Saturday, February 2  

Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready for the "1000 Black Women March Rally & Expo". Taking place on Sat-2/2 with the assembly of women at Broadway Street and Martin Luther King Blvd at 9 am.  Immediately following the March - inside the Dr. Ephraim Williams Life Center, 4036 14th Avenue in Oak Park - Sacramento, there will be the Career, Health & Wealth Expo. Bring the entire family for the March, Rally and Expo for exercise, career opportunities, and health info. >>more

February 1: Tommy Davidson performs live at Punch Line Comedy Club, 2100 Arden Way in Sacramento.  Taking place on Fri-2/1.  Doors open at 10:15 pm and show time is at 10:30 pm.  For more info call (916) 925-8500.

February 4 - March 31: Allensworth Exhibit: 100 Years of the California Dream Opens at the Capitol. The Centennial Celebration of Allensworth, one of the first towns founded, financed and governed by African Americans, will kick off with the unveiling of a historic exhibit that will be on display in the State Capitol Museum rooms in Sacramento. from February 4 – March 31, 2008.  A reception will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. in the basement of the Capitol on February 6. The 11-panel exhibit, “Allensworth: 100 Years of the California Dream,” was commissioned by the California African American Museum (CAAM). Historian, Susan Anderson is the curator. The exhibit is co-sponsored by California State Parks, CAAM, the California Community Empowerment Foundation and the California Legislative Black Caucus. CLICK HERE for more info about Allensworth,  For more info contact Fahizah Alim at (916) 651-4026.

February 2: Socialite Party, "Ebony Experience" presented by The Millerizm Group. Don't miss this opportunity to meet some of the very sexy and sophisticated folks on Sat-2/2 from 9 pm to 2 am at Sweetwater Restaurant in East Sacramento.  In the new photo gallery on The Millerizm website see past party pics of so many beautiful men and women (quick loading of pics and easy to click thru). 

February 9: Book Release Party Celebration for "Descendants of Tamar, by Zakiyyah Hill" - the book of encouragement and healing.  Taking place on Saturday, February 9th from 6 pm to 10:30 pm at Bible Fellowship Community Church located on 6520 44th Street, Suite 306 in Sacramento. Enjoy food and drinks, and live entertainment with Sacramento Gospel Idol Antwaun Gray. This is a FREE event and open to the public. >>more

February 9: Sweet Potato Festival will be a great day of entertainment, crafts and things to buy, plus delicious sweet potato treats.  Taking place on Sat-2/9 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Sam Pannell Meadowview Community Center, 2450 Meadowview Road in South Sac.  Bring the entire family - free admission for everyone.  For more info call (916) 808-6680 or (916) 433-6680.  Presented by National Council of Negro Women. 

February 14: Super 90's Love Jam featuring  K-CI and JOJO, SWV, After 7, and Silk all in one night - on Valentines Day.  Don't miss it!.  It will be the show of the year! Tickets available at www.tickets.com.  Taking place at the Sacramento Community Theater , 1301 L Street on Thurs-2/14.  Show time at 7 pm.  >>more

February 15: THE SPINNERS will perform live inside Club 88 at Cache Creek.  Taking place on Fri-2/15 at 9 pm.  Timeless music that's more popular than ever.  Throughout the years, they have acquired twelve (12) gold records with their hits climbing to the top of both Pop and R&B charts and they are one of the few groups who can boast of four (4) lead singers. Today, original members Bobbie Smith, Henry Fambrough, and Pervis Jackson are joined onstage by lead singer Charlton Washington, high tenor Harold “Spike” Bonhart and a soul-infused 5-piece band. >>more

February 19:  Willie Brown will be in the Capitol City for a lecture and discussion on Tues-2/19 at The Crest Theatre, 1013 K Street in Downtown Sac. Lecture starts at 7:30 pm. In his new biography,Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times (February 2008) — an anecdote-filled compendium of advice and candid rules about surviving today’s power politics—Brown discusses contemporary political figures including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Condoleezza Rice, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mark Warner, Colin Powell and George W. Bush, and the secret weapon that can win the presidency for the Democratic Party in 2008. Presented by California Lectures. For more info call (916) 737-1300.  >>more

February 23:  "Gospel Jam Concert", "Soul Food Festival" and "Black Dollar Days Expo" weekend will be filled with excitement, fun, and good food for the entire family! All these family activities taking place on Sat-2/23 from 10 am to 5 pm at the Sacramento High School, 2315 34th (W & 34th Streets) in the Commons Area and inside the Auditorium.   Bring the entire family - free admission! RESERVE YOUR BOOTH SPACE TODAY!  Call (916) 503-3219 or  (916) 519-6606. >>more

February 23:  Sweet Honey in the Rock -  Grammy-winning Sweet Honey in the Rock is renowned for its soothing choral arrangements that uplift, educate, and entertain. Six African-American women merge their powerful a cappella voices with hand percussion instruments to create a blend of lyrics, movement, and narrative that variously relates history, points the finger at injustice, encourages activism, and sings the praises of love.  Taking place at the Mondavi Center, UC Davis on Sat-2/23 at 8 pm.  >>more

February 28: EDD's Celebration of History in Black Health, Education, and Information Fair. Taking place on Mon-2/28 in EDD's Cafeteria, 800 Capital Mall in Sacramento from 10 am to 1 pm. Everyone is invited. For more info all Patty Call at (916) 654-8089. This fair is being held to celebrate and educate individuals about Black History Month. Black History Month was established in 1976 by Afro-Americans for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. Black History Month is a remembrance of important people and events in African American history and is celebrated annually in February. The month-long celebration was an expansion of Negro History Week, which was established in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, Director of what was then known as the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Woodson selected the week in February that embraced the birthdays of both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Presented by the California Employment Development Department.