February 2005

Tuesday, Feb 1st, 2005
Jumpstart Your Career 101, 6:00 - 7:30pm, Career Services, 185 Lindley

Wednesday, Feb 2nd, 2005
AKA & DST Pearls of Literature Book Club,6:30 - 8:30pm Baker Lounge

Film Festival: "Difference: A Celebratory Exploration Through Film"
1st screening: "The Color Purple," 8:30pm Scripps Auditorium

NAACP "Slavery: What We Never Learned in School," 7pm, Baker Ballroom. Keynote speaker Donna Wyant Howell, the only historian/researcher who specializes in the slave narratives.

Thursday, Feb 3rd, 2005
AKA "Women in History" time and place TBA

Friday, Feb 4th, 2005
"Motown," BSCPB Variety Show and After Party, Baker Ballroom
Variety Show at 8-10pm and After Party 10pm - 2am. Admission $5

"Marking their Mark: Scenes from the African American Experience in Athens County" Exhibition shows research projects conducted by students enrolled in AAS 106 about African American in Athens County. It is shown in 4th floor Alden Library from February 4th - 28th, 2005.

"African Sports acorss Disciplines" Opening address. Keynote speaker: Lee Evans, 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist. 3:00pm. Walter Hall 135.

Saturday, Feb 5th, 2005
"African Sports across Disciplines." Different sessions conducted from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at Grover Center W115. Topics: The History of Soccer, SEED Basketball Academy in Senegal, Sport Opportunities for Women. For more information, e-mail: owusu-kw@ohio.edu

Faces Annual Sibs Weekend Modeling Show, 5-7pm, Nelson Commons
Tickets $4/person in advance. $5/person at the door. For ticket information call Ebony Jones/Kamilah Carter (740)566-8013 or Ashley Ferguson at (740)594-3132

"Lil' Wayne" and "John Legend" - BSCPB Concert
Door open at 7:00pm. Concert begins at 8:00pm. Ticket $15. Cash only.

Monday, Feb 7th, 2005
"Get Educated, Get Involved, Get Tested," 6-9pm, Lindley Cultural Center. For more information contact Ashley Ferguson, af279602@ohio.edu

Free HIV Testing. For more details contact Erika Robinson 593-4054

Tuesday, Feb 8th, 2005
Winter Career Fair, 10am - 3pm, Convocation Center

AKA Pink and Green Tea, 6pm, Baker State Room

Wednesday, Feb 9th, 2005
"Let's Talk about Sex," 7pm, Lindley Cultural Center

Film Festival "Difference: A Celebratory Exploration Through Film"
2nd screening "Fire," 8:30pm, Scripps Auditorium.

Thursday, Feb 10th, 2005
"Etiquette Dinner," 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. Baker Center, Maggie Davis Rm. Free with reservation by Thursday, Feb 3rd. RSVP to bb217302@ohio.edu. Sponsored by Black Student Business Caucus, Black Student Communication Caucus and Unified Sisters.

Friday, Feb 11th, 2005
NAACP Diversity Celebration, 7 - 9pm, Baker Center Ballroom
Various genres of entertainment on the Ohio University will be shown. A keynote speaker will be addressing the topic "Embracing Diversity." If you would like to be showcased in this celebration, contact Shannon C. McNeal at sm100202@ohio.edu

"Amor Noire: Words and Sounds on Black Love," 8pm, Lindley Cultural Center. Cost $3 benefits to American Red Cross Tsunami Relief and "Africa Live." For more information contact Corrine Carthell at carthell@ohio.edu

Wednesday, Feb 16th, 2005
"Miss Bronze Informational," 7:00pm, Lindley Cultural Center.
For more information on Miss Bronze, contact Michael A. Knowlin at
mk131000@ohio.edu

"Sister Can I Speak to You?" 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Baker 1804 Lounge.
This program will explore the perception that we all have about our appearances, attitudes, and character at Ohio University and in the society. It will also foster dialog among women. FREE admission.
For more information contact Bianca Butts at bb294401@ohio.edu
Sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta and Mind, Body & Soul Sister Series.

"Taking Our Power Black" by Siobhan Brooks. 8:00pm Scripps Auditorium. Ms. Brooks is a queer black feminist who helped organize the country's first and only workplace union of sex workers in San Francisco's North Beach district. She empowers her audience through her insightful commentaries on the differences between black feminism/womanism and white feminism.
Sponsored by the Swarm of Dykes, the LGBT Programs Center, the Open Minds Speaker Fund and SAC.

Film Festival "Difference: A Celebratory Exploration through Film"
3rd screening: "The Station Agent," 8:30pm, Scripps Auditorium

Thursday, Feb 17th, 2005
"Smokey Joe's Cafe"
Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, 7:30pm.
Student $10, Senior $18, General $20.

Friday, Feb 18th, 2005
Bob Marley Day, 7 - 9pm, Baker Center Ballroom
Authentic Jamaican Music, African drumming, dance performances,
poetry readings, food, and cultural displays.
For more information contact Winsome Chunnu at wc230502@ohio.edu

Monday, Feb 21st, 2005
Malcolm X Commemorative, 7:30pm Baker Center Ballroom.
Speaker: Najee Muhammad, Associate Professor of Educational Studies. 2005 marks the 40th anniversary of the assasination of the civil rights leader. Free admission.

Tuesday, Feb 22nd, 2005
"History of Strolling," 6:30pm, Baker Ballroom. Sponsored by Sigma Lambda Gamma. For more info contact ct244901@ohio.edu

Wednesday, Feb 23rd, 2005
AKA & DST Pearls of Literature Book Club, 6pm, Baker Center Ballroom

Film Festival "Difference: A Celebratory Exploration through Film"
4th screening: "City of God," 8:30pm, Scripps Auditorium

Friday, February 25th, 2005
African American History Bowl, 7:00pm Walter Hall
Sponsored by Black Student Cultural Programming Board. For more information, contact bb294401@ohio.edu

Alpha Phi Alpha Phrozen Pharoah Skating
Time:  11:06 pm
Location:  Bird Arena