Black History Month 2012
Black In Film:
A Series of Conversations and a Showcase of Historical Lineage in Cinema
Join us at 2:00 pm each Saturday in February for the Black In Film Speaker Series. The Black in Film Speaker Series is presented by the African American Cinema Gallery and The Peachtree Village International Film Festival. The series takes you on a journey along a path of success stories and triumphs of African American cinema artists. This journey will give you a practical lesson on the Black experience in Hollywood. It is meant to inspire people to appreciate the value of black film and literature through creative thinking, dreaming and turning that dream into a reality. Immediately following each screening, a Q&A session will take place. A panel of cinema experts will be onsite to answer questions about the film industry.
Featured Films:
Saturday, February 4
School Daze
Saturday, February 11
Cornbread Earl & Me
Saturday, February 18
A Century of Black Cinema (Documentary)
Saturday, February 25
Soul Food (an Episode from the series)
African-American Cinema Gallery Exhibit
AACG is an inspirational tribute to Black actors, actresses and authors whose creativity has inspired the nation throughout history. It’s a touring multimedia presentation, which consists of an exhibit that covers numerous African American films, more than 100 actors and actresses, and many drama series and sitcoms. It also includes essays, posters, news clippings, books, screenplays, exclusive children collectibles-dolls, action figures and cartoon characters, rare photos and famous quotes of great actors and actresses and much more. This collection contains more than 100 one of a kind items of memorabilia. Located in the Upper Exchange at Underground Atlanta, every Saturday in February, 12:00pm – 6:00pm.
Lights. Camera. Action.
Enjoy live entertainment as Atlanta’s talented community sets the stage at Underground Atlanta with performances inspired by Black History Month.
BLADE Academy of the Arts: Special performances including dance, poetry, music and theater in honor of Black History Month. Every Saturday in February, 4pm - 6pm, on the indoor stage at Lower Alabama/Pryor Street.
Miller Grove Middle School will showcase its talent with a tribute to the pioneers of Black History at 11:00 am on Friday, February 24.
The APEX Museum at Underground Atlanta
We are excited to host The APEX Museum in February! The satellite museum will feature two wonderful exhibits: Great Minds: Defying the Odds and Sankofa II, plus an exciting edutainment schedule of book readings, poetry, performances, discussions and more. The APEX Museum will be open the entire month of February: Tuesday-Friday, 10:00am - 4:00pm, in the Upper Exchange. Visit the Calendar of Events on our homepage for a complete listing of APEX programs.
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