THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, February 1, 1997 TAG: 9701310070
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E4 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Compiled by Carole O'Keeffe
LENGTH: 448 lines
Schedules are subject to changes
FEBRUARY
Chesapeake Central Library, African Art Exhibit.
Virginia Air and Space Center and Hampton Roads History Center, Hampton, ``Tuskegee Exhibit,'' tracing the history of blacks in military aviation. 727-0900.
Nauticus, Norfolk, pictorial story, ``Free Men: The Amistad Revolt and the American Anti-Slavery Movement.'' 664-1004.
The Peninsula Fine Arts Center, ``Anderson Johnson: Revisited, murals from the artist's home. 596-8175.
Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe, Hampton, videotape, ``Fort Monroe and Black History.'' 727-3205.
Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe, Hampton, photographs, sketches and documents of 18th Army Corps, Battery B, 2nd Light Artillery, U.S. Colored Troops. 727-3205.
Casemate Museum, at Fort Monroe, Hampton, permanent exhibit, ``Freedom's Fortress, role of fort in emancipating slaves, recruitment of blacks in the Union Army and assistance to freedmen during Reconstruction. Also work at fort by Harriet Tubman and Booker T. Washington. 727-3205.
FEBRUARY THROUGH MARCH 2
The Peninsula Fine Arts Center, ``Ken Wright: Two Visions.'' 596-8175.
FEB. 4-28
Suffolk Museum, exhibit, ``Don't Grieve After Me.'' 925-6311.
FEB. 4 THROUGH MARCH 2
Old Coast Guard Station, Virginia Beach, ``African Americans in the Coast Guard.'' 422-1587.
FEB. 5-9
Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, exhibit: ``Energy, Emotion, Expression: The Prints and Drawings of Alan D. `Big Al' Carter.'' 653-0754.
FEBRUARY THROUGH MARCH 16
Francis Land House in Virginia Beach, ``African Americans of Princess Anne County.'' 431-3000.
FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL
Suffolk Public Library System, Black History Collection, books, cassettes. 934-3053.
FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL
Isle of Wight County Museum, Smithfield, ``Black Voices in Isle of Wight County.'' 357-7459.
FEB. 10-28
Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, Student Poetry/Photography Contest and Exhibit.
FEB. 13 THROUGH MARCH 14
Christopher Newport University, Newport News, 1 to 4 p.m., Ancestral Voices, Africa and African-American Artists in Virginia. 5994-7552.
FEB. 14-MARCH 1
Old Dominion University, Tuesday through Saturday, 8 p.m., and Sunday, 3 p.m., Feb. 14 to 16, 20 to 23, 27 and 28, and March 1. Play, ``Raisin In The Sun,'' 683-5305.
TODAY
Virginia Beach Central Library, 11 a.m., lecture, Connie Porter, author of the Addy Series of American Girls Collection. 431-3071.
Hampton University Museum, 1 to 2 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m., Dylan Pritchett, African-American Storyteller. 727-5024.
Blyden Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 2 p.m., family program, ``African Crafts.'' 441-2852.
Mariners' Museum, Newport News, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Felix Simmons, demonstrating the craft of coopering (barrel making). 596-2222.
Virginia Wesleyan College, 8 p.m., Mass choir concert conducted by Charles Stephen McDonald, minister of music Hampton Evangelistic Center.
SUNDAY
Hampton University, tour, ``Beyond the Blues: A Celebration of the Black Classic.'' 727-5701.
Francis Land House, Virginia Beach, 1 to 4 p.m., Edna Hendrix discusses African-American churches in old county and city. 431-4000.
Chrysler Museum of Art, 2 p.m., public tour, ``Art on the Continent of Africa,'' and a walk through of: ``Appeal to this Age: Photography of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968.'' 644-6268.
Portsmouth Museums, The Arts Center of the Courthouse, 2 p.m., B. Stephen Carpenter II, assistant professor of art and art education at Old Dominion University, ``Cultural Literacy or Color Theory? The Impact of Black Artists on the Artworld.'' 393-8983.
