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BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS.


Byline: Kevin Ainsfeld

Here are some other events celebrating Black History Month:

The William Grant Still William Grant Still (May 11,1895 - December 3,1978) was an African-American classical composer who wrote more than 150 compositions. He was the first African-American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra, the first to have a symphony of his own (his first symphony)  Arts Center, 2520 S. West View St., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , is sponsoring the monthlong "Celebrate Black Los Angeles," including various free programs for the community. For more information and a schedule of programs, call (213) 734-1164.

Occidental College History
The Birth of Occidental College
Occidental College (commonly referred to as Oxy) was founded on April 20, 1887, by a group of Presbyterian clergy and laymen.
 will present the alumni dinner and play "Scenes From the Quad: Through the Eyes of Black Students," at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Alumni Auditorium, followed by a free screening of the film "Fear of a Black Hat," Friday in the auditorium. Occidental College is located at 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles. For more information, call (213) 239-2637.

Accompanying the "America's Smithsonian" exhibit in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or  will be lectures by Rex Ellis and Lonnie Bunch. Ellis' topic is "Storytelling and African Folklore," scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, and Bunch will lecture on "Black America and the California Dream" at 2 p.m. Sunday. Both lectures will take place at the William Grant Still Arts Center. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended.

For information, call (213) 734-1164.

The African Marketplace will present free music, film and literary programs by individuals and organizations representing the African-American community at 3 p.m. Sunday at the William Grant Still Arts Center. For more information, call (213) 734-1164.

The Department of Theatre and School of the Arts School of the Arts is the name of several schools (usually high schools) that are devoted to the fine arts, including:
  • Brooklyn High School of the Arts, Brooklyn, New York
  • Charleston County School of the Arts, Charleston, South Carolina
 at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , 18111 Nordhoff St., will present a symposium on "The Documentary Performance and Its Emergence Out of Oral Tradition of the African Diaspora The African diaspora is the diaspora created by the movements and cultures of Africans and their descendants throughout the world, to places such as the Americas, (including the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America) Europe and Asia. " at noon and 8 p.m. Friday. A daylong discussion will start at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

For more information, call (818) 885-2024 or (818) 885-3086.

The California Afro-American Museum, 600 State Drive, Exposition Park Exposition Park is the name of more than one place:
  • Exposition Park (Dallas) - a neighborhood in south Dallas, Texas
  • Exposition Park (Kansas City) - A former baseball park in Kansas City
, Los Angeles, features art from many prominent African-American artists. The museum will feature "The Art of John Biggers: View From the Upper Room" through April 21. More than 127 drawings, prints, sculpture and paintings tracing the artist's work during five decades will be included. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission is free; parking is $5.

For more information, call (213) 744-7432.

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Photo John Biggers' "Ashanti Architechture" is among the 127 works on display through April 21 at the California Afro-American Museum in an exhibit that traces the artist's career over five decades.
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Title Annotation:L.A. LIFE
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Feb 19, 1996
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