"Black history is still being written, and these films and events celebrate the ongoing influence our community has on culture and history," said Geraud Blanks, cultures and communities director at Milwaukee Film, in a release. Those looking to celebrate Black History Month through theater have a wealth of options, both in February and in the following months. www.lowerbottomplayaz.com, Sweat & Spunk: Black Repertory Group adapts two Zora Neale Hurston short stories for the stage. ©Copyright 2001-2020. Saturday, Feb. 3. ... Hidden Gems, the theatre company she ran with Marcia Lane, committed to telling rarely told Black British stories. Speaking of Milwaukee Film Festival returns, the Oriental Theatre's Black History Month celebration will also bring back the Black Lens Lounge – found on Feb. 13 and 20 at XO Cocktail Parlor, 326 E. Mason St., after those days' special screenings – for conversations and networking opportunities with fellow film fans, complete with food, drink and music. Free-$100. (415) 474-8800. www.lhtsf.org. Any creatives are asked to send their CV or a link to their portfolio to Ellen Waghorn on ellen@watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk. (800) 838-3006. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3184458, Port Chicago: David Shackelford and Dennis Rowe’s play chronicles the eponymous 1944 disaster at the naval shipyard. Participants are asked to send their name and contact details, as well as a short description of up to 100 words about yourself, what you have created and why.

Ends Sunday, Jan. 28. Next on the Oriental's schedule is a perfect selection for both celebrating Black History Month and Valentine's Day: "Love and Basketball," writer-director Gina Prince-Blythewood's 200 Spike Lee-produced big-screen debut starring Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan as childhood friends navigating life and love together, along with their passion for basketball.

Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Feb. 8-10 at Flight Deck, 1540 Broadway, Oakland. Custom Made Theatre, 533 Sutter St., S.F. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. ACT’s Geary Theater, 415 Geary St., S.F. Emily Kuester ("Black Girl Training"), Princess Garrett ("Sankofa"), Cai Thomas ("360 Nation") and Simone Lyles ("Origin") all scheduled to attend. $15-$45. These films are entertaining, educating, and exhilarating.

The special 20th anniversary screening will  be presented in 35mm on Thursday, Feb. 13. (510) 652-2120. www.blackrepertorygroup.com, Every 28 Hours Black Arts Festival: The inaugural event of what’s to be an annual festival from American Conservatory Theater features a full day of spoken-word, dance, visual art, one-minute plays, panel discussions and more, all focused on resilience and joy. (415) 282-3055. www.themarsh.org, Colorstruck: Surviving the Trumpocalypse: Donald E. Lacy Jr.’s one-man show tackles race in the Trump administration. Misa Hylton and April Walker, two women trying to further unite the intertwined universes of fashion and hip-hop. Lily Janiak joined the San Francisco Chronicle as theater critic in May 2016. The Marsh S.F. Black History Month 2019 is the central point of focus for a celebration of black history arts and culture in London for 2019 #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #blacklivesmatter #london Walker is expected to be in attendance for the special screening on Thursday, Feb. 20. Black Repertory Group Cultural Arts Center, 3201 Adeline St., Berkeley. $20-$25.

(650) 463-1960. www.theatreworks.org, The Waiting Period: Brian Copeland’s long-running solo show about suicidal depression plays select Sundays through March 4. https://colorstrucklaney.brownpapertickets.com, So Soul San Francisco: Black Arts Salons: Black Artists Contemporary Cultural Experience and Brava team up for a new monthly series; its first iteration has the subtitle “Black Heaven: Spiritual House Party & Beauty Salon.” Thursday, Feb. 1. Walker is expected to be in attendance for the special screening on Thursday, Feb. 20.

(415) (415) 798-2682. www.custommade.org, Dance of the Holy Ghosts: After workshopping the show in 2015-16, Ubuntu Theater Project mounts the West Coast premiere of a play, written by Oakland native Marcus Gardley, detailing the lives of a grandfather and his grandson in the structure of a memorial service, complete with a gospel choir. Those looking to celebrate Black History Month through theater have a wealth of options, both in February and in the following months. March 22-April 1. All of the special film screenings will start at 6:30 p.m. For more information on the Oriental's Black History Month plans and celebrations, visit, Here's the schedule for The Milky Way Drive-In's Fright Nights horror series, And action! 1062 Valencia St., S.F. Free. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. On Thursday, Feb. 27, the East Side movie palace will show the music doc "Devil's Pie: D'Angelo," following the R&B icon's recent return to the music stage after almost 15 years out of the spotlight. www.lhtsf.org, Honey, I Shrunk the Whites: Sketch comedy troupe Killing My Lobster envisions a world in which only people of color exist. The Marsh, 1062 Valencia St., S.F.

Sun., Jan. 26, Feb. 16, and March 15. Marines’ Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St., S.F. www.ubuntutheaterproject.com, How to Be a White Man: Luna Malbroux’s show — which includes faux lessons such as “Did You Know You’re an Expert?” — returns to the Bay Area, directed by Rodney Earl Jackson Jr. for San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company. ACT’s Strand Theater, 1127 Market St., S.F. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. The entire month of October marks Black History Month.

