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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Open Forum ith Dave Bing,
pre ented by NAACP Young
Adu Committee, 5:SQ-8:30pm,
Mu eum of African American
Hi ory,301 Frederick Douglass,
Detroit. Free.
The Children's Library
presents the winners of their
annual • African American I Most
Admire· essay contest, 7pm,
Friend Auditorium, Detroit
Public Ubrary, 5201 Woodward.
Free admission. '
Film: -Matewan, - 7pm�
University of Center Kiva, U-M
Flint. Free admission.
U.S. Disaster Response In
Africa in the '90s,· lecture
featuring David Evans, 8pm,
Olmstead Rm, Mandella Hall,
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo.
Thur day, Feb.20
-1001 Black tnventtons,:
presented by Pin Point Theatre of
Washington, D.C., 7pm, Datton
Center Recital Hall, Western
Michigan University, Kalamazoo.
Chamber Luncheon: 12 noon,
Mother's Golden Grill,' 13928
Woodward Ave. Northside
Fa'mlly YMCA - A Community
Resource (Randy McNeil,' Exec.
Director) What programs the ry.
has for you and your employees
and What community needs the
, ·Y· serves? Luncheon 6 for
members $8 non-members. For
reservations call Patty Zobel
(868-6420).
Friday, Feb. 21
-Mlnffest IV: If It Swings and
Pops, Den Dis Is Jazz, - featuring
Tim Cunningham and Four of a
Kind, Straight Ahead and others,
7:30pm Dalton Center Recital
Hall, WMU, Kalamazoo. Festival
continues at noon on Feb. 22.
Free
·Ms. Ebony· coronation, 7pm,
Bovee University Center
Auditorium, Central Michigan
University. Admission $3adv,
4door. 517-774-3945.
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The Revolutionary Legacy of
Mal�olm X and other African
American Leaders is the topic of
Workers World Party's Black
History Month Celebration.
Featured peaker is Jelayne
Myles. 5pm at 1945 Grand River
in downtown Detroit. A soul food
dinner served after the speakers.
Childcare provided. Donation i
4 & 1 for unemployed and fixed
income. Call 962-4979.
·A Bow to Black Churches and
Organizations,· sponsored by
Grand Rapids NAACP, noon,
New Hope Baptist Church, 130
Delaware S.E., Grand Rapid!?
616-243-1300.
World Cuttural Festival, 9am to
2pm Bovee University Center
Ballrooms, A & B, Central
Michigan University. Free
·An Afternoon of Cultural
Entertainment,· sponsored by
ActThree,2pm, McGregor Public
Library, 12244 Woodward,
Highland Park. Free admission.
VI P Prooucnons Invites you to
experience the Pisces
Celebration at the Manor House,
18641 Wyoming nr W 7 MI. 9pm
to 3am, 7adv. & 8 door. TIckets
(867-5151) 21 & over, proper
attire a must.
Sunday, Feb. 23
-Our Saviour's Day·sponsored
by The Nation of Islam.
M�hammadTempleNo.1, 16187
Hamilton Ave., Highland Park.
342-4574.
• The Gospel Chorus of
Macedonia Baptist Church .. 5080
Belmont in Hamtramck, will
celebrate its 22nd anniversary.
Special guest for this free
program will be Solomon's
Temple Radio Choir.
13th Annual State of the Race
Dinner, sponsored by the Detroit
Association of Black
Organizations, with guest
speaker Dr. Kenn h B. CI ,
4pm, Rivervi Rm of Cobo Hall,
Detroit. Tick s 50. 491-0003.
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Film: -Malcolm X, - 7pm, Bov
University Center Auditorium,
Central MI University. Free.
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African culture through ory
and song, featuring Nalm Abdu
Rauf, 12:15-1pm, Downtown
Library, 121 Gratiot, Detroit.
Free. Bring a brown bag lunch.
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·Black Heritage Celebr Ion In
Dance and Music.· dlreded by
Penny Godboldo of Marygrove
Colleg, 1 pm, Performing Arts
Center Campus, Macomb
Community College, 44575
Garfield Rd, Mt. Clemen. Free.
Join Arthur Blackwell, II & the
board of commissioners 2-7pm,
600 Randolph in Atrium.
Speakers, music, food, vendors
and the young people of Wayne
County.
Thur day, Feb. 27
-Black History Lecture Series, •
7pm. Guest lecturer. EMU
professorl author Nora White
Martin. Martin will address the
role and accomplishments of the
Black Woman. Inkster
Recreation Com plex, 2025
Middlebelt Rd. Free. Call
563-2822 for Information.
Friday, Feb. 28
-When Will It Stop?· -, a play
exploring the complex
relationship between parents and
teens, presented by the
YW- Teens of the YWCA of Metro
Detroit, 6pm, Museum of African
American History, 301 Frederick
Douglass. Detroit. Free
admlsslon.
Black History Month Comedy
event featuring Mark Curry and
the Laft One Out Comics, 8pm,
Music Hall. Detroit. Admission
Freedom Train at DIA
Freedom Train is a special Black
History Month production presented
Saturday, Feb. 29, at 11am and 2pm
by Youtheatre at the Detroit Institute
of Arts, 5200 WOOdward Ave. The
show will also be performed Feb. 25
thru 28 for schools and organized
groups at lOam and 12:3Opm.
