African-American Calendar
Events for August, 2010
Exhibits: "Diluted Loss" and "An Officer and a Gentleman"
Friday June 4, 2010 - Saturday September 18, 2010
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia
00 Clay Street map it
Richmond, VA 23219On view through September 18, 2010: "Diluted Loss" by Keith Ramsey, on the untold story of African American soldiers' experience in WW II. Also on view: "An Officer and a Gentleman: Selections from the Colonel Charles Young Collection of the Black History Museum." Sponsorship provided by The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Upsilon Nu Chapter. Director's gallery talk, Saturday, July 10, 2010, 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.:"Big Hugs and a Thousand Kisses: The Letters from Charles and Ada Young's Children" Free with museum admission. Adults: $5, seniors $4, students/teachers $4, children 12 and under $3. Free to Museum members. Call 804-780-9093 or go to http://www.blackhistorymuseum.org/index.html
Celebrating Community: The Legacy Museum's First Ten Years
Sunday June 27, 2010 - Friday June 3, 2011
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Legacy Museum
403 Monroe Street map it
Lynchburg, VA 24505The Legacy Museum will celebrate community collectors who have helped to preserve Lynchburg's African American history, in keeping with its mission to "collect, preserve and store historical artifacts, documents and memorabilia relating to significant contributions of the African American community in Lynchburg and its environs." Opening reception June 27, 2-4 p.m. Admission $5/adults, $3/seniors, $2/ children; under 6 free. Visit http://www.legacymuseum.org/ or call 434- 845-3455.
What is Contemporary/Urban Fantasy?
Sunday August 1, 2010
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
WriterHouse
508 Dale Avenue, map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Urban/contemporary fantasy author Elwin Cotman will read from his debut short story collection, "The Jack Daniels Sessions EP," and discuss the contemporary fantasy genre. Free and open to the public. Book signing to follow. More info: www.writerhouse.org / writers@writerhouse.org / 434-296-1922
Film screening: "Faubourg Treme"
Saturday August 14, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe Street map it
Alexandria, VA 22314"Faubourg Treme" was largely shot before the Katrina tragedy but edited afterward, giving the film both a celebratory and elegiac tone. With effortless intimacy and authentic details, this is a film that only native New Orleanians could have made. Our guide through the neighborhood is New Orleans Time-Picayune reporter Lolis Eric Elie, who decided that he would rehabilitate an old house in the Tremé district rather than abandon his New Orleans roots. His contractor, Irving Trevigne, whose family has been in the city's construction business for more than 200 years, becomes a symbol of neighborhood continuity and resourcefulness (67 min.) Admission is free. For more information, call 703-746-4356, email black.history@alexandriava.org or visit www.AlexBlackHistory.org
Book Talk: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Wednesday August 25, 2010
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad St. map it
Richmond, VA 23219
Author Rebecca Skloot discusses her book about the amazing story of Henrietta Lacks and her phenomenal impact on science and medicine. Henrietta Lacks who was a poor tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells, taken without her knowledge, became one of the most important tools in medicine, the first "immortal" human cells grown in culture. For more information, visit http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/booktalks/ or call 804-692-3592
Central Library: Documentary Film Series
Thursday August 26, 2010
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
JMRL: Central Library
201 E. Market St map it
Charlottesville, VA 22902
"A Man Names Pearl" directed by Scott Galloway & Brent Pierson (2006). In impoverished Lee County, SC, a self-taught topiary artist has created a backyard paradise. An inspiring, award-winning film, teaching the art of perseverance.
Book Signing: Miss Sue Lucky's Fishin' Secrets
Saturday August 28, 2010
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Muhammads Mosque # 24
104 Cowardin Ave map it
Richmond, VA 23224Virginia author Eric Jerome Brown will be available to sign copies and discuss his new novel, Miss Sue Lucky's Fishin' Secrets. A story of refreshing humor and remarkable wisdom characterize this delightful coming-of-age folktale set in Oak Park, Virginia. Lively Miss Sue Lucky is one of the town's most outspoken residents and her witty observations on everything from courtship, marriage, religion, class, and personal authenticity hand down both laughs and life lessons. When Miss Sue Lucky teaches Ruby Gray about love and life through fishing, Ruby learns the greatest secret of all of Miss Sue Lucky's Fishin' Secrets-- the secret of her own worth.
