WHAT'S HAPPENING.Buyers of black art head to New York's National Black Fine Arts Show (the Puck Building, Lafayette and Houston Streets; 212-777-5218) February 4-6. Admission is $12 ... African American art African American art is a broad term describing the visual arts of the American black community. Influenced by various cultural traditions, including those of Africa, Europe and the Americas, traditional African American art forms include the range of plastic arts, from and culture are celebrated at San Diego's annual Kumba Festival on February 18-20 with performances of drama, music and poetry as well as workshops and an Apollo Theater-like talent show at the San Diego Repertory Theater (79 Horton Plaza). For ticket prices, call 619-544-1000 ... Writer/performer Roger Guenver Smith's Obie Award-winning A Huey P. Newton Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989), was co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, a black internationalist/racial equality organization that began in October 1966. Story hits the stage at L.A.'s Skirball Cultural Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.; 310-827-0889), February 16, 17, 18, 20. Tickets are $31-$35 ... African American authors will read and sign books at Philadelphia's annual Black Writer Festival, February t6-20. Events, held at several venues, are free. Call (215) 735-9600 ... Take the kids to the California African American Museum The California African American Museum (CAAM) is a museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, USA. History The museum opened in 1981, in temporary quarters at the California Museum of Science and Industry (now the California Science Center). (600 State Drive in Expedition Park; 310-954-4300) on February 26 where Modern Jazz Quartet Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) U.S. jazz ensemble. It was founded in 1951 by pianist John Lewis (1920–2001), vibraphonist Milt Jackson (1923–99), drummer Kenny Clarke (1914–85), and bassist Ray Brown (1926–2002). drummer Tootie Heath and his trio join storyteller Sybil Desta in a tribute to black composers. Tickets are $18 for adults; $12, kids; or a $48, family (two kids, two adults). |
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