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2006 Black History Month Celebrations

Hampton, VA

• Hampton University
  Hampton University Celebrates Black History Month
  6 County Street
  Hampton, VA 23668
  Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - Tuesday, February 28, 2006
  Phone: Office of Student Activities: (757) 727-5691


• Virginia Air & Space Center
  Black History Month at the Virginia Air & Space Center
  600 Settlers Landing Road
  Hampton, VA 23669
  Date/Hours: Saturday, February 4, 2006 - Saturday, February 25, 2006 (11 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
  Phone: (757) 727-0900

Virginia Beach, VA

• Central Library
  African a.m.erican Gospel Concert
  4100 Virginia Beach Blvd
  Virginia Beach, VA 23452
  Date/Hours:  Saturday, February 4, 2006 (1 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
  Phone: (757) 385-0110


• Kempsville Area Library
  Inspiring African a.m.erican Women
  832 Kempsville Road
  Virginia Beach, VA 23462
  Registration begins on January 17. Call the Library for more information.
  Date/Hours: Saturday, February 25, 2006 (2 p.m. - 3 p.m.)
  Phone: (757) 385-2528

Newport News, VA

• Virginia Living Museum
  “Follow the Drinking Gourd”
  524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard
  Newport News, VA 23601
  Date/Hours: Saturday, February 4, 2006 - Sunday, February 26, 2006 (Opens: 3:30 p.m.)
  Phone: (757) 595-1900
  Program Registration: (757) 595-9135


• Endview Plantation
  Freedom Won:  African-Americans in the Civil War
  362 Yorktown Road
  Newport News, VA 23603
  Date/Hours: Saturday, February 4, 2006 (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
  Phone: (757) 887-1862


• Christopher Newport University
  Paul Rusesabagina speech on civil war in Rwanda
  Concert Hall of the Ferguson Center of the Arts
  Newport News, VA
  Date/Hours:  Monday, February 27, 2006 (7:30 PM)
  Admission:  Free and open to the public
  Phone:  (757) 594-7260



• Virginia War Museum
  A Salute to Tuskegee Airmen
  9285 Warwick Boulevard
  Newport News, VA 23607
  Date/Hours: Saturday, February 11, 2006 (Opens: 1 p.m.)
  Admission Fee: $6
  Phone: (757) 247-8523; (757) 928-6738


• Virginia War Museum
  African-American Film Festival
  9285 Warwick Boulevard
  Newport News, VA 23607
  Date/Hours: Saturday, February 18, 2006 - Saturday, February 25, 2006 (1 p.m. - 3 p.m.)
  Phone: (757) 247-8523; (757) 928-6738

Portsmouth, VA

• Commodore Theatre
  Second Tuesday Forum Series – the Attucks Theatre
  421 High St.
  Portsmouth, VA 23704
  Date/Hours: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
  Phone: (757) 393-4383; (757) 393-6962

Richmond, VA

• The American Civil War Center at Historic Center
  African-Americans and the Civil War: Religious Life
  500 Tredegar Street
  Richmond, VA 23219
  Date/Hours:  Saturday, February 11, 2006 (1 p.m. - 3 p.m.)
  Phone: (804) 788-6480

Bedford, VA

• Bedford Welcome Center
  The National D-Day Memorial – Black History Month Program
  816 Burks Hill Road
  Bedford, VA 24523
  Date/Hours: Thursday, February 23, 2006 (7 p.m. - 8 p.m.)
  Phone: toll free: (800) 351-3329; (540) 586-3329

Roanoke, VA

• Shaftman Performance Hall at Jefferson Center
  Opera Roanoke‘s Tribute to Marian Anderson
  541 Luck Ave.
  Roanoke, VA 24016
  Date/Hours:  Sunday, February 19, 2006 (3 p.m. - 5 p.m.)
  Admission Fee: $17 to $38
  Phone: Box Office: (540) 982-2742

Lynchburg, VA

• Virginia University of Lynchburg Auditorium
  Lynchburg Symphony — Bates Plays Rachmaninoff  
  2058 Garfield Avenue
  Lynchburg, VA 24502
  Date/Hours: Sunday, February 26, 2006 (3 p.m. - 5 p.m.)
  Admission Fee: $20 Adults
  Information and Tickets: (434) 845-6604

Atlanta, GA

• Central Library
  Underground Railroad Exhibit
  4th Floor, Global Access Department
  1 Margaret Mitchell Square
  Atlanta, GA 30303
  Date: Thursday, February 2, 2006 - Tuesday, February 28, 2006
  Phone: (404) 730-1727


• Historic Roswell Convention and Visitors Center
  Roswell Roots
  617 Atlanta St.
  Roswell, GA 30075
  Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2006 – Tuesday, February 28, 2006
  Phone: (800) 776-7935; (770) 640-3253


• Fernbank Science Center
  Threads of History:  Weaving the Quilt of African American Culture
  156 Heaton Park Drive
  Atlanta, Georgia 30307
  Date/Hours:  February 4, 2006 (12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
  Phone:  (678) 874-7102


• The APEX Museum
  What's The Big Idea? How Black Inventors and Their Inventions Have Changed Our Lives.
  135 Auburn Avenue
  Atlanta, GA 30303
  Date:  February-May 2006
  Phone:  (404) 521-APEX