Below is a listing of events for African Heritage Month 2012. Please note that the Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs provides these listings as a service and any listing does not constitute an official endorsement. Events are subject to change. Please refer to the contact info provided for the latest information.
To submit or update events, contact ansa_newsletter@gov.ns.ca.
Scroll the calendar or jump to a date below:
JANUARY 2012 |
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Provincial African Heritage Month Launch
Unveiling of Unsung Heroes poster
Province House, 1720 Hollis St., Halifax
11 am
Contact: 424.5555 / ansa_newsletter@gov.ns.ca
Africentric Literacies as Ways of Knowing
Keynote speaker/performer: Shauntay Grant (spoken word artist, singer, radio host, author) followed by various expressions & performances which will demonstrate various understandings of what Africentric Literacies are. This event includes a reception with light refreshments..The evening event will be lively, interesting and thought provoking.
Seton Academic Centre Auditorium A
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax
7-9 pm
Contact: 457.6733 / Susan.Brigham@msvu.ca
Click here for more information |
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Africentric Literacies
Panel/Workshop will explore the role each of these play in developing and supporting Africentric literacies as ways of knowing: spoken word/poetry, storytelling, song, music (including drumming), Black literature, quilting, churches, and schools, etc.
Seton Academic Centre Room 404-405
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax
9 am-3 pm
Contact: 457.6733 / Susan.Brigham@msvu.ca |
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The Struggle for Human and Civil Rights by African Nova Scotians, 1961-2011
James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies
Distinguished Lecture Series
With Rocky Jones
Room 105 Weldon Law Building
Dalhousie University
6061 University Ave., Halifax
Reception 6 pm, Lecture 7 pm |
26
Metro Opening Night Celebration
Sponsored by Black History Month Association, Black Cultural Society and Halifax Public Libraries
Black Cultural Centre, 10 Cherry Brook Road, Cherry Brook
7 pm
Contact: 490.5840 / 434.6223
Sounds of Our History
Featuring Awakening Souls
East Antigonish Education Center and Academy
9-10:30 am
Cost: Donation
Contact: 863.8602 /
Sabrina.Skinner@srsb.ca |
27
Cape Breton Proclamation and Launch
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
320 Esplanade St., Sydney
12 pm
Contact: 563.3735 |
28
5th Annual Celebration Gala Dinner & Dance
Membertou Trade and Convention Centre
Membertou
7 pm-1 am
Cost: $25
Contact/tickets: 563.3735 or 842.5389
Click here for more info |
30
New Glasgow Proclamation and Launch
New Glasgow Town Hall
111 Provost St., New Glasgow
11:45 am
Contact: 893.4428
Southwest Regional Launch
Digby Municipal Building
12548 Highway 217
Seabrook
1 pm
Contact: 742.0599 |
FEBRUARY 2012 |
Month-Long Events (Feb. 1-29):
Art and Dining
Paintings and art prints by Halifax painters Justin Augustine and David Woods of the Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia. Portraits of Africville, North Preston, Gottingen Street and more on display and for sale during the month of February.
Passage to the Caribbean Restaurant
5467 Cornwallis St., Halifax
760 Main St., Dartmouth
Contact: 405.8999 / info@passagetothecaribbean.ca
29 Awakening Days
Gospel Concert, Multicultural Interfaith Service, Outdoor Recreation, Diversity Food Night, Heritage Quiz, Poetry and Short Story Contest, Coloring Contest. Craft Night, Corn Braiding, Learn Zambian, Seniors' Dinner with special speaker, Health Fair, African Mask making, Freedom quilt making and much more.
Monastery, Upper Big Tracadie
Contact: 232.2036 / coolmommades@hotmail.com
Click here to visit website
Call for Submissions: African Nova Scotian Picture and Narrative Quilts
The Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia (BANNS) is seeking submissions for an upcoming exhibition presenting African Nova Scotian picture and narrative quilts (both older and contemporary quilts). The exhibition will be hosted at Nova Scotia Archives as part of the Quilt Canada National Conference in May. Quiltmakers must be of African descent or belong to an African Nova Scotian quiltmaking collective.
