July 13, 2011
January 29, 2014
Vol 13 No 28
Celebrating Black History Month
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Fresh Tips for Game Day Dips
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Taste of Vegas Casino Night Guest Speaker and Filmmaker Eliaichi Kimaro spoke during one of last year’s events at the The St. Charles Community College. Photo courtesy of the St. Charles Community College.
Expanding your knowledge of history with SCC through film, lecture and dance The St. Charles Community College will host a series of events in honor of Black History Month throughout the month of February. The events include a lecture, film showings, lunchtime trivia, a dance performance and more. Events run from Feb. 3 until Feb. 12. All events are free and open to the general public. A History of the Negro Leagues in St. Louis: Giants & St. Louis Stars Noon, Monday, Feb. 3 Dwayne Isgrig will discuss the history of the Negro Leagues in baseball. The St. Louis Giants were a Negro Leagues baseball team from 1905-1921. The team changed owners, and its name for the 1922 season. From 1922-1931, the St. Louis Stars continued in the Negro National League. This is a story of the team and the men who played the game when “only the ball was white.” For more information about this lecture in the auditorium of the Social Science Building, contact Grace Moser at gmoser@stchas.edu. 42 Film Showing 7pm, Wednesday, Feb. 5 The film 42 will be shown in the auditorium of the Social Sciences Building. The film is about Jackie Robinson, a Negro League baseball player in 1946, who never took racism lying down. Branch Rickey, a Major League team executive, had a bold idea. Rickey recruited Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first modern African-American Major League player. As both anticipated, this proved to be a major
challenge for Robinson and his family, as they endured unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from players and fans alike. As Robinson struggles against his nature to endure such abuse without complaint, he finds allies and hope where he least expects it. Rayvon Owen, Lunchtime Entertainment Series 11:30am, Tuesday, Feb. 11 Rayvon Owen will perform music in Scooter’s Place in the Student Center. Owen is an R&B, pop artist out of Richmond, Va. Influenced by influential R&B/Pop artists such as Eric Benet, Justin Timberlake, Johnny Lang, Usher and John Legend, Rayvon has a voice that could only be described as smooth, sexy, and one-ofa-kind. Rayvon’s goal is to entertain and inspire his listeners. Lunchtime Trivia Noon, Wednesday, Feb. 12 Black history trivia will be held in Scooter’s Place in the Student Center. Celebrating African-American History Through Dance, Arrive Dance Company 7pm, Wednesday, Feb. 12 Arrive Dance Company will perform in the auditorium of the Social Sciences Building. Arrive Dance Company, under the direction of Stacey Gerst and Jamell Jacobs, is a St. Louis based company that has a unique blend of jazz, modern, contemporary and hip hop styles. Arrive Dance Company offers a fresh and innovative concept for professional dance both
locally and outside the St. Louis area by challenging their dancers to be strong in more than one area, as well as providing choreographic opportunities within the company. For more information on SCC’s Black History Month events, contact Mandi Smith at 636.922.8469 or asmith@stchas.edu.
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