Friday, February 3, 2006
For Black History Month
These are some of the events scheduled this week to commemorate Black History Month, which continues through February.
Performances"EVERYBODY'S HERO: THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY" By Mad River Theatre, Friday at 10:15 and noon, Saturday at 11. Friday $6, Saturday $7. Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Rd., Cheverly. 301-277-1710.
"UNCLE TOM" Friday at 7, Bus Howard portrays Josiah Henson, who grew up a slave in Montgomery County and was the model for the title character in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Ken-Gar Community Center, 4140 Wexford Dr., Kensington. 301-563-3400.
"INSPIRATION: A CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL AND THE SPOKEN WORD" Saturday: concert at noon by Patrick Lundy & the Ministers of Music; radio broadcast at 2 by Rod Murray of "Hip Hop Connection"; poetry slam at 3 hosted by Reuben Jackson. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th and Constitution NW. 202-633-1000.
SECOND STORY West African and Calypso music, Thursday at 7. Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Dr., Rockville. 240-777-0240.
Films, Talks, Etc.
"MIGHTY TIMES: THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS" Documentary film, Saturday at noon. National Archives, Seventh and Constitution NW. 202-357-5000.
"THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: A PERSONAL JOURNEY" Historian Anthony Cohen recounts the story of his ancestor, Patrick Sneed, who fled slavery in 1851. Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton. 240-777-0678.
"BRINGIN' IN DA SPIRIT" Thursday at 6:30, filmmaker Rhoda L. Haynes screens her documentary about midwives. Reservations required. Anacostia Museum, 1901 Fort Pl. SE. 202-633-4844.
AT MOUNT VERNON Daily through February, historic interpreters show typical slave life and work at the slave quarters; wreath-laying ceremony daily at noon at the Slave Memorial. Regular admission $13, seniors $12, ages 6 to 11 $6, younger free. Mount Vernon, on George Washington Memorial Parkway eight miles south of Alexandria. 703-780-2000.
Exhibits"A 20-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY" Opening Saturday and continuing through March 25 at Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Rd., Fort Washington. 301-454-1450.
"MONTGOMERY COUNTY'S AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES" Opening Saturday and continuing through April 26 at Waters House, 12535 Milestone Manor Lane, Germantown. 301-515-2887.
"WRAPPED IN PRIDE: GHANAIAN KENTE AND AFRICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY" Through March 10 at the Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe St., Alexandria. 703-838-4356.
"PREPARED FOR SUCCESS: A SHINING STAR OF STORER COLLEGE" Opening Sunday at the John Brown Museum in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 304-535-6029.
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