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Blood at the Root
By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Anedra Small
Raylynn, a young Black high school senior, finally wants to make her mark in her integrated school—even if she has to break some rules to do it. Drawing inspiration from the racially divisive case of the Jena Six in Louisiana, Morisseau’s highly charged drama challenges racial inequity and champions the demand for social justice.
February 13 – 17, 2019
Charles Winter Wood Theatre | Edmonds Stage
Midweek Performances: Wednesday & Thursday | 8 p.m. | $8 General Admission
Weekend Performances: Friday | 8 p.m.
Saturday | 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday | 3 p.m.
Admission: $15 Adults; $12 Senior Citizens & FAMU Employees with ID; $8 Students/Children; FAMU Students free with ID
A post-show discussion will follow the Saturday 2 p.m., performance
Contains profanity. Recommended for ages 13 and older.
For more information, call (850) 561-2425 or visit: www.famu.edu/essentialtheatre.
FAMU Statewide Small Farm Program
2019 Capacity Building Series: “Enabling a Thriving Sustainability”
Featuring John Ikerd, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, Columbia
Sunday, February 17 – “Reclaiming the Roots of Organics”
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Viticulture and Small Fruit Research Center
6361 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32307
Monday, February 18 – “The Future of Local Foods and Small Farms”
10:30 a.m. – Noon – College of Agriculture and Food Science
Perry-Paige Building, Room 300 South
1740 S. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd. – Tallahassee, FL 32307
Monday, February 18 – “Agroecology: Science Farming System and Social Movement”
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – School of the Environment – FSH Science Research Building, Room 215
1515 S. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd. – Tallahassee, FL 32307
For additional information about this and other sustainable development efforts, contact:
Jennifer Taylor, Ph.D., at Jennifer.taylor@famu.edu
Join us for FAMU Day at Tallahassee Community College
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Meet with academic advisers to discuss transfer credit, take a virtual tour of the campus, make arrangements for on-campus housing, receive assistant to set up University accounts and emails, sign-up for the Ignite Rattler Card and learn about opportunities for campus involvement. For more information, call (850) 412-5512.
THE REAL AT FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
JOIN US FOR ALIVE TAPING OF THE REAL!
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
10:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Lee Hall Auditorium
The Real is hitting the road to celebrate Florida A&M University’s rich history, amazing academic enterprise, and incredible students!
Bring your school spirit and join our infamous Girl Chat table with our hosts via satellite in Los Angeles! Our hosts will chat with FAMU audience members who will have the change to play games for cash, prizes, and LOTS of Real Swag!
Wear your Rattler gear to show your Rattler pride.
FAMU College of Law – (BLSA) Black Law Students Association Black History Month Events
- Becoming You (Panel Discussion on Michelle Obama’s book “Becoming”
- Date: 2/20
- Time: 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m.
- Room: 240
- Diversifying Lives Through Tough Conversation (seminar/panel discussion)
- Date: 2/27
- Time: 6 p.m -8:30 p.m.
- Room: 249
Save-The-Date
February 23, 2019
Harambee Festival 2019
Inspiring Unity In The Community
Vendors from Across the Region, Live Musical Performances, African Drum an Dance, Spoken Word, Cultural Arts, Ecclectic Jewelry, African Designers, International Food and much more!
Location: Cascades Park
Time: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
For more information, call (850) 599-3413
FAMU College of Social Sciences Arts & Humanities and The Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery Present
Earl Washington: Unlimited Expressions of Life
On view: February 25-March 29, 2019 (As part of the Artists in Bloom Festival)
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 28, 2019
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission
For more information, call (850) 599-8755 or email: fostertannergallery@famu.edu
FAMU College of Law – Black Law Students Association presents:
Diversifying Lives Through Tough Conversation (seminar/panel discussion)
- Date: 2/27
- Time: 6 p.m. -8:30 p.m.
- Room: 249
SAVE THE DATE
Eleventh Annual
Spring Literary Forum Series: “Black to the Future II”
Department of English and Modern Languaes
The Black Heroic Meme: Past, Present and Future
February 28 – March 1, 2019
Grand Ballroom – Florida A&M University
Time: TBD
Join us for an event dedicated to the celebration of Black speculative fiction-fantasy, Afrofuturism, Afroretroism, supernatural fiction, science fiction, superhero fiction, and horror-and its connection to an African-American root.
For additional information, call (850) 599-8697.
FAMU Office of Academic Affairs in partnership with the Teaching and Learning Center will host the annual Women Faculty Showcase & Reception highlighting the achievements of women faculty members who made contributions through Sciences.
Friday, March 1, 2019
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Meek-Eaton Black Archives (2nd Floor)
For more information, call (850) 412-6579.
