.
Dr. Daniel Black
Tuesday, February 14th
6 PM: Annual Future of
Jazz Concert featuring local
and regional young jazz vocalists
and instrumentalists under the
direction of Teddy Adams at the
Jewish Educational Alliance
(5111 Abercorn Street). Presented
in part by the Jewish Educational
Alliance.
Wednesday, February 15th
Street) Asa H. Gordon Library Art Gallery, 2nd floor.
Thursday, February 23rd
6 PM: SSU FAHW & FAAA Exhibition Opening
Reception at Savannah State University in the Kennedy
Fine Arts Building Gallery. The exhibit will be open from
February 6th to March 31st with the gallery hours of
9 AM to 5 PM, Monday - Friday. Presented by Savannah
State University Department of Fine Arts, Humanities, and
Wellness in partnership with Telfair Museums’ Friends of
African American Arts. Contact: 912-358-3335.
Friday, February 24th
7 PM: “Dancing While Black” dance concert
featuring the Savannah State University Dance Program
at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center (201 Montgomery
Street). Presented by the Savannah Cultural Arts Center
and Savannah State University’s Department of Fine Arts,
Humanities, and Wellness.
Teddy Adams Saturday, February 25th
6 PM: “Financial Freedom For All” - a documentary
followed by a panel discussion on the role of minority-
owned banks
in building
wealth and
reducing wealth
disparities.
Panelists:
Robert E. James,
I, President &
CEO, Carver
State Bank; Robert E. James, I Robert E. James, II
Robert E. James, II, President & CEO, Carver Financial
Corporation & Chairman, National Bankers Association.
Located at the Jewish Education Alliance.
Thursday, February 16th
11:30 AM: “How to Prevent Fraud for Seniors” at
Carver Heights Community Center (905 Collat Avenue).
Presented by The Savannah (GA) Chapter of the Links,
Incorporated in partnership with AARP Georgia.
Thursday, February 17th
5 PM - 7 PM: The Savannah Georgia Chapter of
the Links, Inc. 22nd Annual New Beginning Art
Exhibit The Reception and Awards Gala at the ASA
H. Gordon Library, Second Floor Rotunda (3219 College
Street). Exhibit will open on February 17, 2023, and run
through March 3, 2023 M-F.
Saturday, February 18th
8 AM: Rosa Parks Breakfast Presented by the
Evangelical Ministers Union. Open to the public. Seating
is limited. Located at St. Philip Monumental AME Church
(1112 Jefferson Street).
Sunday, February 19th
I PM - 4 PM: “Afternoon at the Museum” Free
admission to the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
(460 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) in celebration of the
100th birthday of W.W. Law. Open to the public.
Tuesday, February 21st
“STEAM-Y Math Workshops” (Closed School
Presentation) Students will create holograms to make
messages and images come to life utilizing mobile and
student response technology to connect math and science.
II AM: W.W. Law Lecture Series III: Celebrating
the Legacy of Westley Wallace Law, with Vaughnette
Goode-Walker and an afterword by Dr. Otis Johnson.
Located at Savannah State University’s (3219 College
12 PM - 3 PM: The Savannah Cultural Arts
Center Presents: The Savannah Black Art
Expo highlighting various local black artists and art
organizations. The expo will feature art on display and for
sale with performances by local talent. Free and Open to
the public. Located at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center
(201 Montgomery Street).
Sunday, February 26th
4 PM: Gospel Explosion Concert featuring G. Allen
Battle and Family Worship performance at Kingdom Life
Christian Fellowship (425 WMontgomery Cross Rd).
Opening performances by Savannah State University’s
Wesleyan Gospel Choir
members and American Idol
contestant
Gazzie
White and
MC E. Larry
Mcduffie.
Presented in Family Worship
part by Kingdom Life Christian Fellowship
G. Allen Battle and Sponsored by LifeLink of Georgia.
Monday, February 27th
Bright Star Touring Theatre Performances of
“Black History’s Ground Breaking Geniuses. ” (Closed
School Showings) This event is closed to the public.
6:30 PM: Step Afrika! performance at Georgia
Southern University’s Fine Arts Building
(11935 Abercorn Street). Learn more about Step Afrika!
at www.stepafrika.org. Presented in part by Georgia
Southern University.
Step Afrika! (Photo by Sekou Luke)
Tuesday, February 28th
“I Shall Not be Moved: The Power of Our
History” Master Storyteller, Lillian Grant-Baptiste will
portray how storytelling, music, and folklore have been
used as tools of resistance, reform, and reconciliation
throughout African American history. Location: Beach
Institute (502 E. Harris Street).
GRAND FESTIVAL DAY
Saturday, February 18th from 10 AM - 5 PM
Savannah Civic Center (301 W. Oglethorpe Ave)
An array of family-oriented activities, a vendor marketplace, and a concert featuring Nickelbag of Funk.
Free ice skating and lessons for children 17 and under available from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
10 AM - 1PM: Annual Health Fair.
Screenings, exercise demonstrations and more. 1st
Floor Lobby. Sponsored by St. Joseph ’s/Candler
Health Systems.
11 AM - 12 PM: 9th
Annual “Help Your Body
Get Its Move On.” Light
aerobics with Nikki Kerr
Conley
12 PM - 2 PM: Local
Authors Corner. Self-
published local authors
showcase
12 PM -1 PM: Honda Battle of the Bands
Watch Party
We Forget: A Call to
Remembrance, ” conducted
by Master Storyteller Lillian
Grant-Baptiste.
Magic Marc
Nikki Kerr Conley
1 PM: Grand Festival Day Ribbon-Cutting
Ceremony launches local performances with host,
Magic Marc. Opening Libation Ceremony “Lest
Lillian Grant-Baptiste
1:30 PM: Youth
Talent Showcase. Featuring Local Youth Talent
3 PM - 5 PM: Live Concert
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