CVCC Black History event Feb. 28

February 5, 2013

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Catawba Valley Community College’s Office of Multicultural Affairs invites the community to attend its Black History Month Celebration from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday., Feb. 28 in the CVCC Tarlton Complex (formerly CVCC Multipurpose Complex).

Entertainment begins at 6 p.m.; the program and awards begins at 7 p.m.

Entertainment will include the Rick Cline Trio, CVCC One Nation Dance Group and the Combined Community Choirs directed by Mr. Raymond Hollis, Jr.  The guest speaker will be Kimberly L. Boyd, 2011 recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to the African American Community Award. The Sankofa African American Museum on Wheels will be on display. Angela Jennings, curator of the exhibit, will present stories and dramatizations. Food from several area restaurants will also be served.

To read more of this story, pick up the Wednesday edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.