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SUMMARY:[VINTERFEST] Community Mural Paint Party & Black History Month
  Celebration
UID:13064
DTSTAMP:20260417T163900Z
DTSTART:20260210T233000Z
DTEND:20260211T010000Z
LOCATION:United States
ROOM: Community Room
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Black History Month by adding your mark to a communi
 ty-made mural! Using the polytab process, this large-scale artwork (to be
  revealed Juneteenth 2026) requires no prior painting experience! It'
 s a paint-by-number style artwork, and YOU are the artist.All ages are wel
 come to attend this celebration. Expect vibrancy, history, music, and more
  during this collaborative open-house style gathering hosted by the Bismar
 ck Mandan Juneteenth Committee.From music and local DJs, to storytime and 
 dancing, this VINTERFEST celebration marks a special anniversary.The theme
  of 2026's Black History Month is "A Century of Black History Co
 mmemorations" and marks 100 years of work towards recognition and sus
 tained efforts to celebrate the history, traditions, struggles, and contri
 butions of Black people in the creation and current landscape of America.Â
  From 1915's establishment of the Association for the Study of Negro 
 Life and History, to 1976's first presidential recognition of Black H
 istory Month by Gerald Ford, and 1986's designation from Congress tha
 t marked February as Black History Month, decades of dedication has create
 d and curated the opportunity for a month when..."Black history finds
  its way not simply into the schools of the American nation, but also into
  cultural heritage sites (museums, archives, libraries, parks, etc.), publ
 ic squares, workplaces, houses of worship, and homes across the land and a
 cross the oceans."
URL:https://mortonmandan.librarycalendar.com/event/black-history-month-eve
 nt-13064
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