Today
— Former White House chief photographer Sharon Farmer will give a lecture and show her work in Randolph College’s Houston Memorial Chapel at 3 p.m.
— Whitehead Media Ventures will begin its Black History Series, which will air at 9 a.m. every Sunday in February on The CW5. Guests today and Feb. 6 include Civil Rights leader and educator L. Garnell Stamps, who will lecture on Martin Luther King Jr.; educator and event coordinator Hermina Hendricks; and Randolph College President John Klein.
Tuesday, Feb. 1
— Liberty University will hold be holding “Deliberative Dialogue” events throughout the month. The first one, “Open Mic: The Underground Session,” will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the DeMoss Hall Grand Atrium. The public is invited to come and share their expressions — everything from freestyle to choreography to spoken word — relevant to Black History Month.
Friday, Feb. 4
— Virginia University of Lynchburg will show “Annie’s Pencil,” a film about Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer, in the Humbles Hall Auditorium at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for the general public and free for VUL students. Proceeds will go to VUL and the Anne Spencer House and Historic Garden Museum Scholarship Fund.
Sunday, Feb. 6
— The Jackson Street United Methodist Church Sunday School will kick off a series of presentations with Peter Worford’s “Blacks in Classical Music.” All events will be held in the lower fellowship hall at 10 a.m., prior to the 11 a.m. worship service.
Tuesday, Feb. 8
— Anthropologist Lynn Rainville, director of the Tusculum Institute at Sweet Briar College, will present “Hidden History at Sweet Briar: African American Heritage, 1800s through the 1900s” at 5:30 p.m. in Prothro Hall’s Josey Dining Room. Dinner will be served from 5 to 7:30 p.m.; meals are $8.25 for adults, $4.75 for children ages 4 to 11, and free for children 3 and younger.
— Author Merisa Davis (“Bill Cosby Is Right: But What Should the Church be Doing About It?”) will lead Liberty University’s “Deliberative Dialogue — The State of the Black Family and Church” from 6 to 8 p.m. in DeMoss Hall 1104.
— The Nataraja Women’s Drumming Ensemble and leader Harriett Peterson will perform in Randolph College’s Main Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 9
— Sweet Briar College’s dining services will offer a traditional soul food menu — including fried chicken, greens and macaroni and cheese — from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Prothro Hall. Entertainment during dinner will include black history trivia, with prizes, and African drumming by the YWCA of Central Virginia’s YGyrls. See Feb. 8 entry for dinner prices.
Saturday, Feb. 12
— Guest curator Lauranette Lee will lead a tour of the Legacy Museum of African American History’s current exhibit, “Celebrating Community! The Legacy Museum’s First Ten Years,” at 2 p.m.
— Liberty University’s “Renaissance at Liberty” invites people to dress in period attire and venture back in time with the sights and sounds for the Harlem Renaissance. The event runs from 9 to 11 p.m. in Campus North 1491.
Sunday, Feb. 13
— Whitehead Media Ventures will continue its Black History Series, which airs at 9 a.m. on The CW5, with the return of “The WMV African American Male Forum.” Panelists will discuss issues affecting black males; it will continue on Feb. 20 and 27.
— Jackson Street United Methodist Church’s Sunday School will continue its Black History Month series with W.E. Clark III’s “We Are Somebody,” at 10 a.m. in the lower fellowship hall. At 3 p.m., there will be a Gospel Music Celebration, featuring evangelist Shelly Paige, in the sanctuary.
— Actor and poet David Mills will present “Langston Hughes — One-man Show” at 3 p.m. in Randolph College’s Houston Memorial Chapel.
Tuesday, Feb. 15
— Liberty’s “Deliberative Dialogue — Hip Hop: It’s a Culture Not a Crime” will run from 6 to 8 p.m. in DeMoss Hall 1104.
Wednesday, Feb. 16
— Artist Frank Wood’s work — mixed media pieces that focus on African-American history — will be on display at Virginia University of Lynchburg’s M.R. Boone Multipurpose Center through Feb. 18.
— The Lynchburg Public Library book group will hold their monthly meeting and discussion at 1 p.m. at the Legacy Museum of African American History. They will be discussing Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.”
