A Look At Black History Month

A Look At Black History Month
Regional Events Celebrating The Culture And History

Hamilton School Student Art Exhibition
February – March
King Government Building

Eight Annual Black History Month Art Exhibition
February 1 – March 31
Reservoir Park Mansion

Mayor Reed’s Black History Gala
February 4
9 p.m.– 2 a.m.
Harrisburg Hilton and Towers
Donation: $25, tickets can be purchased at Music Man, King Govt. Building, Suite 401, Reservoir Park Mansion

Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus: Bone Marrow and Tissue Donor Project
February 8
12 p.m.
Capitol Rotunda

Play: 1001 Black Inventions
February 9
12 p.m.
Olmstead Auditorium, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown Campus

Nathaniel Gadsden’s Writer’s Workshop: Black History Programs
February 11
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Whitaker Center, Stage Two

An Evening of Poetry, hosted by the African American Museum of Harrisburg
February 12
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
The John Harris Mansion

Harrisburg High School District Math and Science Academy Students: Black Inventors and Technology
February 15
12 p.m.
Capitol Rotunda

Fashion Extravaganza
February 15
1:30 p.m.
Olmstead Auditorium, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown Campus

Black History Month Essay Contest Winners
February 16
12 p.m.
East Wing Rotunda

Black History Film Festival
February 16
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Foose Elementary School

Nathaniel Gadsden’s Writer’s Workshop: A Salute to Black Poets, Past and Present
February 18
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Whitaker Center, Stage Two

Musical Performance: Voices of Africa
February 23
6 p.m.
Olmstead Auditorium, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown Campus

Black History Youth Program
February 23
6:30 p.m.
Hamilton Elementary School

Reading: African American playwrights
February 24
12 p.m.
Gallery Lounge, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown Campus

16th Annual Black History Month Celebration
February 24
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Neighborhood Center of the United Methodist Church, Third and Kelker streets, Harrisburg

Black History Showcase
March 10
9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
King Government Building

If you would like your Black History Month event listed in the February 17 issue of MODE, please submit your entry to: MODE, 1120 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17102; fax: 236-0886; e-mail: agenda@MODEweekly.com.