Deadline: February 28
Contact: 430.3560 / admin@banns.ca
Art Exhibit: "United We Stand"
Works by Dr. Darlene Strong
Cumberland County Museum and Archives
150 Church St., Amherst
Museum admission: $3 adults/ $5 family
Contact: 667.2561 /
ccmuseum@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Feb. 1 - 8 - 15 - 22
The African Nova Scotian Beat
Weekly radio show
Tantramar 107.9 FM
7-8 pm
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Cumberland County Regional Launch and Proclamation
1395 Blair Lake Rd., Upper Nappan
11 am
Contact: 661.1509
Viola Desmond Stamp Unveiling
Featuring Dr. Robert Waite
Black Cultural Centre
10 Cherry Brook Road, Cherry Brook
6:30 pm
Contact: 434.6223 /
contact@bccns.com
The Black Refugees to Nova Scotia from the War of 1812
A presentation by George Elliott Clarke with guest El Jones
Sponsored by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada African Heritage Month/War of 1812 Speakers Series
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
1675 Lower Water St., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 426.1560
Poets 4 Change presents CommUNITY
Featuring Desiree Adams, Sophie Kaufman, Dominique Oliver-Dares and B-Sharp with Harvey Millar
The Company House, 2202 Gottingen St., Halifax
7-9 pm
Contact: poets4change@wordrhythm.com
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Author Reading – The Hanging of Angelique
With Dr. Afua Cooper
Discussion and reception to follow
Canadian Museum of Immigration
Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Rd., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 425.7770 x. 240 / pgunn@pier21.ca
Other People’s Heaven: The Viola Desmond Story
Play performed by Firebrand Theatre Company
Sponsored by Town of New Glasgow, Black Educators Association and Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage
Glasgow Square Theatre, 155 Glasgow St., New Glasgow
8 pm
Cost: $5
Contact: 752.4800 /
cmunroe@newglasgow.ca
The Black Refugees to Nova Scotia from the War of 1812
A presentation by George Elliott Clarke with guest El Jones
Sponsored by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada African Heritage Month/War of 1812 Speakers Series
Halifax North Public Library
2285 Gottingen St., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 490.5723
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Valley Regional Launch
With guests George Elliott Clarke and El Jones
Sponsored by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada African Heritage Month/War of 1812 Speakers Series
Fountain Commons Building
Acadia University, Wolfville
6:30 pm
Contact: 678.7410
Other People’s Heaven: The Viola Desmond Story
Reading by playwright Beau Dixon
Sponsored by Playwrights Guild of Canada and Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
New Glasgow Library, 182 Dalhousie St., New Glasgow
7 pm
Contact: 752.6159 /
sally.oneill@pictourda.ca
Film Screening: Lumumba (Congo)
French with English subtitles
Presented by Alliance Francaise
5509 Young St., Halifax
7-9 pm
Contact: 455.4411 / click here
Dance the Night Away! 4
Presented by Association of Black Social Workers
Park Place Ramada Plaza Hotel
240 Brownlow Ave., Dartmouth
9 pm-1 am
Ages 19+
Tickets: $10
Contact: 407.8809
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Spiritual Breakfast and Reflections of Days Gone By
Second United Baptist Church, B.H. Lawrence Hall
330 Washington St., New Glasgow
9-11:30 am
Contact: 755.1229 / spa@ns.sympatico.ca
African Dance and Drum
Sackville Public Library
636 Sackville Dr., Lower Sackville
2:30 pm
Contact: 865.8653
African Heritage Month Exhibit Opening
Hosted by Truro Black Education Committee
Marigold Cultural Centre
605 Prince St., Truro
1-3 pm
Contact: 896.5591
African Heritage Month Gala
Sponsored by Guysborough Regional Educators Program
& Guysborough/Antigonish AHM Committee
Royal Canadian Legion, Guysborough
Dinner 6 pm / Dance 9 pm-1 am
Tickets: $10
Contact: 625.5013 / 232.2113 |
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Black Loyalist Heritage Society's Annual Chocolate Festival
& Floral Presentation
Birchtown Community Centre
23 Old Birchtown Road
1-3 pm
Tickets: $10
Contact: 875.1310
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Four From Sidney Poitier:Lilies of the Field
Weekly Film Screenings in February
Dalhousie Art Gallery
6101 University Ave., Halifax
8 pm
Free admission
Contact:
494.2195 / art.gallery@dal.ca
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Harvey Millar in Performance
Sponsored by JazzEast
Woodlawn Public Library
31 Eisener Blvd, Dartmouth
7 pm
Contact: 490.2636
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Celebrating our Youth Luncheon
Hosted by Black Business Initiative
Featuring keynote speaker Andre Levingston, CEO of Halifax Rainmen
The Commonwealth Ballroom, Westin Nova Scotian
1181 Hollis St., Halifax
11:30 am-2 pm
Tickets: $40/ person or $450/corporate table
Contact: 426.8688 / www.bbi.ca
Nollywood Comes to Halifax: The Mirror Boy
The Mirror Boy is a youth-focused film that explores the beauty of the Gambia and rediscovering one's African Roots
Featuring Q&A with director Obi Emelonye
Co-sponsored by African Diaspora Association of the Maritimes
Canadian Museum of Immigration
Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Rd., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 425.7770 x. 240 / pgunn@pier21.ca
Film Screening: Prom Night in Mississippi
Followed by a Q&A with director Paul Saltzman
Presented by Annapolis Valley Initiatives in Diversity
Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre
Windsor
Contact: 538.4735 / rch@avrsb.ednet.ns.ca
Community Conversations on a Health Clinic for African Canadian Men
Hosted by Dept. of Health and Wellness
and African Nova Scotian Affairs
Community YMCA, 2269 Gottingen St.
