The Department of Recreation and Parks is partnering with other government departments and community organizations to host and promote a variety of different activities and celebrations to commemorate Black History Month. Below is the tentative schedule of events and activities:
Saturday, February 1: Game Night at Harriet Tubman Cultural Center from 7-9pm FREE!
Wednesday, February 5: Virtual Conversation: Procurement and Entrepreneurship from 6:30-7:30pm FREE!
Thursday, February 6: Family Movie Night at Harriet Tubman Cultural Center. Doors open at 6:30pm and movie starts at 7pm. Register online here. FREE!
Friday, February 7: Cooking within the Black Diaspora at Harriet Tubman Cultural Center from 7-9pm FREE!
Saturday, February 8: Read-In* at East Columbia Branch Library from Noon-2pm FREE!
Saturday, February 8: Read-In* at Glenwood Branch Library from 1-3pm FREE!
Saturday, February 8: Afrofuturism ArtLab* at Miller Branch Library from 3-5pm FREE!
Wednesday, February 12: Virtual Conversation: County Resources from 6:30-7:30pm FREE!
Friday, February 14: Smooth Jazz Fridays at Harriet Tubman Cultural Center from 6-9pm. $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Register online here.
Saturday, February 15: Black History Month Expo* at Long Reach High School from 11am-4pm FREE!
Tuesday, February 18: A Walk Through History at Harriet Tubman Cultural Center from 6:30-8:30pm FREE!
Wednesday, February 19: Virtual Conversation: Education from 6:30-7:30pm FREE!
Thursday, February 20: Afrofuturism with NMAAHC Curator Kevin Strait* at Miller Branch Library (and virtual) from 6-7pm. Additional information and registration available online here. FREE!
Saturday, February 22: Black Book Exchange & Book Discussion at Ellicott City Colored School from 10am-4pm FREE!
Sunday, February 23: LINKS Peabody Concert* at Applications Research Lab from 2-3:30pm. Register online here. FREE!
Monday, February 24: Little Learners Celebrate Black Women Who Change(d) the World* at East Columbia Branch Library from 10:30-11:15am. Additional information and registration available online here. FREE!
Monday, February 24: Book Discussion with Author* at Miller Branch Library from 6-8pm. Additional information and registration available online here. FREE!
Wednesday, February 26: Virtual Conversation: Hate Bias & Advocacy from 6:30-7:30pm FREE!
* Sponsored by Community Organization