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The Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society"The connection to yesterday" |
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The Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society"The connection to yesterday" |
| Sunday, November 9, 2008 | SMBHS Membership Meeting Speaker: Roy Hudson, former president Hampton University Hampton, Virginia |
| The following events are part of the year-long Motown 50th Anniversary Celebration/ Southwest that the Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society will be presenting in collaboration with the Kalamazoo Public Library, the Portage District Library, the Black Arts and Cultural Center, FIRE Historical and Cultural Collaborative, the Velvelettes and X-Cetera Plus. |
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| Saturday, February 7, 2009 | Velvelettes Concert with Gold Company Miller Auditorium Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 8:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 13, 2009 | "Art and All the Jazz" Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S. Park Street Kalamazoo, MI 5:00-7:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 13, 2009 | Preview Opening of the "Meet the Velvelettes" Exhibit Kalamazoo Valley Museum 230 N, Rose Street Kalamazoo, MI 7:00-9:00 p.m. |
| Friday, February 13, 2009 to Monday, March 9, 2009 |
Motown Exhibit 300 Library Lane Portage, MI |
| Friday, February 20, 2009 | Workshop with Susan Whitall, author of Women of Motown Kalamazoo Public Library 315 S. Rose Street Kalamazoo, MI 3:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 21, 2009 | "Black Music - Featuring Motown" SMBHS Fifth Annual Book Fair Guest Speaker: Susan Whitall, author of Women of Motown Northside Association for Community Development 312 N. Park Street Kalamazoo, Michigan 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 21, 2009 | Motown Dance Celebration Northside Association for Community Development 312 N. Park Street 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. |
| Saturday, February 28, 2009 | Hands-on activities for Kids Kalamazoo Valley Museum 230 N. Rose Street Kalamazoo, MI 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| Friday, March 6, 2009 | Motown-themed Art Hop Downtown Kalamazoo 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 12, 2009 | Movie at the Museum - "Dreamgirls" Kalamazoo Valley Museum 230 N. Rose Street Kalamazoo, MI 7:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, April 9, 2009 | Movie at the Museum - "Standing in the Shadows" Kalamazoo Valley Museum 230 N. Rose Street Kalamazoo, MI 7:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, April 23, 2009 | Movie at the Museum - "The Five Heartbeats" Kalamazoo Valley Museum 230 N. Rose Street Kalamazoo, MI 7:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 23, 2009 | Motown Dance Party FIRE Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative 1249 Portage Street Kalamazoo, MI 8:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 (tentative date) |
Velvelettes Sculpture Unveiling and Gala Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI |
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 | Black Arts Festival - Motown Theme Arcadia Festival Site Downtown Kalamazoo, MI |
| Saturday, August 8, 2009 | Ribfest - Motown Theme Arcadia Festival Site Downtown Kalamazoo, MI 8:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, October 10, 2009 | Velvelettes Concert with Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Miller Auditorium Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 8:00 p.m. |