Janaf Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 3 p.m., book talk and signing, Shelia Copeland, author of ``Chocolate Star.'' 441-5660.
WHRO, Channel 15, 4 p.m., documentary, ``M & M Smith, For Posterity's Sake.'' 889-9419.
Chrysler Museum of Art, 3 p.m., lecture, by Steven Kasher, the photographer, author and curator of the traveling exhibit, ``Appeal to this Age: Photography of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968.'' 644-6268.
Old Dominion University, 6 p.m., ``All-U-Can-Eat Dinner.'' 851-8190.
Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin, 7 p.m. speaker, Lee Smith. 569-6721.
MONDAY
Fort Monroe, Black History opening ceremony, 1:30 p.m., post theater, speaker, Harrison B. Wilson, music by the U.S. Continental Army Band - jazz combo. 727-4614.
Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin, 7 p.m., speaker, Lee Smith. 569-6721.
Norfolk State University, college basketball half-time program, ``Pride Night Observance.'' 683-8373.
TUESDAY
Norfolk State University, 10 a.m., speaker George Curry, Emerge editor-in-chief. 683-8373.
Berkley Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages 2 to 3 years, story hour, ``Black is Beautiful.'' 441-1968.
Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sam & Angie, contemporary gospel singers.
Old Dominion University, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., ``Lift Ev'ry Voice: A Theological Reflection of African-American Song.'' 683-4109.
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, 12:30 p.m., documentary, ``Eyes on the Prize: No Easy Walk.''
WEDNESDAY
Paul D. Camp Community College, Suffolk, 10 to 10:50 a.m., speaker Elgin Lowe, ``Local African-American History.'' 925-2430.
Norfolk State University, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., ``Afrikan Market Place.'' 683-8373.
Park Place Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 10:30 to 11 a.m., ages 3 to 6, story hour, ``Black History.'' 664-7330.
Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, 11 a.m., jazz band, Against All Odds.
Norfolk State University, noon, self-improvement seminar, ``Preparing to Compete Successfully in Today's New World.'' 683-8373.
Old Dominion University, 1 to 3 p.m., Teleconference, ``Beyond the Dream IX: A celebration of black history month, the wisdom of our elders, the eagerness of those to follow: An intergenerational dialogue.'' 683-4406/5490.
Christian Home Baptist Church, Windsor, 6 p.m., African Marketplace. 382-6911.
Christian Home Baptist Church, Windsor, 7 p.m., Felix Simmons performs. 382-6911.
Old Dominion University, 7 p.m., play, ``Our Young Black Men Are Dying.'' 683-4406.
Old Dominion University, 7 p.m., movie, ``A Time to Kill,'' 683-3446.
Virginia Wesleyan College, 7 p.m., movie, ``Crusade for Justice.'' Discussion after.
Virginia Beach Central Library, 7 p.m., rap session for young men and women on drugs, violence and responsibilities, Reginald Hayes. 431-3071.
WHRO, Channel 15, 9:30 p.m., story of gospel music, ``Great Performances.'' 880-9419.
THURSDAY
Berkley Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages 4 to 5, story hour, ``Black is Beautiful.'' 441-1968.
Virginia Wesleyan College, 11 a.m., reading by author William R. Miller from his works.
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, 12:30 p.m., Edie White, African folk tales.
Old Dominion University, 2 p.m., lecture, Farai Chideya, CNN political commentator and author of ``Don't Believe the Hype: Misconceptions about African Americans.'' 683-6088.
Old Dominion University, 6 to 7:30 p.m., coffeehouse with guitarist Tim Morgan 683-3446.
Park Place Branch Norfolk Library, 6 p.m., storyteller Ruby West, ``African Tales.'' 664-7330.
Hampton University, 6:30 p.m., Indigo Vibes. 727-5691.
Chesapeake Central Library, 7 p.m., video, ``Lower Tidewater in Black and White.''
Hampton University, 7 to 9 p.m., seminar by Onyx IV. 727-5691.
Old Dominion University, 7:30 to 9 p.m., program, ``Salute to Black Men.'' 683-3446.
