46 THE QUEENS COURIER • BLACK HISTORY • FEBRUARY 13, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com black history s BROUGHT TO YOU BY EMBLEM HEALTH EVENTS TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH SATURDAY, FEB. 15 The Jamaica Performing Arts Center (JPAC) is proud to present “Amazing Grace: From the Auction to the White House: as part of its Black History Month Celebration. “Amazing Grace: From the Auction to the White House” is a dance and theatrical event where audience participation is part of the performance. This event takes audience members through the journey of the African American experience from the auction block of slavery to the first black president in the White House. It is a journey that will greet participants as they enter the venue and follow them through the gallery of historical slave artifacts on display. The audience will witness dance performances that move through the various stages of American history. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $20. For more information call 718- 658-7400. JPAC is located at 161-04 Jamaica Avenue. SATURDAYS, FEB. 15 & 22 The Louis Armstrong House Museum will explore how the improbable life of Louis Armstrong influenced world music and the Civil Rights Movement in their 5 Boro tour. The Louis Armstrong House Museum is located at 34-56 107 Street, Corona. For more information call 718-478-8274. SUNDAY, FEB. 20 Celebrate Black History Month and join the Queens Botanical Garden at its George Washington Carver Workshop at 1:30 p.m. Dr. George Washington Carver made significant contributions in the field of botany. Learn how plants played an important role in his early life and about his later achievements in botany, agriculture, botanical illustration, industrial engineering and medicine. Admission is $6, and is appropriate for ages 5 through 12. The Queens Botanical Garden is located at 43-50 Main Street in Flushing. To register call 718-886-3800 ext. 230 or visit [email protected]. THRU FEB. 27 Coordinated by NYC Parks’ Ebony Society, “The March” is a collection of works from 17 different artists in honor of Black History Month. The exhibition reflects on the Civil Rights Movement past, present and future, as well as those individuals who have advanced the cause. Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Admission is free. The Gallery is located on 64th Street and Fifth Avenue inside Central Park. For more information call 212-360-8163. FRIDAY, FEB. 28 The Greater Astoria Historical Society will hold an event called Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle: Four powerful documentaries chronicling the 150-year effort to achieve equal rights for all. A discussion will follow each film. Admission is free. The Greater Astoria Historical Society is located at 35-20 Broadway, 4th floor, LIC. For more information call 718-278-0700. THRU MARCH, 31 Voices Of Freedom is a three-month-long lunchtime jazz concert series celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. (January), Black History Month (February), and Women’s History Month (March) by pairing a pianist and celebrated musicians from New York City’s jazz scene. Concerts celebrating Black History Month will take place every Wednesday in February and include performances by Willerm Delisfort and Jason Marshall, and George Cables and Steve Turre. Concerts start at 12:30 p.m. Admission is Free. The event will take place at Brookfeild Place, Winter garden located at 220 Vessey Street, NY. For more information please visit brookfieldplaceny. com/VoicesOfFreedom. ALL MONTH LONG What better way to celebrate Black History than touring historic Harlem? While walking the streets of this famous neighborhood, participants will visit historic places and attractions such as the Morning Side Heights neighborhood; the Morris Jumel Mansion, used by George Washington during the Revolutionary War as a military headquarters; the Abyssinian Baptist church, known for being the first African-American Baptist Church in New York; the Cotton Club, a famous jazz club that hosted some of the most well-known African-American musicians of the Prohibition era, including Nat King Cole and Billie Holiday; and the world-renowned Apollo Theater, hailed for being one of the most significant cultural venues for African- Americans in New York’s history. For an additional cost, tour goers can dine along the way with a soul food brunch at one of Harlem’s locally owned restaurants. Tours are every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (lasts 4-5 hours). Cost of admission is $58.99/adult. The event is located at Tours Depart on 8th Avenue in NY. For more information visit www.viator.com/tours Compiled by Katelyn Di Salvo Bill Cosby helps kick off Black History Month at York College BY MAGGIE HAYES [email protected] The York College community started Black History Month celebrations with comedian Bill Cosby and fi nancier Frank Savage and discussed their paths to success. “Regardless of your background, regardless of your upbringing you can basically be anything you want to be in life,” said Savage, CEO of Savage Holdings LLC. “If you are determined to do it and you just have to prepare yourself, but most importantly, you have to believe in yourself.” In conjunction with the Greater Queens Chapter of The Links, Inc., Cosby and Savage addressed a crowd of 1,000 community members, students and staff on Thursday, February 6. Cosby’s book, “I Didn’t Ask to be Born (But I’m glad I was),” a collection of observations throughout the funny-man’s career and life, and Savage’s “The Savage Way: A Journey to the American Dream,” were discussed as well. “It was an honor to have both of these men at York College,” said Marcia Keizs, York College President. “Their stories of success are powerfully told and their journeys engender much to be admired. I believe they will inspire students to pursue their own successes.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF SKDKNICKERBOCKER Comedian Bill Cosby and businessman Frank Savage spoke at the York College Read-In, celebrating Black History Month. PHOTO COURTESY OF SKDKNICKERBOCKER Comedian Bill Cosby and businessman Frank Savage spoke at the York College Read-In, celebrating Black History Month.
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