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Paying tribute to an important legacy: Free events to round out Black History Month

An informal workshop with the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

Friday, February 22
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Tillett Hall
Yorba Lounge
53 Avenue E
Livingston Campus
Piscataway

Come to this gathering to find out about getting music into the marketplace, getting music heard by the right audience, working with the media, and working on stage from some of the most influential gospel performers in America today.

The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi was one of the most popular post-war vocal groups and is an inductee to the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame. The group tours across the country, performing in churches and at conventions. Their international travels have included Germany, France, the Scandinavian countries, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria.

  Listen to their music on MySpace

An evening of gospel choirs

Saturday, February 23
7 p.m.

Voorhees Chapel
5 Chapel Drive
New Brunswick

Come and enjoy this annual event of soulful gospel music that has taken place for more than 25 years at Rutgers. This year's special guest is the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi. Free admission. Contact agillespie@amst.rutgers.edu for details.

Black blood drive

Thursday, February 21
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Paul Robeson Cultural Center
600 Bartholomew Road
Piscataway

African Americans donate less than 5 percent of the blood supply in New Jersey. Help the New Jersey Blood Center reach its goal of donating 50 pints of blood for Black History Month. Although a special appeal is being made to the Black community, the New Jersey Blood Center invites any and all to participate in this worthy cause. Contact mjohns12@eden.rutgers.edu for more information.

Ninth annual “Jazz 'n Java” multicultural poetry night

Friday, February 29
8:30 p.m.

Douglass Campus Center
NJC Lounge
100 George Street
New Brunswick

This month marks nine years that the Douglass Black Students' Congress has hosted one of the most popular multicultural events on campus. Students recite their original works to the tunes of the Big Rich and Soul7 jazz band. Perform with or without music – the audience will “vibe” with you, no matter what you choose. All performers must sign up in advance; contact wilson77@rci.rutgers.edu no later than Friday, February 22.

More Black History Month events in New Brunswick

Opening reception for the annual celebration of faculty authors at Alexander Library

Tuesday, March 25
5 p.m.

Archibald S. Alexander Library
Remigio U. Pane Room, 1st Floor
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick

The Rutgers University Libraries' fifth annual exhibition and reception will shine a spotlight on the superlative scholarship at Rutgers by highlighting the recent publications of university faculty. Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip Furmanski and University Librarian Marianne Gaunt will greet all exhibition participants at the reception.

Faculty members are welcome to contribute copies of books they published in 2007 for use in this exhibition. Publications will be added to the Rutgers University Libraries’ collections when the exhibition closes.

The exhibition will run from March 27 to April 30. To RSVP, call 732-932-7505, or email events@rci.rutgers.edu. Please indicate if you will need assistance with parking for this event.

Kicking off Women's History Month at Rutgers–Camden

The program in women's studies at Rutgers–Camden presents a lecture series in recognition of Women's History Month. Click here for a flyer [PDF] with a complete list of events.

“Listening to Mammy Tales: Women, Race, and American History”

Monday, March 3
4:30 p.m.

Fine Arts Center
Room 110
314 Linden Street
Camden

Allison Dorsey, an associate professor from Swarthmore College’s Department of History and author of To Build Our Lives Together: Community Formation in Black Atlanta, 1875-1906, will speak about the role black mammy/nanny figures played in the formation of the racial and gender consciousness of white women in the 20th century. Sponsored by Women’s Studies, the Department of History, and African-American Studies, and followed by annual induction of students into the History Honor Society as well as a reception with food and beverages.

“Of Dining Tables and Delmonico’s: Gender and Consumption in Nineteenth-Century New York City”

Monday, March 10
12 p.m.

Armitage Hall
Third Floor Faculty Lounge
311 North 5th Street
Camden

Cindy Lobel, an assistant professor in the Department of History at Lehman College who is completing a book called The Appetite of the Metropolis: Food, Eating, and the Rise of a Consumer Culture in New York City, 1750-1870, will speak and answer questions during the free hour. Co-sponsored by the Department of History. Lunch will be provided.

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