So send the industry a message with your money – and, while you're at it, watch some really terrific films – by celebrating Black History Month at the movies with the Oriental Theatre, which, thorough Milwaukee Film's nationally recognized and Academy-granted Black Lens program, will host special showings and events putting black voices, stories and creators up front and on screen. And she is Chair and Trustee of RJC Leeds, which works to develop the diversity of Black British dance as an artform. She holds a BA in theater studies from Yale and an MA in drama from San Francisco State. Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. It's been a great and fun way to meet new people, to make friends and to be part of the WPT community and to attend events at the Palace.

While progress has been made, as last year's UCLA Diversity Report and the most recent redux of #OscarsSoWhite have shown, Hollywood still has a ways to go when it comes to representation in front of and behind the camera. "We’re thrilled to have such a powerful and fun lineup to truly make this a celebration.". Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley. $15-$40. (415) 749-2228. www.act-sf.org, Pike St.: Nilaja Sun’s solo show, coming to Berkeley Rep in a West Coast premiere, pits a single mother against a hurricane. Celebrating artists for Black History Month. $25-$50. Empower the actor, says Aldo Billingslea, Review: Trump-Biden debate mixes stream of consciousness with theater of cruelty, Tickets on sale for ACT’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ as radio play with pandemic-era add-ons, A running list of Napa Valley wineries that have been damaged or destroyed in the 2020 Glass Fire, What caused Glass Fire?

(510) 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org, The Mamalogues: Lisa B. Thompson’s play is about black single mothers in the Black Lives Matter era; Darryl V. Jones directs for Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. $10-$25. Then – because what better way to end a celebration than with a party – the Cooperage will host a special rendition of Groove Theory featuring the music of D'Angelo performed live by several of the city's hottest bands, curated by Tim Ricketts and The Band Bazaar, on Saturday, Feb. 29. Black Repertory Group Cultural Arts Center, 3201 Adeline St., Berkeley. The Marsh San Francisco presents autobiographical work written and performed by Brian Copeland. Here … $12.50-$30. Anyone wishing to share their experience for the free event can send a photograph or an MP4 video at 5 minute length maximum before September 18 to: takepart@watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk. Black History in Greater London - Official Black History Month events in Greater London for during 2019. (800) 838-3006. www.african-americanshakes.org, Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies: Two 14-year-old black boys from vastly different worlds are thrown into the same holding cell in Tearrance Chisholm’s play, whose regional premiere Custom Made Theatre Co. and Playwrights Foundation co-produce. Working on each event has been a great opportunity to use and learn a lot of new skills and to promote and support a lot of talented and up and coming artists.”.

Thursday 1 October 2020. The event is free and open to the public, with filmmakers Emily Kuester ("Black Girl Training"), Princess Garrett ("Sankofa"), Cai Thomas ("360 Nation") and Simone Lyles ("Origin") all scheduled to attend. February 2020 marks the 29 th anniversary of Black History Month in Montréal, and this year’s edition features a full slate of film screenings, art exhibitions, theatre, concerts and other special events. $22-$60. As much as it is a gigantic cliché to say that one has always had a passion for film, Matt Mueller has always had a passion for film. The production ‘Ask Me How I Feel’ will be a digital event to express and amplify the voices of black people in Watford. Ends Sunday, Jan. 28. Previously, her writing appeared in Theatre Bay Area, American Theatre, SF Weekly, the Village Voice and HowlRound.

This list consists of 54 films for Black History month. Feb. 15-17 at PianoFight, 144 Taylor St., S.F.

The Oriental Theatre's Black History Month celebration comes to a close with a soulful combination of both movies and music, on screen and live. Watford Palace Theatre is calling for black people to share their personal experiences of 2020 for a production celebrating Black History Month. $40-$100, subject to change. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Or watching a movie. $15-$110, subject to change. ", Director Alsa Bruno in rehearsal for Killing My Lobster's "Honey, I Shrunk the Whites. Laney College, Odell Johnson Theater, 900 Fallon St., Oakland. To celebrate, we thought we'd point you in the direction of some absolutely cracking shows out there at the moment led by black men and women.

Friday, Feb. 2-Feb. 10.

Send Hollywood a positive message with your money - and, while you're at it, watch some really terrific films - by celebrating Black History Month at the movies with the Oriental Theatre. Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission St., S.F.

Feb. 5. Following that classic on the big screen will be another return, this time a Best of Fest pick from the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival: "The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion," a documentary following several individuals behind the style of the stylish world of hip-hop – most notably Misa Hylton and April Walker, two women trying to further unite the intertwined universes of fashion and hip-hop.

An online live event will then take place via Zoom and Facebook on October 18 at 4pm. (510) 652-2120. www.blackrepertorygroup.com, Skeleton Crew: Marin Theatre Company and TheatreWorks’ co-production, set on the eve of the 2008 recession, centers on four black workers in a Detroit auto plant.

Free. The theatre is also searching for black professional creatives who may wish to take part in various projects. March 4-18. Black theater in Black History Month and beyond.