Freedom Train tells the story of
Harriet Tubman, who was born a
slave and became "the Moses of her
people," eventually guiding more
than 300 slaves to freedom over the
perilous route of the Underground
Railroad.
. This was the escape route to the
North thatshe first experienced at the
age of 25, when she made.her own
escape from a Maryland plantation
to Philadelphia. She later repeated
the route 19 times. The difficulties
involved nighttime travel over back
roads and unmarked terrain, and
hiding out with the help of sym
pathizers in churches, barns, cellars
and homes. Harriet's secret mis
sions were compared to leading the
children of Israel out of Egypt.
Freedom Train uses a series of
highly theatrical scenes that use
dance, dialogue, mime and music of
the pre-Civil War period. Music
was the creative communication of
the Underground-through coded
spirituals and other songs with
double meanings, slaves received
word of times of meetings and
methods of escape.
FREEDOM TRAIN is essential
ly a story about self-sacrifice,
dedication and survival; it also con
tains warmth and humor that
celebrate the human spirit and makes
it a universal story.
Tickets are $6 per adult or child;
$5 for groups of 10 or more. Perfor
mances are at 11am and 2pm in the
DIA auditorium. Freedom Train is
recommended for youngsters age 9
and older (children under 5 years are
not admitted). Tickets are available
in person at the DIA office; Master
Card and Visa are accepted for
phone orders. Call 833-2323.
February 29 is a Salute Day for
Girl Scouts in the audience, who will
have an opportunity to meet and talk
with the cast.
FR E E DO M TRAI N - (t-r); Alicia Rene Wa.hlngton, Mlcha I·Davld Gordon, Raine
0' John on, Lothair Eaton and (kn ling) H rb rt Mark Park r.
En VOGUE HARMONIZES WITH THE SESAME STREET CAST - The .Inglng group En
Vogue njoy a mu.leal adventur with Ernl , Elmo, Sup r Grover a�d The Count wh n th y make
I.p ciliappeirane on S .Ime Str et thl •• ea.on alrln February 24, 1992 on PBS*. <-Check IooeI
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$18.50. Tickets are available at
the Music Hall box office or'
Ticketmaster outlets.
Saturday, Feb. 29
-Freedom Tteln," musical
based on the life of Harriet
Tubman, recommended for
children 9 and older, performed
by the Detroit Youtheatre. 11 am
and 2pm, Detroit Institute of Arts
Auditorium. Admission: $6.
833-2323.
• African American Film Festival,
showing classic films for all ages.
1 :30-3:30pm, Detroit Historical
Museum, 5401 Woodward. Free.
featured, children's books
Ulustrated by Black artists.
9:30am-5:30pm Tues., Thurs.,
Fri.. Sat., and 1-9pm Wed. Third
FI Exhibit Hall, Detroit Public
Ubrary, 5201 Woodward. Free.
-The Magic Behind the Magic:
The Musicians of Motown,· an
exhibition by the Motown
Historical Museum, 10am-5pm.
Mon-Sat. 2-5pm. Sun, 2648 W.
Grand Blvd., Detroit.
313-875-2264.
SCHOLARSHIP FAIR,
Learn about college scholarship
March 7th 2pm
Cathedral Conference Center
10325 East Jefferson.
FREE
All High School students
are urged to attend
835-5329.
Monthlong Event
• Exhibit from Detroit's
Graystone Jazz Museum. South
,Campus Library, Macomb
Community College, 1450012 MI
Rd, Warren.
Exhibits of the life and works of
Francts B. Johnson,
African-American composer and
bandsman. Detroit Library's Cess
Avenue Concourse. Also
We'n' Celebrating Black 'History Month At
THE AFRICAN SHOPPE
WITH AM OPEN HOUSE INVITATION
Sunday - Wednesday, February 9 - 19, 1992
The importance of knowing ones cultural heritage cannot be
overstated. African-American children, in particular, must be assisted by
their parents �nd teachers n discovering the long, rich history of their anc:estors!
To t elg Y')U in t� :..md! ayo[ .he AFRICAN SHOPPE maintains a collection of;
, • Infonnational Books. Magazines and Recordings
on African Life & Culture
• African Heritage Coloring Books ,
• Educational Games and 'Puzzles for the Family
• Books and Flash Cards of Famous Black People
with Some of Their Memorable Quotations
• Beautiful Prints of Past and Current African Life
-- Suitable for Framing
• Children's Traditional African Clothing
- For Men and Women -
1 iditional and Contemporary Clothing, Sizes S-M-L and 6-22
- General Merchandise -
Tr �ical F,)ods, Cosmetics, Jewelry, Authentic African Artifacts
'Ibe African Shoppe, Inc.
19456 Livernois Avenue
(N. of Outer Drive)
DetrOit, Michigan 48221
Open: 10:00 am. - 7:30 p.m.
Monday - Saturday
Mail Orders and Wholesalers Welcomed
Telephone: (313) 345-2811
Y Oil' re lnv ted To
A Taste-Fest 01
TRADITIONAL
AFRICAN FOODS
Friday and Saturday
February 14 &: 151
w.. MERCHANDISE IS SALE PRICED 10-20% OFF
lWEING FEBRUARY •• BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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