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Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011
6:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Fort Howard Theatre Bemis International Center
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Panel Presentation “The State of the African Continent”
Featuring: Dr. Tohoro Francis Akakpo, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Dr. Alem Asres, Director of College Diversity, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Dr. Michael Fonkem, Assistant Professor, Human Services and Educational Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Dr. Alfred Kisubi, Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Services, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Dr. Celestin Musekura, Founder and President of African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM)
Moderated by: Dr. Omobolade Delano-Oriaran, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, St. Norbert College
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Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 7:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Fort Howard Theatre Bemis
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“’I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free’: An Evening With Dinah
Washington and Nina Simone” Presented by: Nadine Cohodas, author of several books including Princess Noire-The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone, and Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, which received an award for Excellence in Research in Recorded Jazz
Music from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections.
Cohodas will present rare footage of Simone's and Washington's television appearances and talk about how their art reflected the civil rights movement.
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Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Walter Theatre Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts
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The Norman and Louis Miller Lecture in Public Understanding
Hosted by the St. Norbert College Peace and Justice Center and the Green
Bay Press Gazette
"The
Water in the Glass" Presented by: Leonard Pitts, Jr., Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist
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Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011
5:00 p.m.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Soul Food Dinner ticket information
Sensenbrenner Memorial Union
Cafe
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Soul Food Dinner Celebration
“The History and Significance of Soul Food”
Keynote by: Dr. Jessica B. Harris, Professor of English at Queens
College/CUNY, 2007 Ray Charles Chair in American Material Culture at
Dillard University, and author of eleven cookbooks documenting the foods
and foodways of the African Diaspora.
About Dr. Jessica B. Harris Jessica B. Harris is one of a
handful of African Americans who have achieved prominence in the
culinary world. She holds a Ph.D. from NYU, teaches English at Queens
College, and speaks English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Harris is a
member of the IACP and Les Dames d'Escoffier. Her articles have
appeared in the Eating Well, Food & Wine, Essence, and The New
Yorker, among other publications, and she has been profiled in The New
York Times. Harris has spoken about the food of African Americans on The
Today Show, Good Morning America, the Museum of Natural History, and
has been a frequent guest at Philadelphia's The Book and the Cook. >> Full Bio
Featuring: The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Gospel Choir, directed by Leotha Stanley
About the Soul Food Dinner The Soul Food Dinner serves as the capstone event in a month of programs designed to raise awareness of and interest in the African-American experience, from both a contemporary and a historical perspective. The Dinner brings together students, faculty and staff from the campus community, along with friends and community members from throughout the Fox Valley to celebrate the gifts of African-Americans in scholarship, music, and food.
The Soul Food Dinner has become an annual event that is well attended by St. Norbert College faculty, students, staff, administrators, and members of the surrounding communities. The program features a keynote speaker that focuses on historical and contemporary issues that relates to African Americans. In addition, attendees enjoy a formal sit-down to an indigenous African-American meal served in a buffet style. This program promises to be a social event for all ages.
Buffet Menu
Fried Southern Chicken
Fried Catfish
Red Rice
Southern Mac and Cheese
Collard Greens
Corn Bread
Sweet Potato Pie
Lemon Creme Cheese Pound Cake
Assorted Beverages
Available Pricing:
Save $3 if you buy your tickets by February 4th!
Early Buy - General Admission: $22
Early Buy - Child (age 5-12): $12
Early Buy - Infant (age 0-4): $0
Early Buy - SNC Student: $12
Prices after February 4th
General Admission: $25
Child (age 5-12): $15
Infant (age 0-4): $0
SNC Student: $15
Get your
tickets early for this sell out event! Meal dollars and custom cash will be accepted as payment.
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