— Ainsworth visiting professor Kelley Deetz will give the lecture “Digging Aunt Jemima: Battling Myth Through Archaeology” at 7:30 p.m. in Randolph College’s Leggett Building, room 537.
Thursday, Feb. 17
— Ewabo, a Caribbean steel drum band, will kick off a day of activities at Randolph College, with a performance in the Cheatham Dining Hall at 11:45 a.m. See main story for the college’s “Civil Rights: A Work in Progress” events, featuring a panel discussion with the participants from Lynchburg’s first sit-in and a keynote address from poet Nikki Giovanni.
— Ted Delaney, assistant director of Old City Cemetery, will present a lecture on black history at 7:30 p.m. in Sweet Briar College’s Josey Dining Room. Dinner will be served from 5 to 7:30 p.m.; see Feb. 8 entry for dinner prices.
— Liberty University and the National Civil War Chaplains Museum will host “The Life of Rev. John Jasper: Virginia’s Celebrated Preacher” from 7 to 8 p.m. in DeMoss Hall 1113. Historian Benjamin Ross will share Jasper’s story.
Friday, Feb. 18
— Dance Theatre of Lynchburg will present its annual Leaps and Bounds show, featuring new work from four choreographers, at 7 p.m. Other performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 19 and 3 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students.
Saturday, Feb. 19
— The Randolph College Black Leaders Association is sponsoring “Love is a Verb, Let’s Show It,” a night of praise and worship through poetry, dance and singing, at 7 p.m. in the Houston Memorial Chapel.
Sunday, Feb. 20
— Abraham L. Hughes Jr., will present “Commemorating the Legacy of Lynchburg, Virginia’s Dunbar High School” at 10 a.m. in Jackson Street United Methodist Church’s lower fellowship hall. The lecture is part of the Sunday School’s Black History Month series.
— Change Me Ministries and Fellowship will celebrate Black History Month with “A Taste of History,” a sampling of homemade dishes and ethnic cuisine, at 3 p.m. Music will be provided by The Christian Echoes.
— Randolph College will be hosting a “Soul Food Dinner and Movie,” with a screening of “The Wiz,” at 5 p.m. in the Student Center in Main Hall. Admission is $5 for the public and $3 for Randolph students; call (434) 947-8292 or e-mail osrodney@randolphcollege.edu.
Tuesday, Feb. 22
— Liberty University’s “Deliberative Dialogue — What’s the Difference?: African American Edition,” scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. in DeMoss Hall 1104, will be a conversation about what makes several African sub-cultures unique.
Wednesday, Feb. 23
— The Randolph College Heritage Ensemble will present “Flavorology 101 (Taking It to the School)” at 7:30 p.m. in the Thoresen Theatre. It’s the 16th installment of professor Hiawatha Johnson’s “Flavor” series, featuring pan-African poetry and prose enhanced by music. This year will include the work of Maya Angelou, Bertrice Berry and Alice Walker, as well as Randolph alumnae and students. Tickets are $5 general admission and $4 for students.
Thursday, Feb. 24
— Poplar Forest archaeologist Lori Lee, Lynchburg College history professor Kirt von Daacke and JMU history professor Andrew Whitmer will discuss “New Perspectives on African American Life in Antebellum Central Virginia” at 7 p.m. in Lynchburg College’s Sydnor Performance Hall.
Friday, Feb. 25
— The Randolph College Heritage Ensemble will present “Flavorology 101 (Taking It To School)” at 7:30 p.m. See Feb. 23 for description.
Sunday, Feb. 27
— Miriam Thomas Gaines will present “Reflections on Lynchburg’s Sit-In Movement” at 10 a.m. in Jackson Street United Methodist Church’s lower fellowship hall. The lecture is part of the Sunday School’s Black History Month series.
— The Mellotones Steel Drum Band will perform in Randolph College’s Cheatham Hall from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Admission is $6.75 and includes brunch.
— Sweet Briar College’s annual Gospel Fest, featuring some of the area’s best gospel choirs and singers, is scheduled for 5 p.m. Call (434) 381-6113.
Sunday, March 6
— Phyllistine Mosley will present “Memories: Massive Resistance and Prince Edward County Blacks” at 10 a.m. in Jackson Street United Methodist Church’s lower fellowship hall; the lecture is part of the Sunday School’s Black History Month series.