ART EXHIBIT
AFRO-PANAMANIAN ARTIST CYNTHIA FARRELL JOHNSON
Feb. 1-27
Curator: Wilfredo Valladares Lara, AACC assistant professor of visual arts
Pascal Center for Performing Arts Gallery
Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday
410-777-2218

PRESENTATION AND GROUP DISCUSSION
THE ESSENCE OF BLACK LOVE
Feb. 8 – Noon-1 p.m.
Student Union Room 204
410-777-7085 or nrwilliams1@aacc.edu

PRESENTATION
AFRO-PANAMANIAN ARTIST CYNTHIA FARRELL JOHNSON
Feb. 9 – 11 a.m.-noon
A former U.S. diplomat who is currently an artist-in-residence in a
Washington, D.C. gallery, Cynthia Farrell Johnson discusses the inspiration
behind her vibrant artworks in gouache and acrylic and her life in Panama.
Student Union Room 204, moving to the Pascal Center for
Performing Arts Gallery
410-777-1955 or twedison@aacc.edu
http://www.cfjfinearts.com/

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CUISINE CELEBRATIONS
AACC Dining Services offers a selection of themed cuisine
in its lunch menu for purchase.
Feb. 9 – Afro-Panamanian cuisine
Feb. 16 – Traditional African-American cuisine
Student Union dining hall
410-777-2333 | www.aacc.edu/diningservices

MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
FLYING HIGH WITH THE BLUE ANGELS:
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ROLE MODELS IN STEM CAREERS
Feb. 11 – 10 a.m.
Jim Jackson, AACC coordinator of minority recruitment, discusses the U.S.
Navy’s Blue Angels as role models in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) careers, with a focus on Capt. Donnie L. Cochran.
Student Union Room 102
410-777-2529

AFRICAN DANCE WORKSHOPS
Feb. 14, 21 and 28 – 2 p.m.
Audience participation encouraged, attend one or all three workshops led by
faculty member Erica Cornish to learn dances from different parts of Africa or
the African Dispora.
Event sponsor: AACC Black Student Union
Center for Applied Learning and Technology Room 105 | 410-777-2305

BLACK HISTORY MONTH
TRIVIA TEASER and TRIVIA BOWL
Feb. 15 – Noon-1 p.m. Trivia Teaser
2-3 p.m. Trivia Bowl
Test your knowledge of North American Black history and culture at trivia
teaser, then see four teams compete, vying for the title of Masters of
African-American History at AACC.
Student Union dining hall
410-777-2724

THE ‘OTHER’ AFRICAN-AMERICAN:
AFRO-PANAMA DANCE WORKSHOP
Feb. 23 – 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Learn Afro-Panamanian dances from local performers.
Student Union dining hall
410-777-1955 or twedison@aacc.edu

MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
THE PANAMA CANAL:
ITS HISTORY AND CULTURE
Feb. 23 – 1:15-3 p.m.
Learn about construction of the Panama Canal and how it influenced
Panama’s culture and history.
Humanities Building Room 112
410-777-1955 or twedison@aacc.edu

Notice of Nondiscrimination: AACC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, Title IX, ADA Title 504 compliant institution. Call Disability Support Services, 410-777-2306 or Maryland Relay 711, 72 hours in advance to request most accommodations. Requests for sign language interpreters, alternative format books or assistive technology require 30-day notice. For information on AACC’s compliance and complaints concerning discrimination or harassment, contact Karen L. Cook, Esq., federal compliance officer, at 410-777-7370 or Maryland Relay 711.