FRIDAY
Norfolk State University, noon, gospel concert, 683-8373.
Old Dominion University, 7 p.m., Friday night freebie: comedian Scott Ainslie and movie, ``A Time to Kill.'' 683-3446.
WHRO, Channel 15, 9 p.m., African-American History/Race Relations, ``This Week in Hampton Roads.'' Also Sundays at 3 p.m. 889-9419.
FEB. 8
Chesapeake Central Library, 10 a.m. Felix Simmons, ``African Drum Call.''
Hampton University, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ``Clay as an Expression of Art in African Society.'' 727-5691.
Portsmouth Convention and Visitors Bureau, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., African-American Heritage Trolley Tour. 393-5111.
Francis Land House, Virginia Beach, 2 to 4 p.m., Edna Hendrix and Bertha Caffee share old stories. 431-4000.
Blyden Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 2 p.m., make valentine for favorite African-American hero. 441-2852.
Moses Myers House, Norfolk, 1 p.m., ``African-American Laundress'' tour the house and meet an 18th Century freed African-American laundress through a living history performance by Christine Griffith. 664-6283.
FEB. 9
Mariners' Museum, Newport News, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Felix Simmons, demonstrating the craft of coopering (barrel making). 596-2222.
Riddick's Folly, Suffolk, 2 and 3 p.m., ``Addy, An American Girl.'' 934-1390.
Chrysler Museum of Art, 2 and 3:30 p.m., Family Fun Black History Celebration, ``Songs from the Soul,'' by Theater IV. 664-6268.
Virginia Beach Central Library, 2 p.m., public school students perform rhythmic and intricate step patterns to music and dramatic readings pertinent to African-American history. 431-3071.
Janaf Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 3 p.m., book talk and signing, Eric Little, author of ``Pools of Ancient Evil.'' 441-5660.
Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin, 4 to 6 p.m., African and African-American food tasting. 569-6721.
WHRO, Channel 15, 4 p.m., Biography in Four Voices, ``W.E.B. DuBois.'' 889-9419.
Grace Episcopal Church, Norfolk, 6 p.m., organ scholar Christopher Clark in recital in sanctuary. 625-2868.
FEB. 10
Norfolk State University, noon, NSU jazz orchestra concert, 683-8373.
Hampton University, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., junior class all-male cookoff. 727-5691.
Old Dominion University, 7 to 8:30 p.m., discussion, ``African Americans and Civil Rights: Where Are We Now?'' 683-4663.
FEB. 11
Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, Pulitzer prize winning photographer, Flip Schulke.
Old Dominion University, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., blood pressure check/cholesterol screening. 683-3132.
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, 12:30 p.m., Edna Hendrix, local black history.
Virginia Beach Public Library, 7 p.m., Don Roberts, TV news anchor and author of ``Rap to Live By,'' lectures on his career. 431-3071.
FEB. 12
Norfolk State University, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Afrikan Market Place. 683-8373.
Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake, 1 to 2 p.m., Rita Barnes coordinates, ``If Not You, Then Who?''
Kirn Memorial, Norfolk Public Library, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., ages 10 to 12, program, ``Profiles in Courage.'' 664-7323.
Christian Home Baptist Church, Windsor, 6 p.m., African-American Art exhibit. 382-6911.
Old Dominion University, 6 to 7:30 p.m., forum, ``Male/Female Relationships.'' 683-5490.
Christian Home Baptist Church, Windsor, 7 p.m., The Not Just For February Players, contemporary Christian theater. 382-6911.
Old Dominion University, 8 p.m., president's lecture series, Julian Bond, ``Teaching Tolerance.'' 683-5359.
WHRO, Channel 15, 10 p.m., ``Held in Trust: The Story of Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper.'' 889-9419.
FEB. 13
Blyden Branch, Norfolk Public Library, ages 3 to 6, program, ``African Folk Tales.'' 441-2852.
Paul D. Camp Community College, Suffolk, noon and 5:30 p.m., video, ``Material Witness: Race, Identity and the Politics of Gangster Rap.'' 925-2430.
