UVa-Wise Celebrating Black History Month

By: PROVIDED BY UVA-WISE | TriCities.com
Published: February 07, 2009

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is celebrating Black History Month with a variety of events throughout February.

The Soul Food Luncheon will be held in the Cantrell Hall cafeteria from 11 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The menu features soup beans with cornbread muffins, chunky potato soup, baked chicken, macaroni and cheese, turnip greens, corn on the cob, whipped sweet potatoes, green beans, hot sausage links with peppers and onions, fried okra, red beans and rice, peach and apple cobblers and German chocolate cake. Regular lunch prices apply.

Gretchen Martin, assistant professor of English, will present her lecture, “Signifyin(g) Frankenstein: Fear and Monstrosity in Richard Wright’s Native Son," on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. in the Rhododendron Room of the C. Bascom Slemp Student Center. Martin's essay on the subject will be published soon in the journal African American Review.

Black History Month continues as acclaimed actor Mike Wiley performs his one-person play “Tired Souls: The Rosa Parks Story” on Monday, Feb. 16.

Wiley will perform at 1 p.m. and at 7 p.m. in the Rhododendron Room of the C. Bascom Slemp Student Center. Both shows are free and open to the public.

“Tired Souls” weaves the story of the days following Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus, as seen through the recollections of those who boycotted the city’s bus system for more than a year.

Formerly of Theatre IV and Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, Wiley has more than 10 years of experience in theatre for young audiences, film, television and regional theatre.

The Black History Month celebration continues on Tuesday, Feb. 24 with an 8 p.m. performance by Plunky & Oneness, sponsored by The Pro-Art Association. The show takes place in Cantrell Hall. Plunky & Oneness opened shows for Patti Labelle, Ray Charles, Earth Wind & Fire and LL Cool J. The performance is free and open to the public.

Black History Month concludes on Friday, Feb. 27, with “Another Reason Why We Sing” featuring evangelist Jake Ravizee of Lynch, Ky. He will perform spirituals and will share the meaning behind each song. The program will take place in the C. Bascom Slemp Center at 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

UVa-Wise Celebrating Black History Month

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