Happening Around Town - February 2024
Artwork by JuStarrea Curry, more information about her at The Demystified Herbalist Facebook page. Picture of Krannert Performing Arts Ctr. from UIUC.
Krannert Art Museum
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Febaruary 1-October 5 - Jen Everett: Could you Dim The Lights?
Krannert Center for Performing Arts
"Uncorked" series of concerts in celebration of Black History Month at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts:
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February 1 at 5pm - Afro D & Global Soundwaves
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February 13 at 6pm - Carnaval!
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February 8 at 5pm – Dexter O’Neal and the Funk Yard
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February 15 at 5pm - Soft Spoken
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February 22 at 5pm – Haki n'Dem
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February 29 at 5pm - Nadirah Shakoor
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
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February 2 at 4pm - The Black Joy Project Launches
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February 25 at 2pm - Walking With My Ancestors: Cape Coast Castle by Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum
The Virginia Theatre
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February 9 - The Magic of Motown: 15 vocalist and a band that capture the Motown sound, including tributes to The Jackson Five, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Smokey Robinson and more.
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February 16 - Free screening of the PBS docuseries Gospel, Where Song and Sermon Meet. Plus, panel discussion about gospel and Black spirituality.
The Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
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February 13 at 5:30pm - Love Jones Poetry Nignt
Urbana Free Library
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February 18 at 2pm - Saxophonist Reginald Lewis and Friends
Champaign Public Health District
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February 22 at 6pm - Black Health, Wealth and Wellness Panel
Champaign Public Library
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February 24 at 11am - Battle of the Books