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Calendar of Events
Spring Semester 2013
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February 4 -
May 10
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Haitian Migrant
Farmworkers on the Eastern Shore: A
Historical Photo Document
Nabb Center Gallery
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00PM-4:00PM
Capture a rare glimpse into the lives
of Haitian migrant farmworkers through the
compelling photographs and field notes of
documentary photographer Phil Decker, who worked
in the mid-1980's as an outreach worker for
migrant farmworkers in Salisbury. This
exhibit and archive provides the Nabb Center
with a significant historical document on the
origin of the Eastern Shore's Haitian community,
many of whom fled political and economic
upheaval in Haiti in the 1970's and 1980's.
Coming to the United States, they picked
vegetables in the fields of the Eastern Shore.
Decker's photos depict a farmworker crew's life
in Florida, on the road, in the fields, in the
labor camp, and in town. This event is
free and open to the public. Sponsored by
the Nabb Research Center.
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February 5 |
Keynote Lecture:
150th Anniversary of
the Emancipation Proclamation
Presented by
Dr. Clara Small
Wicomico Room, GUC
7:00PM
Distinguished Professor of
History Clara Small will launch Salisbury
University's African American History Month
celebration with what promises to be a thought
provoking lecture on the Emancipation
Proclamation, which purportedly abolished
slavery in the United States, and its
significance today. This event is
free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Nabb Research Center and Multicultural Student
Services.
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February 7 |
**CANCELED**
Red Pumps for AIDS Fashion
Show
Holloway Hall Auditorium
7:00PM
This exciting fashion show,
which will include an educational presentation,
will raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS crisis.
This event is free and open
to the public. Sponsored by the
NAACP - Salisbury University
Chapter and the Union of African American
Students. This event
has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a
later date.
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February 8 |
Soul Food Dinner
Featuring the Bernard Sweetney Jazz Quartet
Commons Bistro
4:30PM – 7:00PM
This evening features two crowd pleasing
products of African-American heritage: soul
food and jazz. The menu includes Deep Fried
Catfish, BBQ Ribs, Macaroni & Cheese, Potato
Salad, Black Eyed Peas, Pigs Feet, Cornbread,
Chitterlings, Southern Fried Chicken, Mashed
Potatoes with Gravy, Collards with Ham Hocks,
Sweet Potato Biscuits, Sweet Potato Pie, Peach
Cobbler and Homemade Banana Pudding with Vanilla
Wafers. Adults, $11.09 (plus tax); Children
5 &
Under, $6.73 (plus tax). Sponsored by
University Dining Services, Cultural Affairs
Office and Multicultural Student Services.
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February 16 |
Salisbury University Gospel Choir
Concert
Holloway Hall Auditorium
7:00PM
Under the direction and guidance of its advisor
and spiritual encourager, the Gospel Choir and
Dance Ensemble has been able to be a light on
the campus of Salisbury University.
The purpose of the choir and dance ensemble is
to spread the Gospel through song and dance.
It also provides a spiritual outlet to the
students through bi-monthly prayer, praise and
worship; exposure to other campus ministries;
and from the support of area pastors and
churches. This event is
free and open to
the public. Sponsored by the Salisbury
University Gospel Choir and Multicultural
Student Services.
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February 18 |
Lecture:
Documenting a Haitian
Migrant Community
Presented by
Dr. Phil Decker, Photographer
Nabb Center Gallery
7:00PM
Decker studied at the
International Center of Photography in New York
City. He has created photo documents of
various immigrant communities in the United
States. View his photo documents at
www.phildeckerphotos.com . Decker
discusses his experience in documenting this
migrant community as they traveled from Florida
to the Eastern Shore. All attendees will
receive an original work print by Decker from
his migrant farm worker document being exhibited
in the Nabb Gallery. To sign up for this event, call
410-543-6312. Sponsored
by the Office of the
President, the Fulton School of Liberal Arts and
the Nabb Research Center.
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February 19 |
**CANCELED**
Harlem Renaissance Night Play:
Harlem on Broadway
Wicomico Room, Guerrieri University Center
7:00PM
The Harlem Renaissance, which was also known as the Black Literary
Renaissance and the New Negro Movement, was a cultural and intellectual movement
in the 1920's and 30's. Centered in Harlem, but affecting areas all over
the world, the movement included literature, drama, music, visual art, and dance
in addition to sociology, historiography and philosophy. Many famous plays
were written at this historic time. Harlem on Broadway takes
place in an upscale, 1930's Harlem club and shows how the Harlem Renaissance
thrived during the times of segregation. After dark, when the music and
other arts were performed, the whole world seemed to cross the color lines and
enjoy itself. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the
NAACP-Salisbury University Chapter and Union of African American Students. This event
has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a
later date.
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February 21 |
Film Screening and
Panel Discussion:
Brother Outsider
Wicomico Room, Guerrieri University Center
7:00PM
The award-winning documentary
Brother Outsider tells the story of Bayard
Rustin. Rustin was a disciple of Gandhi, a
mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the
architect of the 1963 March on Washington who
dared to live as an openly gay man during the
fiercely homophobic 1940's, 1950's, and 1960's.
A panel discussion, including Vaughn White,
Director Multicultural Student Services, and
distinguished professors James Burton, Dave
Johnson, James King, and Clara Small, will
follow the film screening. This event is
free and open to the public. Sponsored by
the Departments of English, History and
Communication Arts and the Office of
Multicultural Student Services.
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February 27
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Poet Patricia Smith
Worcester Room, Commons
7:00PM
Smith is the author of six volumes of poetry,
including the National Book Award finalist
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah, Blood Dazzler,
and National Poetry Series winner for
Teahouse of the Almighty. Her poetry
has also appeared in Poetry, The Paris
Review, Ecotone, Granta, Tin House, TriQuarterly
and many other journals and ground-breaking
anthologies. This event is free and open
to the public. Sponsored by
Writers-on-the-Shore and the Office of
Multicultural Student Services.
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March 9 |
Multicultural
Leadership Summit
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April 5-6 |
Multicultural
Visitation Weekend
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April 6 |
Untouchables Dance
Menagerie
Holloway Hall Auditorium
Time TBA
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May 1 |
Multicultural
Festival Day
Pergola, University Hill and Gazebo
11:30AM - 3:00PM
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May 4 |
Multicultural Senior
Banquet |
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