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Black Heritage Fest's Schedule Of Events

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 19, 2009

The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival kicked off Sunday. Here is a list of events going on around the area:

Today

TOBA 29th Dr. MLK Leadership Breakfast: 6:45 a.m.; Hyatt Regency Downtown, 211 N. Tampa St., Tampa; (813) 874-8622, www.toba-network.org.

Heritage "Celebrity" Golf Tournament: 11 a.m. registration, shotgun start at noon; Historic Rogers Park Golf Course, 7901 N. 30th St., Tampa; contact Ray Matthews at ray.mathews.bxgl@statefarm.com or (813) 978-1898.

Drum Major For Justice Parade: 1:15 p.m.; St. Petersburg; go to www.mlknationalparade.org, call (727) 327-6555 or e-mail MLKholidayLegacy@aol.com.

Interfaith Memorial Service: 4:30 p.m.; Mt. Calvary Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4902 N. 40th St., Tampa; call Samuel L. Wright Sr. at (813) 974-1399.

Tuesday

Leadership Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (seating opens at 11); University Area Community Center Complex, 14013 N. 22nd St., Tampa; e-mail distribution@tampablackheritage.org or call 1-888-224-1733, ext. 143.

Traveling Exhibit, "And Freedom For All": Tuesday through Feb. 28; Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus Art Gallery, 4001 Tampa Blvd., second-floor library, Tampa; contact Elsa Villa at (813) 253-7386 or evilla@hccfl .edu.

Wednesday

Young People's Poetry Showcase: 8 p.m.; HipHopSodaShop, 1241 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa; call (813) 810-3582 or go to www.lifeizpoetry.com.

Thursday

Genealogy Brown Bag Luncheon: Noon to 1:30 p.m.; Dr. Walter L. Smith Library, 905 N. Albany Ave., Tampa; contact Robert Wimberly at (813) 907-6978 or cw5bobw@verizon .net.

Heritage Movie Q&A, "Central Avenue Remembered": 6:30 to 9 p.m.; Tampa Theatre, 711 Franklin St., Tampa.

Friday

SHOCKWAVE, Tampa Bay's Biggest Spoken Word: 8 p.m.; HipHopSodaShop, 1241 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa; call (813) 810-3582 or go to www.lifeizpoetry.com.

Saturday

Gospel Stage Play "Loving You Is Hurting Me": doors open at 6:30 p.m., preshow is at 7:30, and the show starts at 8:15; The Palladium, 253 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg; contact (813) 244-7474 or toosmooth@toosmoothent.com, or go to www.toosmoothent.com.

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