Happening Across Town - February 2024

Krannert Center for Performing Arts

"Uncorked" series of concerts in celebration of Black History Month at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts:

• February 1 at 5pm - Afro D & Global Soundwaves

• February 8 at 5pm – Dexter O’Neal and the Funk Yard

• February 15 at 5pm - Soft Spoken

• February 22 at 5pm – Haki n'Dem

• February 29 at 5pm - Nadirah Shakoor

Spurlock Museum of World Cultures

• February 2 at 4pm - The Black Joy Project Launches

• February 25 at 2pm - Walking With My Ancestors: Cape Coast Castle by Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum

The Virginia Theatre

• 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.

• February 16 - Screening of PBS docuseries Gospel, Where Song and Sermon Meet. Plus, panel discussion about gospel and Black spirituality.

The Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center

• February 13 at 5:30pm - Love Jones Poetry Nignt

Urbana Free Library

• February 18 at 2pm - Saxophonist Reginald Lewis and Friends

Champaign Public Health District

• February 22 at 6pm - Black Health, Wealth and Wellness Panel

Champaign Public Library

• February 24 at 11am - Battle of the Books