Old Dominion University, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., discussion, ``African-American Male/Female Relationships.'' 683-4401.
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, 12:30 p.m., Barbara Brinson, ``African-American History Month.''
Old Dominion University, 6 to 7:30 pm., coffeehouse, open mike hosted by John Dewey. 683-3446.
Chesapeake Central Library, 7 p.m., poetry, Hugo Owens and Vernon Turner.
Norfolk State University, concert from funk to fusion, ``Celebrating African-American Music.'' 683-8373.
Norfolk State University, time TBA, author Larry E. Davis, ``Black and Single: Meeting and Choosing A Partner Who's Right for You.'' 683-8373.
FEB. 14
Old Dominion University, 7 p.m., film, ``Sankofa,'' and discussion. 683-4109.
Hampton University, 7 p.m., Cotton Club, live jazz. 727-5691.
Virginia Wesleyan College, 8 p.m., Valentine's Day dance with rhythm and blues performed by the Blackwater Chameleons.
FEB. 15
Portsmouth Convention and Visitors Bureau, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., African-American Heritage Trolley Tour. 393-5111.
Virginia Beach Central Library, 11 a.m., storytelling and dance performance by Dyland Pritchett and the Uhuru African-American Dance Ensemble. 431-3071.
Kirn Memorial, Norfolk Public Library, 2 p.m., all ages, program, ``African-American Trivia Pursuit.'' 664-7323.
Blyden Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 2 p.m., all ages, program, ``Gospel and Spiritual Songfest with African-American Folk Tales.'' 441-2852.
Virginia War Museum, Newport News, 1 and 3 p.m., living history program on the buffalo soldier with Roy Moore. Plains Indians after the Civil War named black soldiers ``Buffalo Soldier,'' thinking their hair looked like the hide of a buffalo. 247-8523/8627.
Virginia War Museum, Newport News, 1 to 4 p.m., Master Sgt. Paul McPherson, U.S. Army retired, will give guided tours of the Marches Toward Freedom Gallery, which highlights black American contributions to the armed forces. 247-8523/8627.
Francis Land House, Virginia Beach, 2 to 4 p.m., Edna Hendrix will conduct tours of her African-American exhibit and offer copies of her new book, ``Black History (Our Heritage) Princess Anne County and Virginia Beach.'' 431-4000.
Hampton University, 8 to 10 p.m., An Evening with Black Men of Song. 727-5691.
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, 7:30 p.m., ``A Classical Celebration'' performance by The Vocal Department of the Governor's School for the Arts. 451-4711.
FEB. 16
Chrysler Museum of Art, 2 p.m., Family Fun Black History Celebration, ``Play it With Poetry,'' with Carl Jackson. 644-6268.
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, 2:30-3:15 p.m., meet Valeria Hundley, member of the Committee for the Preservation of the Anderson Johnson Faith Mission. 596-8165.
Chrysler Museum of Art, 3 p.m., William Carroll, professor of English at Norfolk State University, will read portions of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches. 644-6268.
Janaf Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 3 p.m., family, story teller Wanda Heard, ``African Tales.'' 441-5660.
Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin, 5 p.m., program for youth. 569-6721.
Bank Street Memorial Baptist Church, Norfolk, 6 p.m., concert with 40-member ensemble, ``A Salute to Black Composers.'' 467-8971.
Christian Home Baptist Church, Windsor, Portsmouth Opera Guild, 6 p.m., location TBA. 382-6911.
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, 2:30 p.m., ``A Classical Celebration'' performance by The Vocal Department of the Governor's School for the Arts. 451-4711.
FEB. 17
Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake, 11 a.m. to noon, ``Facts on Islam.''
Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin, noon, black history quiz. 569-6721.
Virginia Wesleyan College, 8 p.m., coffeehouse featuring Cameron and Friends Play the Blues.
Hampton University, 8 p.m. concert, HU community orchestra. 727-5691.
FEB. 18
Larchmont Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 10:30 to 11 a.m, ages 3 to 6, program, ``Black History Month.'' 441-5335.