6-8 pm
Contact: 817.7448 / watson.crystal@gmail.com |
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Feb. 9-10
Moving Beyond Prejudice: Symposium on Race and Film
With Paul Saltzman, director of Prom Night in Mississippi
Presented by Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative in partnership with Saint Mary's Unversity and NSCAD University
Film screening and workshop:
Feb 9., SMU Scotiabank Theatre
Room 201- 903 Robie St., Halifax
7-10 pm
Master class for filmmakers:
Feb. 10, NSCAD Film School Academy Building
1649 Brunswick St., Halifax
10 am-2 pm
Contact: 405.4474, ext. 3 / afcoop.ca
Storied Lives
Black women and men have always been memory keepers, griots, storytellers, and historians of their families, genealogies, and communities. Yet they have been rarely called upon as authorities in the creation of their own histories and stories. The Black Student Advising Centre and the James Robinson Johnston Chair are pleased to host Juanita Peters and Donna Byard-Sealey, film-maker and community historian/griot in conversation as they enlighten audiences with unknown and oft-ignored stories of African Canadian lives. Peters and Byard-Sealey will give visual, oral, and textual presentations of diverse topics.
Dalhousie Student Union Building
Room 307, 6136 University Ave., Halifax
6-8 pm
Contact: 494.2210 / taiwooa@dal.ca
African Heritage Month Jeopardy
With host Myla Borden
Sponsored by New Glasgow Black Education Committee and Northern Regional Educators Program
Ward 1 Recreation Centre
487 Brother St., New Glasgow
6-8 pm
Contact: 752.5476 / mlborden@nstu.ca
Open Mic Poetry Night
Halifax North Public Library
2285 Gottingen St., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 490.5723
Seniors Valentine Tea
Sponsored by Lake Loon Cherry Brook Seniors Group
Graham Creighton Jr. High School Community Room
72 Cherry Brook Rd., Cherry Brook
1-3 pm
Tickets: $5
Contact: 434.1829
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African Heritage Month Concert
In partnership with Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association
Highland AME Church, 236 Church St., Amherst
6:30 pm
(Storm date Feb. 17)
Free will offering
Contact: 661.1509
Flagship Friday: African Nova Scotian Showcase
Featuring
Henry Bishop’s Drum Group, Kim Bernard, El Jones, Dutch Robinson, Cyndi Cain and is hosted by Cecil Wright.
