FEBRUARY
1-18:
The Telfair Museum
of Art
121 Barnard St., presents "The Art of Khalil Gibran"
(912)
232-1177.
Thursday, FEBRUARY 8:
Slam Poet Staceyann Chin
Thursday, 9 p.m., Trustees
Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.
Chin is the winner of the 1999 People of
Color Poetry Slam. She has been featured at the Joseph Papp Public Theater and
the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem. She was recently featured on a "60
Minutes" segment about the rise of performance poetry.
Friday, FEBRUARY 9:
Celebration of
African American Authors Book Signing
7:00 pm at The Gullah Bookstore
148-1 Wm Hilton Pkwy
Light Hors d'oeuvres served Free Admission
Negro (African
American) Heritage Trail Tour
Friday, 1 p.m., Lobby, Weston House, 231 W.
Boundary St.
Tour highlights include the First African Church, Civil Rights
Museum, Beach Institute and Tisdale Cottage.
Please contact Bob Frigo at
525.6950 to register due to limited space.
Saturday, FEBRUARY
10:
Ol' Fashioned Gullah Barbecue
2:00pm at Self Family
Arts Center Parking Lot 14 Shelter Cove Lane 843-686-3945
Admission: Free
Dinners and Sandwiches available for Sale
An old fashioned Gullah
Barbecue with all the traditional fixin's.
Entertainment provided Stories
of the Dance, as choreographed by Abdel Salaam, where movement is used instead
of words.
Music, costumes, and lighting help tell the story.
Sunday, FEBRUARY
11:
Gospel Celebration
3:00pm Dunnagan's
Alley Theatre
Dunnagan's Alley 843-686-3945
Admission: $15.00
Adults/$8.00 Children under 16
A Lavon Stevens and Marquetta Goodwine
production featuring the "Gullah Voices". An historical journey of music, song
and stories.
Wednesday, FEBRUARY
14:
The Telfair Museum of
Art
presents an Art for Lunch Film, "The Broken Wings,"
a biographical
film based on a book by Kahlil Gibran.
(912) 232-1177.
Friday, FEBRUARY
16:
Symposium: Components of a Culture
7:00pm Self
Family Arts Center, Black Box Theatre
14 Shelter Cove Lane
Admission:
$10.00
A panel discussion on the foods, crafts and traditions of the Gullah
people. Featuring Marquetta Goodwine, the sea island's
artivist.
Saturday,
FEBRUARY 17:
The Savannah
Symphony
presents a Pops Concert with Ben E. King, a founding member of The
Drifters, at the Johnny Mercer Theatre at the Savannah Civic Center at 8 p.m.
(912) 236-9536.
Youth Talent Show and Dance
7:00pm at the Boy's and Girls Club
Gum Tree Road
Admission:
$5.00
Sat/Sun, FEBRUARY 17 - 18th:
Arts, Crafts and
Food Expot
Saturday - 11:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday - Noon - 5:00pm
Gullah
Flea Market
103 Wm Hilton Pkwy
843-681-7374
The largest and most
popular event of the Native Islander Gullah Celebration is two days of non-stop
cultural foods, arts, crafts, demonstrations, entertainment and more!
Sunday, FEBRUARY
18:
The Beach Institute
501 E.
Harris Street, presents a lecture by Dr. Jeffrey Ogbar, "Provincialism and the
Southern Experience in Hip Hop."
(912)
234-8000
Friday, FEBRUARY 23:
Music
Celebration 8:00pm
Location: Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort
Admission: $20.00
Featuring jazz/blues musicians.
Saturday, FEBRUARY
24:
Business/Economic Summit
9:00am - 5:00pm
Hilton
Head Island Middle School
Wilborn Road
Morning Session: Panel
discussion on the "State of the African American Community" and the "African
American Agenda 2000 and Beyond".
Panelists include educators, politicians,
business owners, doctors, lawyers, clergy and community leaders.
Afternoon
Session: Breakout sessions focusing on three main topics, Health, Education and
Community.
Registration Fee: $25.00
Late Registration Fees will apply
after February 01, 2001. |
