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February 2016
African-American Read-In at Canio’s Books
John Jermain Memorial Library and Canio's Cultural Cafe co-host an African American Read IN. It's our 5th annual collaborative event. Come read a short passage from a favorite work by a great American writer: poetry, prose, and non-fiction welcome. Celebrate the rich history and on-going contribution to American letters by African American writers. Please call 631.725.4926 to register to read. ALICE WALKER pictured above
Find out more »Historic Gordon Heights: A Discussion at Suffolk County Historical Museum
Thursday, February 18, 2016 – 6:00 pm Members Free; Non-Members $5 Includes wine & cheese RSVP Requested: 631-727-2881 x100 In 1927, after purchasing land in Suffolk County, Louis Fife traversed Harlem, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, searching for black customers frustrated by a congested and segregated New York City. The African American homesteaders who bought Fife’s lots in Suffolk would build Gordon Heights, one of Long Island’s most historically unique communities. Local black history expert Dr. Georgette Grier-Key will present a discussion…
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“Under African Skies” Film Screening & Q&A with Bassist Bakithi Kumalo at Peconic Landing
“Under African Skies” Documentary Film Screening & Q&A with Bassist Bakithi Kumalo, Artist-in-Residence Saturday, February 4 | from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Auditorium | Free to all | Register at https://peconiclanding.ticketleap.com Presented by East End Arts and Peconic Landing, “Under African Skies” chronicles Paul Simon’s return to South Africa to explore the journey of his Grammy Award-winning Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed…
Find out more »African American Genealogy Workshop at Suffolk County Historical Museum
BOOK & BOTTLE with Julius & Joysetta Pearce on African American GENEALOGY WORKSHOP Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 6:00 pm For beginning and advanced genealogists alike with an interest in researching African American family histories, this workshop will cover sources of information, interpretation of research data, incorporating new data and drawing conclusions, planning "next steps," and organizing records. In addition, the illustrated presentation will feature live demonstrations of some of the available online research databases and tips for searching them. Members…
Find out more »Book&Bottle: Preserving the Legacy of Pyrrhus Concer at Suffolk County Historical Museum
BOOK & BOTTLE Drs. Allison McGovern & Georgette Grier-Key Preserving the Legacy of Pyrrhus Concer Saturday, February 18, 2017 - 1:00 PM Members Free; Non-Members $5 Includes light refreshments and admission to current exhibits! This event has been rescheduled from Feb. 11 RSVP Requested: 631-727-2881 x100 Although Pyrrhus Concer is locally remembered as a freed slave who earned his freedom—as well as a whaleman, philanthropist, respected community member, and religious man—his historic homestead in Southampton became the center of a…
Find out more »Black Women in America: Women Scientists & Mathematicians at Peconic Landing
Celebrate Black History: Black Women Scientists and Mathematicians Saturday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. Examine the inspirational story of the pioneering women who helped shape American history through film clips and readings. The discussion will focus on how these women helped win the space race during the 1960's, during a time when segregation and gender discrimination was prevalent.
Find out more »Peconic River Community Development Alliance Black History Month Celebration at Riverhead Firehouse
The Peconic River Community Development Alliance will hold a Black History Month Celebration Feb. 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Riverhead Firehouse at 540 Roanoke Avenue. Celebrate with music and poetry. For more information, call 631.833.0275.
Find out more »HIFF Screening of “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Guild Hall
Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7pm In 1960, an unknown airline reservation agent published her first novel. That book, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize and become one of the most beloved works of fiction as well as a staple in American schools. Two years later, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Horton Foote adapted Lee’s novel for the screen and would eventually win the Oscar for his work, one of the film’s three Academy Awards. Featuring a career…
Find out more »Third Annual Black History Month Celebration at Bay Street Theatre
"At Our Table: Sharing Diversity, Traditions and Culture through Food" Sylvester Manor Educational Farm, in partnership with Eastville Community Historical Society, presents their Third Annual Black History Month Celebration that will be held at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, on Sunday, February 26, 2017 from 2 to 4 pm.. This program will explore the intersection of culture, economics, and social structure in our food system, from the rich cultural diversity of the East End from pre-Colonial times through the…
Find out more »February 2018
Eastville Historical Society & Sylvester Manor Black History Month Celebration
Sylvester Manor Educational Farm in partnership with Eastville Community Historical Society (ECHS) will present the 4th Annual Black History Month Celebration. This year’s program will explore the intersection of music, culture, and tradition. EVENT: Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Music, Culture and Tradition DATE: Sunday, February 25, 2018 TIME: 2-4 p.m. VENUE: Bay Street Theater, 1 Bay Street, Sag Harbor T TICKETS: $15 / in advance $20 / at the door To purchase tickets, visit:…
Find out more »February 2019
Film & Music: 4 Little Girls: Moving Portraits of the American Civil Rights Movement at Parrish Art Museum
Join The Parrish for a special program, including film and live performance with African drummers and dancers, in collaboration with the Edge School of the Arts (ESOTA) and co-presented with the Hamptons United Methodist Church. 4 Little Girls: Moving Portraits of the American Civil Rights Movement is an experimental narrative film that infuses historical authenticity, contemporary dance movements (tap, modern dance, hip hop, and ballet) choreographed to spoken word and 60’s protest songs to recant the horrific story of Addie…
Find out more »Facing the Hidden History of Slavery on the East End
Sylvester Manor Educational Farm, cohosting with Eastville Community Historical Society, will present the 5th Annual Black History Month Celebration on Sunday, Feb. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor. This year’s program will explore the history of slavery on the East End of Long Island and the omission of that history from the founding narrative of the United States. The program will consist of visual presentations and a panel of speakers involved in projects…
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