In partnership with African Nova Scotian Music Association
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
1675 Lower Water St., Halifax
7 pm
Tickets: $10
Contact: 424.6447 / or
click here
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Dr. W.P. Oliver Night of Honour
With guest speaker Dr. Lionel Moriah
Black Cultural Centre
10 Cherry Brook Rd., Cherry Brook
6:30 pm
Contact: 434.6223 /
contact@bccns.com
David Woods - Once
Reading by David Woods, accompanied by an exhibition of paintings and woodcarvings by Halifax artist and Africville descendant Angel Gannon on display throughout February
Sponsored by Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia
Tantallon Public Library
3646 Hammonds Plains Rd., Upper Tantallon
2 pm
Contact: 826.3330
Seniors of African Descent Annual Tea
Sponsored by Association of Black Social Workers
Victoria Road United Baptist Church
2-4 pm
Contact: 497.7248 /
vmarsman@me.com
Weymouth Falls Reunion
Fundraising Old School Party
Proceeds to Weymouth Falls Reunion,July 27-29, 2012
Sparky's (The Old Mill)
200 Windmill Rd., Dartmouth
10 pm-2 am
Tickets: $5
Contact: www.scotianhiphop.com
For the Love of God IV
In support of Cornwallis St. Baptist Church building project
St. Andrew's United Church
6036 Coburg Rd., Halifax
6 pm silent auction / 7 pm concert
Tickets: $25 / $45 couple
Contact: 429.5573 / cbsc@ns.aliantzinc.ca |
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NFB Film Club: Mighty Jerome
Alderney Gate Library
60 Alderney Dr., Dartmouth
2:30 pm
Contact: 490.5745
KOJO in Performance
Sponsored by JazzEast
Cole Harbour Public Library
51 Forest Hills Parkway, Cole Harbour
2:30 pm
Contact: 490.6177 |
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The African Canadian Experience at End of Life
This event will present findings from three of research projects examining End of Life in African Nova Scotian communities. Presenters will share information on the meanings that African Canadians living in Nova Scotia ascribe to their experiences with cancer, family caregiving, and their use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) at end of life; their knowledge of options for palliative and end of life care; and the role spirituality plays in the lives of African Nova Scotian caregivers as they deal with end of life of a loved one.Presenters: Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard, Donna Smith, RN, Gina Jones-Wilson and Althea Tolliver, BSW
Sponsored by Health Association of African Canadians and Association of Black Social Workers
Black Cultural Centre, 10 Cherry Brook Rd., Cherry Brook
6-8 pm
Contact: 473.7268 /
nsabsw@gmail.com
Four From Sidney Poitier:To Sir, With Love
Weekly Film Screenings in February
Dalhousie Art Gallery
6101 University Ave., Halifax
8 pm
Free admission
Contact: 494.2195 / art.gallery@dal.ca |
14
Wordrhythm featuring Shauntay Grant
Spring Garden Road Memorial Library
5381 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 490.5700
The Affair: An Evening in Paris
Featuring French wines, music, art and more
In support of Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation
NSCC Waterfront Campus, Dartmouth
7:30 pm
Tickets: $50
Contact: 465.8531 / or click here
Feb. 14-18
Heart Break Museum - Exhibit by Leslie Carvery
5523 Cornwallis St., Halifax
7-9 pm Feb 14-17; 2-5 pm Feb. 18
Tickets: $5
Contact: 431.7598 |
15
Author Reading: Gloria Ann Wesley, Chasing Freedom
Keshen Goodman Library
330 Lacewood Dr., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 490.6410 /
promotions@fernpub.ca
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Take-Out Chili and Rice Dinner
St. Philip's African Orthodox Church
34 Hankard St., Whitney Pier
12-2 pm
Tickets: $8
Contact: 567.1220
Speak! Spoken Word Series
Featuring David Woods
Sponsored by Word Iz Bond Collective
The Company House
2202 Gottingen St., Halifax
Admission: $5
Contact: 402.1000 /
eejones@dal.ca
Movement (R)evolution Africa
Live Art Dance presents an award-winning film that documents Africa's new dance movement that developed in the swiftly changing currents of urbanization and globalization of the late 20th century. Today the best of this scene unpacks a fresh set of perspectives on the inner and outer realities that Africans—and the world—face.
Co-sponsored by
Saint Mary’s African Students Society
Room SB255, Sobey Building, 923 Robie St., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 403.2636 / liveartpaul@eastlink.ca
Can We Talk? (about a new vision for the North End)
This event will bring together diverse stakeholders (community members, decision-makers, health professionals, service providers) to discuss findings and share solutions inspired by a video that will be screened at the event. The video examines the impact of social inequalities on the health of African Nova Scotian and Aboriginal community members in north-end Halifax.
Halifax North Public Library
2285 Gottingen St.
5:30-8:30 pm
Contact: 429.3647
Community Conversations on a Health Clinic for African Canadian Men
Hosted by Dept. of Health and Wellness
and African Nova Scotian Affairs
North Preston Community Centre, 44 Simmonds Rd.
