Black History Month Events in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis & St. Paul) in 2006

Black History Month events abound in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Listed below are seven outstanding performances you won’t want to miss.

I’ve separated them by category, from awe-inspiring non-typical events (including “Live Historic Performances”: reenactments of a woman and her husband who helped free an enslaved African-American woman; “Library Events”: meet one of the famed Tuskagee Airmen from WWII; and “African Americans in Science”: meet some Twin City educators, inventors and scientists) to spectacular traditional events (including “Theater/Plays,” “Choral Music,” and “Choral Ballet”).

Live Historic Black History Performances:

EMILY GOODRIDGE GREY, HISTORY PLAYER
Where: Minnesota Historical Society’s
Mill City Museum
704 South Second Street
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612-341-7555
Dates: Feb. 4, 11, 16, 18, & 25
Time: Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday (Feb. 16) 6 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and college students; $4 for children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members.

Celebrate Black History month by visiting the Mill City Museum Saturdays in February. Meet History Player Emily Goodridge Grey, one of St. Anthony's earliest African-American settlers. In 1860, Emily and her husband, Ralph Toyer Grey, played a key role in freeing an enslaved African-American woman named Eliza Winston. Performances will take place throughout the day in the Mill City Museum exhibit gallery and will focus on the life of Emily Goodridge Grey, her years spent in St. Anthony and larger themes of slavery and diversity. This live performance is a family event. For more details, go to http://events.mnhs.org/calendar/Index.cfm?VenueID=41

Library Black History Events:

MEET JOSEPH P. GOMER, WWII TUSKAGEE AIRMAN
Where: Dakota County Library
Galaxie Library
14955 Galaxie Ave.
Apple Valley, MN
Phone: 952-891-7045
Date: Tues., Feb. 14
Time: 7:00 p.m.
FREE!