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Windsor Symphony Orchestra Concert: Celebrating Black Voices
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Celebrating Black Voices: The Chevalier de St. Georges – Amherstburg Freedom Museum

Celebrating Black Voices: The Chevalier de St. Georges In Partnership with the River Bookshop, and the Amherstburg Freedom Museum Windsor, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra presents WSO concertmaster, Lillian Scheirich, brings to life a concerto by the swashbuckling 18th century composer, Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de St. Georges. Jessie Montgomery's composition Shift, Change, Turn provides a new twist […]

$30

Canada South Blues Society Proudly Presents the Blackburn Brothers

Canada South Blues Society Proudly Presents the Blackburn Brothers Description: The Canada South Blues Society proudly presents the Blackburn Brothers with special guest Tim Swaddling and a historical presentation by Elise Harding Davis. The Juno-nominated, multiple award-winning Blackburn Brothers, Underground Railroad descendants, are considered Toronto’s First Family of Blues. Tickets available at ticketscene.ca or at […]

$35

Coalition for Justice Unity Equity Black History Month Event

Coalition for Justice Unity Equity Black History Month Event All Teen Students can reserve their "FREE" dinner reservation. (Casual fun) email: coalitionforjusticeunityequity@gmail.com Dates: Feb 3rd, Feb 10th, Feb 17th, Feb 24th. @7pmPasta, Dinner Roll, Beverages. After finishing up with exams, our students need a break. Free dinner and Visual Arts Show.Pop by, Bring your friends […]

Free for All Teen Students

Rarely Seen: Art from the Amherstburg Freedom Museum Collection

Rarely Seen: Art from the Amherstburg Freedom Museum Collection Art from the Amherstburg Freedom Museum collection is showcased at River Bookshop for the month of February. The artwork features a mix of styles, techniques, and subject matter related to the Black experience.  Date: Every Saturday and Sunday in February  Time: 12-5pm  Where: Hole in The […]

Free
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Featured Author: Desmond Cole 

Desmond Cole is a Canadian journalist, activist, broadcaster, and author of the #1 nationally bestselling book The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power. He’ll deliver a powerful talk about his work and his experience with racial injustice.  Click Here to RSVP Where: The Nazrey AME Church @ The Amherstburg Freedom Museum

FREE

Celebrating Black Voices: The Chevalier de St. Georges

WSO concertmaster, Lillian Scheirich, brings to life a concerto by the swashbuckling 18th century composer, Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de St. Georges. Jessie Montgomery’s composition Shift, Change, Turn provides a new twist on the four seasons. Jessie is one of the most exciting new composers on the scene today. Vocalist Florine Ndimubandi sings Amazing Grace and Oscar Peterson’s 1962 Hymn […]

$17 – $37

Tribute to the Life, Legacy, and Music of Bob Marley

Wear your Marley gear or come as you are to a tribute to the life, legacy, and music of Bob Marley (February 6, 1945-May 11, 1981), featuring Universal Expression with DJ Staxx and DJ GT Trini, at Diva’s Delite Restaurant. Tickets $20 in advance, slightly higher at the door. For information, call (519) 253-3333 or […]

Free
Cari-Lynn Ristic

Storytime @ River Bookshop 

Storytime @ River Bookshop  Amherstburg Freedom Museum Board Director, Cari-Lynn Ristic, is our guest reader for this week’s Storytime, and will read a selection of titles related to the Black experience.  Where: River Bookshop

Free

AfroFest at the University of Windsor: Away from Home Panel Discussion

Join students at the University of Windsor Main Campus for a panel discussion about living away from home, challenges faced by out-of-town and international students of Black/African/Caribbean descent, the pursuit of independence, and culture shock. Panelists will include Farrah Francis, Doxa Zannou, and Dr. Anushka Plumb. Follow the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance (UWSA) website […]

Free

Beyond Freedom Black North American Border-crossers in the Emancipation Generation

 Dept. of History, University of Windsor & the Essex County Black Historical Research Society presents, "Beyond Freedom - Black North American border crossers in the Emancipation Generation," with Dr. Adam Arenson, Manhattan College. Where: Performance Hall, SoCA Armouries, 37 University Ave. East

FREE

It Started With A Dream: The History Of The Amherstburg Freedom Museum (Presentation)

It Started With A Dream: The History of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum  Amherstburg Freedom Museum Curator, Mary-Katherine Whelan, and Assistant Curator, Dr. Lorene Bridgen-Lennie, will give a presentation about the history of the Nazrey A.M.E. Church, Taylor Log Cabin, and Museum building, and their significance to Underground Railroad History and Black settlement in Canada. Where: […]

Free

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