6-8 pm
Contact: 817.7448 / watson.crystal@gmail.com
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Auction for Ethopia Fundraiser
Hosted by the Ethopia Project Fundraising Committee
of Nova Scotia
Auction followed by entertainment with Asia and Nu Gruv
Red Fox, Bayers Road Shopping Centre
5-8 pm
No cover
Contact: 443.3531 / or click here
Film Screening: Desert Blues (Mali)
French with English subtitles
Presented by Alliance Francaise
5509 Young St., Halifax
7-9 pm
Contact: 455.4411 / click here |
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Unsung Heroes Celebration Day
Sponsored by Truro Black Education Committee
Marigold Centre, Prince St., Truro
1-3 pm
Contact: 895.9123
Stories and Songs from Africa
Tantallon Public Library
3646 Hammonds Plains Rd., Upper Tantallon
2 pm
Contact: 826.3330
Discovery: The Story Of African Nova Scotian Art and Artists
Artist, author, curator David Woods and Nova Scotia Art College Professor Gene Daniels lead a journey through African Nova Scotian art from the 17th century to the present including the surprising ‘discoveries’ of important artists and artwork over the past two decades.
Sponsored by BANNS & NSCAD
Halifax North Public Library
2285 Gottingen St., Halifax
2 pm
Contact: 430.3560 / admin@banns.ca
Acadia Celebrates its Athletes of African Descent
Acadia Athletic Complex
Wolfville
2 pm
Contact: 542.2201
African Dance and Drum
Dartmouth North Library
105 Highfield Park Dr., Dartmouth
2:30 pm
Contact: 490.5840
African Nova Scotian Music Association Awards
Spatz Theatre, Citadel High School
1855 Trollope St., Halifax
7 pm
Tickets: $31.75 adults / $20.75 youth (16 and under)
Contact: 451.1221 /
ansma@eastlink.ca
Feb. 18-20
The Black Hair Story
A mini expo celebrating Black hair in Nova Scotia
Sponsored by Enterprising Women of Faith Association, Styles by SD, Anointed Beauty and Soul Clippers Beauty Supplies
Super 8 Hotel, 65 King St., Dartmouth
Cost: $5
Contact: 464.8857 / ewfa@eastlink.ca
Reading and Discussion with Gloria Wesley
Author of Chasing Freedom
Chapters, Bayer's Lake, Halifax
12-1:30 pm
Chapters, Mic Mac Mall, Dartmouth
2:30-4 pm |
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Café Noir
Local griots and readers share stories and poetry
Sponsored by New Glasgow Black Education Committee and Northern Regional Educators Program
Ward 1 Recreation Centre
487 Brother St., New Glasgow
3-5 pm
Contact: 928.2810 / crystal.states@nscc.ca
African Heritage Day Program
St. Philip's African Orthodox Church
34 Hankard St., Whitney Pier
3 p.m.
Free will offering
Contact: 567.1220
Annual Negro Spirituals Night
Sponsored by Lake Loon Cherry Brook Seniors Group
Cherry Brook United Baptist Church
331 Cherry Brook Rd., Cherry Brook
6:30 pm
Contact: 434.1829
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Community Conversations on a Health Clinic for African Canadian Men
Hosted by Dept. of Health and Wellness
and African Nova Scotian Affairs
Dartmouth North Community Centre
50 Caledonia Road, Dartmouth
6-8 pm
Contact: 817.7448 / watson.crystal@gmail.com
Presentation on the Black Loyalists
Author Gloria Wesley discusses the Black Loyalists and reads from her novel, Chasing Freedom
NSCC Akerley Campus, Dartmouth
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Four From Sidney Poitier:In the Heat of the Night
Weekly Film Screenings in February
Dalhousie Art Gallery
6101 University Ave., Halifax
8 pm
Free admission
Contact: 494.2195 / art.gallery@dal.ca
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Remembering the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1930
Auction, hockey game and presentation
Sponsored by Black Ice Hockey and Sports Hall of Fame Society
Dalhousie Memorial Arena 6185 South St., Halifax
7:30 pm
Cost: $5/adults $2/youth
Contact: 457.3033 / leefrancis@eastlink.ca
Intimate Apparel: An evening with director Philip Arkin
Spring Garden Road Memorial Library
5381 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 490.5700
NFB Film Club: Mighty Jerome
Keshen Goodman Library
330 Lacewood Dr., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 490.6410
Presentation on the Black Loyalists
Author Gloria Wesley discusses the Black Loyalists and reads from her novel, Chasing Freedom
NSCC Institute of Technology
5685 Leeds St., Halifax
11:30 am-12:30 pm |
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Presentation on the Black Loyalists
