Join the Downtown State College Improvement District in the observation and celebration of Black History Month. A plethora of events and resources are available to inform, educate, and inspire State College residents and visitors alike throughout the month of February.
This list is by no means comprehensive, and will be updated as new events and resources become available. If you or your organization are hosting an event you would like us to share, don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or via email at [email protected].
Events:
Black History Month Self-Guided Art Tour
The month of February | Tuesday – Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. | Palmer Museum of Art
“My Name is Pauli Murray” Film and Post-Film Discussion
Wednesday, February 1 | 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | virtual event
2023 African American Music Festival: Music and Spoken Work
Wednesday, February 1 | 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Penn State Recital Hall
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert African American Music Festival
Thursday, February 2 | 12:10 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. | Eisenhower Chapel
African American Music Festival 2023: The Music of Scott Joplin
Thursday, February 2 | 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. | Penn State Recital Hall
2023 African American Music Festival: Music of African American Women Composers
Thursday, February 2 | 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Penn State Recital Hall
BLM Week of Action Kickoff
Friday, February 3 | 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. | 3 Dots
2023 African American Music Festival: Honoring the Music of Dr. T.J. Anderson, III
Friday, February 3 | 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Penn State Recital Hall
African American Storytelling with Momma Pam Pam
Saturday, February 4 | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Schlow Centre Region Library
Discovery Days | Inventor Garret Morgan
Saturday, February 4 & Sunday, February 5 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Discovery Space Central Pennsylvania
Penn State Student Black Caucus Presents: Kwame Alexander: Pioneering Black History Through Writing
Tuesday, February 7 | 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Heritage Hall
Writing Workshop with Ebony Stewart
Tuesday, February 7 | 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. | HUB 134
Spoken Activism with Ebony Stewart
Tuesday, February 7 | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. | HUB 008 Lounge
Seminar with DuPont’s Christine Hatter
Tuesday, February 7 | 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Zoom
The Frederick Douglass Project
Wednesday, February 8 | 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. | virtual event
Reaching Across Racial Divide
Wednesday, February 8 | 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. | virtual event
An Evening With Robert Samuels
Thursday, February 9 | 6:30 p.m. | Freeman Auditorium
Essence 2 Annual Black History Month Concert
Friday, February 10 | 7 p.m. | Trinity Lutheran Church
Dark Storm Step Team Performance
Saturday, February 11 | 5:30 p.m. | HUB 008
Gorinto Productions Presents: 3 Dots Weekly Listening Series – King Sunny Adé
Monday, February 13 | 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | 3 Dots
Douglass Day 2023
Tuesday, February 14 | noon to 3 p.m. | Mann Room – Paterno Library
Late Night: Bessie Watch Party
Wednesday, February 15 | 8 p.m. | CSGD
The Black Experience at Penn State
Wednesday, February 15 | 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | virtual event
Discovery Days | Aerospace Engineer & Inventor Lonnie Johnson
Saturday, February 18 & Sunday, February 19 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania
Art After Hours Radical Love Gala
Thursday, February 23 | 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Palmer Art Museum
Diversity in STEAM from a Real-Life Guardian of the Galaxy
Thursday, February 23 | 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. | Ber Auditorium – Hucke Life Sciences Building
Black History Month Presented by the Borough of State College
Friday, February 24 | 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | 3 Dots Downtown
Discovery Days | Chemist Percy Lavon Julian
Saturday, February 25 & Sunday, February 26 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania
