Gala Opening Reception
Saturday, February 11

Central Library | 5:30-10 p.m.
The gala reception will feature special guests, Steve "Scoop" Jefferson and Karen Campbell. The Library closes at 5 p.m., doors will re-open at 5:30 p.m. Free limited parking is available in The Library's parking garage. Enter from Pennsylvania Street.

Featured Entertainers Include:

• Alpha Blackburn - Fashion Show Director
• Unit Band - Musical Guest (Band)
• Gabrielle Patterson - Poet
• Andraye Speed & Lawrence North Sounds of Praise - Gospel
• DJiSM - DJ
• Robert F. Burden, Jr - Tap Dancer
• Jamahl Keyes “The Magic Comic” - Magician

Youth Workshops & Entertainment (6-8:30 p.m.) in the Learning Curve:

• Mask Making Workshop with artist Latoya Marlin
• Face Painting with Cinamon the Clown
• Balloon Twisting by Tiphanny Keyes
• Big Games and Interactive Gadgets with staff from The Learning Curve @Central Library

Meet the Artists Masters Exhibit

Central Library | February 1 - March 25

Master Artists: South Display Hall, Simon Reading Room and the Center for Black Literature & Culture

• Anthony Radford
• Billy Rent
• Bruce E. Armstrong
• Carl Hazelwood
• D. Del Reverda-Jennings
• Empress Marlena
• Jerome Chambers
• Ken Skelton
• Kenneth Cousin
• Kevin James Wilson
• Lenny White
• Lodi Drane
• Michael (ALKEMI) Jordan
• Patricia Gaines
• Rod Trabue
• Saundra Holiday
• Stacey Torres
• Terry Wilson
• William B. Rasdell
• William H. Stephens