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Date
Sunday, February 18, 2024 11:00 AM
Name
Black History Month Festival
Description
Celebrate the richness of the African American experience with the Black History Month Festival! Enjoy live performances, creative art activities, thought-provoking poetry readings, mini talks, and explore current exhibitions like Black Artists in America: Civil Rights to the Bicentennial and Joyce J. Scott: Messages. Presented in collaboration with Shonna McDaniels, professional artist, teacher, and community activist, as well as the Founder and Director of the Sojourner Truth Art Museum.
This program is FREE for everyone!
Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11 AM
- Welcome to the Black History Month Festival
- Welcoming Song and Dance | Melanin Day School Academy
- Ambitious Rhythm presented with BTU Arts
12 PM
- To Phillis Wheatley Poetry Readings | Sojourner Truth Museum
- ft. Straight Out Scribes, Anna Sprowl, Staajabu, and Poetic Butterfly
- Cuban & Afro-indigenous music and poetry | Krudxa Cubensi x MovimientoyAyA
12:30 PM
- Unsung Heroes | Lisa Daniels
1 PM
- Live Music | Cosmic Roots
- The Talk | Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist Darrin Bell. Hosted by Kyrun Silva of Taurus Comics
1:30 PM
- Black Artists on Sacramento | Shonna McDaniels and Unity Lewis
2 PM
- Live Music | Element Brass Band
- Performances | Celebration Arts
- KIDS’ TIME - ECHOES OF EBONY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Scenes from A RAISIN IN THE SUN
- Scenes from THURGOOD
2:30 PM
- Live Art Demonstration | Unity Lewis demonstrates abstract art through and techniques employed by artists in the Black Artists in America exhibition.
- Empowerment Through Education and Action: Navigating History, Creativity, and Community Engagement | Melanin Day School Academy
3 PM
- “Lift Every Voice and Sing” | Communal Singing ft. Celebration Arts, BTU Arts, and Melanin Day School Academy
ONGOING
- Make & Take inspired by Jack Whitten’s Lapsang with Keia Kodama and the Crocker Art Museum's Education Department
- Flowers Whilst You’re Here inspired by David C. Driskell's Woman with Flowers | Poppy + Pot
- Merry & Musical Mathenge | BTU Arts
- Sacramento Juneteenth Black History Month Art Reception | The Land Park Juneteenth Festival
FREE FOR EVERYONE!
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