A number of local libraries are holding Black History Month events, including poetry and music explorations and a gospel choir performance.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the Dakota County Library system. Take a journey through history at the library this February. Delve into African-American history, music and poetry and celebrate the diversity that helped shape our country. Programs are open to all ages. Drum Fun and Vocals, Too Leonard King, Jr. highlights the chronology of rhythm development commonly referred to as jazz, blues, R&B, and gospel. 10:30–11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Tracks of New Thinking Experience the legacy of African-American poetry and song through the talents of Anita Ruth and…
Teens can create a fabric quilt patch in the style of African-American quilters of Gees Bend, Ala.
Teens who want to learn about quilting or black history will have the opportunity to do both at Dakota County libraries in upcoming weeks. The library system is hosting a pair of events, including one in West St. Paul on Feb. 17, to introduce teens to the art of Gees Bend quilting. The women of Gees Bend, a historic African-American town in Alabama, have developed a distrinctive quilting style noted for its geometric simplicity. The quilters have gained popularity among historians and the arts community alike in recent years. The programs will be held at the Wentworth Library in West St. Paul from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 and again at the Pleasant Hill Library in Hastings from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22. This Minnesota …
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