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Music, dance, lecture, banquet to celebrate Black History Month at UNT
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Several events honoring and celebrating the history of African Americans will be held during the University of North Texas' observance of Black History Month, which is in February. Please include this information in any briefs or calendars. Urban Bush Women - 8 p.m. Jan. 30 (Saturday)
- University Theatre, inside UNT's Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts Building, located on the corner of Welch and Chestnut streets (1179 Union Circle)
- Ticket information – general public: $30; non-UNT students, senior citizens and UNT faculty/staff: $15; and UNT students with ID: free
- To purchase tickets, call 940-565-3805 or visit the Information Center Desk in UNT's University Union, located one block west of Welch and West Prairie streets (1155 Union Circle).
- Local presenters, area artists and community residents bring the under-told histories of their communities forward through performance art.
- Part of the UNT Fine Arts Series observance of Black History Month
- For more information, visit Fine Art Series website.
Guest Artist Recital: African American Composers: Out of the Margins - 8 p.m. Feb. 8 (Monday)
- Darryl Taylor, countertenor, and Elvia Puccinelli, piano
- Recital Hall, UNT Music Building, located on the southeast corner of Avenue C and Chestnut Street
- Free
- Part of the UNT College of Music observance of Black History Month
- For more information, visit College of Music website.
Hurricane Season: Life in Twentieth-Century New Orleans
- 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11 (Thursday)
- Commemorative lecture in African American History
- Lyceum, UNT University Union, located one block west of Welch and West Prairie streets (1155 Union Circle)
- Speaker: Dr. Leslie Harris, professor of history and African-American Studies at Emory University and co-founder and director of the Transforming Emory Project
- Part of the UNT History Department observance of Black History Month
- For more information, visit Department of History website.
Faculty Recital: "A Tribute to Julian ‘Cannonball' Adderley" - 4 p.m. Feb. 14 (Sunday)
- Brad Leali, saxophone; Mike Steinel, trumpet; and other UNT jazz faculty members
- Kenton Hall, UNT Music Building, located on the southeast corner of Avenue C and Chestnut Street
- Free
- Part of the UNT College of Music observance of Black History Month
- For more information, visit College of Music website.
Guest Artist Recital: Cantabile for Tuba by Ozie C. Cargile II - 8 p.m. Feb. 22 (Monday)
- Kent Eshelman, tuba
- Recital Hall, UNT Music Building, located on the southeast corner of Avenue C and Chestnut Street
- Free
- Part of the UNT College of Music observance of Black History Month
- For more information, visit College of Music website.
African Heritage Banquet
- 6 p.m. Feb. 23 (Tuesday)
- Ballroom, UNT Gateway Center, located on North Texas Boulevard between Eagle Drive and Highland Street
- Keynote speaker: Cynthia Uduebor, president-elect of the UNT Alumni Association
- Part of the UNT Multicultural Center observance of Black History Month
- Free admission with donation of two school supplies for Legends Academy of Denton
- Reservations are required
- RSVP by Feb. 12 (Friday); call 940-565-3424
Faculty Lecture: Songs in Black and Lavender
- 4 p.m. Feb. 24 (Wednesday)
- Eileen Hayes, chair of music history, theory and ethnomusicology at the UNT College of Music
- Room 321, UNT Music Building, located on the southeast corner of Avenue C and Chestnut Street
- Free
- Part of the UNT College of Music observance of Black History Month
- For more information, visit College of Music website.
Concert Band
- 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 (Wednesday)
- Nicholas E. Williams, conductor
- Featuring music by William Grant Still
- Winspear Performance Hall, UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, located on the north side of Interstate 35E at North Texas Boulevard
- Part of the UNT College of Music observance of Black History Month
- $8 – 10
- For tickets, call the box office at 940-369-7802 or visit www.theMPAC.com.
UNT News Service Phone Number: (940) 565-2108
Contact: Nancy Kolsti (940) 565-3509
Email: nkolsti@unt.edu
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