Our beloved Preview Night got a slight upgrade! Please welcome The Book Review: Newest and Best Books, Winter 2023 edition. Hear the scoop on the books that have just released or will be releasing this season as Elizabeth and Alison highlight the season’s favorites picked by our Fabled team. If you’re wanting to make your book...
Baylor School of Music Lecturer in Piano Michael Clark presents a recital featuring solo piano works by Florence Price at Roxy Grove Hall in Waco Hall. The first Black woman to have a symphony performed by a major US orchestra, Price is finally being recognized as one of America’s great composers. Clark will perform works...
The first Saturday of each month brings another free concert by Native American flute players across Texas to Art Center Waco. (Plus, before the concert is a gathering of those interested in playing Native flutes or percussion from noon to 12:50 pm.)
Gifts From the Ancestors is a culinary voyage into the West African food cultures, cooking techniques, and cultural concerns that shaped Southern foodways. Establishing cooking communities providers insight into and significance of West African influences on Southern Foodways. It also validates how race, ethnicity, gender, religious practices, and socioeconomics impacted food choices. The truly are,...
The Community Race Relations Coalition and the City of Waco invite you to attend the dedication of the Official Texas Historical Marker Commemorating the “Lynching Death of Jesse Washington and the Lynching Culture that existed in Central Texas.” —————————————————————————————————————————————————————- The dedication ceremony to commemorate the event will be held on Sunday February 12, 2023, 3:00PM...
Come learn about printmaking while creating Valentine cards to give to those sweethearts in your life! On Valentine’s Day, head to the Martin Museum between 10am and 2 pm to print your very own printed valentines card and grab a free cookie. This event is free and open to the public and even offers the...
2023 Annual Mardi Gras Ball On Saturday, February 18, 2023 Base at Extraco Events Center Doors open at 7 pm Complimentary valet service Black Tie Optional Waco’s 11th annual Mardi Gras Ball is back! Come enjoy the evening to support the Waco Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children. The Ball is at Extraco Events...
Dewey Community Center’s Mini Black History Museum experience returns for Black History Month and will showcase African Americans’ great impact on our nation! Feb. 14 – 28 Monday – Thursday: 9 am – 3 pm; 6 pm – 9 pm Friday & Saturday : 9 am – 3 pm Dewey Community Center | 925 N....
Opportunities to drop off items and make donations to our Attic Treasures event begin on Thursday, February 16th. They will continue every Thursday – Saturday, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm until Saturday, April 29th. We will NOT be taking donations on federal holidays, and we will be closed. To see the listing of our...
Richland Mall is excited to host our first Black-Owned Business Expo on Saturday, February 25, 2023. This will be a fantastic opportunity to shop and support local black-owned small businesses from Richland Mall and surrounding areas. The expo will be filled with vendors showcasing their products! Black-Owned Business Expo Vendors: Avon Independent Sales Representative Bry’s...
Celebrating Black History Month is an opportunity to educate, recognize, reflect, and experience new things, in times where everything is trying to set us apart. This is a unique opportunity to honor and celebrate Black culture and showcase Black excellence in its many forms. You are invited to We Are Not Strangers: Black History Tribute....