Author Gloria Wesley discusses the Black Loyalists and reads from her novel, Chasing Freedom
NSCC Waterfront Campus
80 Mai'owmi Place, Dartmouth
11:30 am-12:30 pm |
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Author Reading: Gloria Ann Wesley, Chasing Freedom
Spring Garden Road Memorial Library
5381 Spring Garden Road, Halifax
12 pm
Contact: 490.5700 / promotions@fernpub.ca
African Heritage Month Celebrity Quiz
Halifax North Public Library
2285 Gottingen St., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 490.5723
Fundraising Movie Night: Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
Hosted by Association of Black Social Workers
Empire Theatres Dartmouth Crossing
145 Shubie Dr., Dartmouth
7 pm
Cost: $12
Contact: 407.8809 / nsabsw@gmail.com
Community Film Series Screening:
The Little Black Schoolhouse
Featuring Q&A with director Sylvia Hamilton
Hosted by Megan Leslie, MP for Halifax
Unitarian Church, 5500 Inglis St., Halifax
7 pm
Contact: 426.8691 /
www.meganleslie.ca
Relations Between the Acadian
and African Canadian Communities
Lecture by Maurice Basque
Presented by Alliance Francaise
5509 Young St., Halifax
7-9 pm
Contact: 455.4411 / click here
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Ruddick Family and Friends in Concert
Springhill Community Centre
6:30 pm
Tickets: $8 advance / $10 door / Under 12 free
Contact: 661.1509 / www.cansa.ca
Child Welfare Community Forum
A dialogue on African Nova Scotians' experiences with the child welfare system.
Sponsored by Association of Black Social Workers
Dartmouth North Community Centre
134 Pinecrest Drive, Dartmouth
10 am-12 pm
Contact: 877.3924 / satie.borden@cdha.nshealth.ca
Community Talking Circle
Hosted by Health Association of African Canadians
Black Cultural Centre
10 Cherry Brook Road, Cherry Brook
2-4 pm
Contact: m.poirier@dal.ca
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African Dance and Drum
Captain William Spry Library
10 Kidston Rd., Spryfield
2:30 pm
Contact: 490.5818
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An Evening to Celebrate Portia White's Centenary
Featuring a screening of Sylvia D. Hamilton's documentary
Portia White: Think on Me, s pecial musical guests, and a conversation with the director hosted by Shauntay Grant
Dalhousie Arts Centre, MacAloney Room (Room 406)
6101 University Ave., Halifax
7:30 pm
Contact:
494.2418 / bainj@dal.ca
Four From Sidney Poitier: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Weekly Film Screenings in February
Dalhousie Art Gallery
6101 University Ave., Halifax
8 pm
Free admission
Contact: 494.2195 / art.gallery@dal.ca
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Sneak Preview: Empowerful Richard Preston Game
Empowerful is a video game full of historical information, games, videos and interactive activities promoting greater knowledge of the rich history of people of African descent who call Canada home. Come out and get a sneak peak of the games being developed.
Sponsored by Akoma Family Centre and Pink Dog Productions
Black Cultural Centre, 10 Cherry Brook Road, Cherry Brook
6:30-8 pm
Contact: 434.0674 / vmarsman@nshcc.ca
Freedom by Reaching the Wooden World:
Escaping Slaves and the British Navy During the War of 1812
A talk by Thomas Malcolmson
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
1675 Lower Water St., Halifax
7:30 pm
Contact: 424.7491 / click here for more info
Feb. 28-Mar. 15
Intimate Apparel
It’s 1905 and Esther, an African American seamstress living in a New York City boarding house for women, sews elegant undergarments for socialites and prostitutes. Desperate for love and a life outside of the boarding house, she begins a friendship with George, a charming Caribbean islander. She finally agrees to marry George even though her heart lies with a Jewish man she can never be with.
Esther’s powerful and moving story reminds us of our need to be loved and the heartbreak that comes when that love is denied.
Neptune Theatre
1593 Argyle St., Halifax
Evening shows and weekend matinees
Cost: starting at $15
Contact: 494.8466 /
jking@neptunetheatre.com
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Film Screening: Aime Cesaire, A Voice for History
French with English subtitles
Presented by Alliance Francaise
5509 Young St., Halifax
7-9 pm
Contact: 455.4411 / click here |
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