Pretlow Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 10:30 to 10:50 a.m., ages 15 months to 2 1/2; 11 to 11:30 a.m. ``African Folk Tales.'' 441-1750.
Virginia Wesleyan College, 11 a.m., Benjamin D. Berry presents, ``Spirituals: African-American Responses to Persecution.''
Norfolk State University, 12:30 p.m., speaker Douglas Glasgow, ``Welfare Reform: The African-American Perspective.'' 683-8373.
Old Dominion University, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., concert, ``Make a Joyful Noise.'' 683-5490.
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, 12:30 p.m., film, ``The Africans: New Gods.''
Paul D. Camp Community College, Suffolk, 7 p.m., speaker Louis Noisih, ``How the African-American Movement Made a Difference.'' 925-2430.
Hampton University, time TBA, senior recital, Jason Jenkins, bass, Kaisha Johnson, violin. 727-5691.
FEB. 19
Norfolk State University, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Afrikan Market Place. 683-8373.
Lafayette Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 10:30 to 10:50 a.m., ages 6 months to 2 1/2 years; 11 to 11:45 a.m., ages 3 to 5 years, program, ``African-American Folk Tales.'' 441-2842.
Park Place Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 10:30 to 11 a.m., ages 3 to 6, stories about ``Harriet Tubman: Black History.'' 664-7330.
Thomas Nelson Community College, 4 p.m., storytelling class, Peter Pipim. 825-2863.
Old Dominion University, 6 to 8 p.m., entertainment, ``Club Candlelight.'' 683-5490.
Old Dominion University, 7 p.m., movie, ``Malcolm X.'' 683-3446.
Christian Home Baptist Church, Windsor, 7 p.m., community forum and panel discussion: ``Teens and Violence.'' 382-6911.
FEB. 20
Fort Monroe, post theater, U.S. Continental Army Concert Band, music by African-American composers. 727-4614.
Virginia Wesleyan College, 11 a.m., jazz ensemble, Soulful Sounds, with H. Sherard Fields and Friends.
Old Dominion University, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., poetry reading, ``The Legacy of Martin Luther King - I Have a Dream.'' Free. North Mall, Webb University Center.
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, 12:30 p.m., film, ``Martin Luther King Jr.: A Personal Portrait.''
Pretlow Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 4 to 5 p.m., ages 8 to 12, program, ``Black History Month.'' 441-1750.
Old Dominion University, 6 p.m., coffeehouse, ``The Good Life.'' 683-3442.
Lafayette Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 7 to 8 p.m., family program, ``Black History Month.'' 441-2842.
Chesapeake Central Library, 7 p.m., lecture and discussion, ``History of the Black Church.''
FEB. 21
New Directions Center, Portsmouth Public Schools, 1:30 p.m., African-American History assembly with speaker Sarah Sugars. 393-8743.
Suffolk Museum, 7:30 p.m., a cappella vocal ensemble, Legacy of Weyanoke. 925-6311.
Old Dominion University, 7 p.m. Friday freebie, blues by Melissa Reaves and movie, ``Malcolm X.'' 683-3442.
Old Dominion University, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. BSA talent show. 683-5490.
Tidewater Community College, all campuses, 8 p.m. at Pavilion Theater, Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble.
Hampton University, 8 p.m. Dallas Black Dance Theatre. 727-5691.
FEB. 22
Park Place Recreation Center, sponsored by Park Place Branch, Norfolk Public Library, noon to 2 p.m., all ages, ``African Fashion Show.'' 664-7330.
Blyden Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 2 p.m., family game, ``Black History Month Quiz.'' 441-2852.
American Red Cross, Tidewater Chapter, and Southside Boys and Girls Club, 2 p.m., at Central Library, Virginia Beach, ``The Diversity of AIDS.'' 446-7778 or 431-3071.
Hampton University, 6 p.m. intercollegiate gospel festival. 727-5691.
FEB. 23
Mariners' Museum, Newport News, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Felix Simmons, demonstrating the craft of coopering (barrel making). 596-2222.
Chrysler Museum of Art, 2 p.m., ``Art on the Continent of Africa,'' and a walk through of ``Appeal to this Age: Photography of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968.'' 644-6268.
Virginia Beach Central Library, 2 p.m., gospel choirs of local churches. 431-3071.
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., children's tour of exhibit on muralist Anderson Johnson. 596-8175.
Chrysler Museum of Art, 3 p.m., Rabbi Lawrence A. Forman of Ohef Shalom Temple will read portions of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches. 644-6268.
Janaf Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 3 p.m. family program, ``Black History Month.'' 441-5660.
Isle of Wight County Museum, Smithfield, reception for exhibit, ``Black Voices of Isle of Wight County.'' Call 357-7459 for time.
FEB. 21, 22 AND 23
Paul D. Camp Community College: Friday, 6 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m., black art show and sale. 569-6721.
FEB. 24
Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, noon to 2 p.m., talent show.
Old Dominion University, 7 to 8:30 p.m., discussion, ``African-American Writers: Voices of America.'' 683-4406.
Hampton University, 8 p.m., ``Black Women Composers: A Symposium.'' 727-5691.
FEB. 25
Old Dominion University, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., discussion, ``An Academic Dialogue: African-American Males.'' Free. Newport News Room, Webb University Center.
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, 12:30 p.m., film, ``Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance.''
Kirn Memorial Norfolk Library, 7 to 8 p.m., song and dance, all ages, ``Black History Celebration.'' 662-7323.
FEB. 26
Norfolk State University, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Afrikan Market Place. 683-8373.
Park Place Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 10:30 to 11 a.m., ages 3 to 6, program, ``Black History Month.'' 664-7330.
Old Dominion University, 7 p.m., movie, ``The Nutty Professor.'' 683-3442.
Old Dominion University, 7 to 9 p.m., forum, ``African or African American? Voices of the Diaspora Speak, Part II.'' 683-5490.
Christian Home Baptist Church, Windsor, Olde Time Gospel Hour. 382-6911.
Old Dominion University, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., poetry reading and coffee. 683-3446.
FEB. 27
Booker T. Washington High School, Norfolk, 9 to 10 a.m., 11th Annual African-American History Academic Challenge for High Schools.
Janaf Branch, Norfolk Public Library, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages 3 to 6, program, ``Black History Hour.'' 441-5660.
Van Wyck Branch Norfolk Library, 10:30 to 11 a.m., ages 3 to 6, program, ``African Folk Tales.'' 441-2844.
Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake, 11 a.m., poems, drama, fashion, skits, ``Your Heritage.''
Old Dominion University, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., panel, ``The Power of our Journey: Spirituality Within the African-American Woman.'' 683-4109.
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, 12:30 p.m. NSU Dance Troupe, ``The Black Experience Through Dance.''
Old Dominion University, 6 to 7:30 p.m., coffee house, jazz/blues. 683-3442.
Virginia Wesleyan College, 7 p.m., ``Women Helping Women,'' presented by Zainab Salbi.
Chesapeake Central Library, 7 p.m. Olde Time Gospel Hour.
FEB. 28
Northside Middle School, Norfolk, 10 to 11 a.m., Sixth Annual African-American History Academic Challenge for Middle Schools.
Fort Monroe, building 185, 11:30 a.m., closing ceremonies, U.S. Continental Army Band and the 7th Group Resolute Ensemble from Fort Eustis. 727-4614.
Hunton YMCA, Norfolk, 3 to 8 p.m., African-American Marketplace. 622-7271.
Old Dominion University, 7 p.m., Blizzard of Bucks and movie, ``The Nutty Professor.'' 683-3446.
MARCH 1
Old Dominion University, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., dance, ``Webb Jam.'' 683-5490.
Virginia Wesleyan College, 8 p.m., ``The Life and Times of Contemporary African-American Women,'' presented by Francine Reed.
MARCH 13
Thomas Nelson Community College, noon to 2 p.m., art exhbit, Sherman Edwards. 825-2863.