Can’t Miss Alabama Highlights Black History Month Festivities

By Shirley Jackson

Alabama Shakespeare Festival
The Agitators examines the friendship and occasional rivalry between two American champions of freedom and equality – Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony – once known as revolutionaries but now seen as icons. Theirs is a story of defiance, rebellion, and revolution. They agitated the nation. They agitated each other. They changed the course of history. The play is underway through Thursday, Feb. 13, produced by Mat Smart and directed by Logan Vaughn. The recommended age for the show is 13 and older. The venue is at 1 Festival Drive in Montgomery.

Southern Museum of Flight
The Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit is being featured at the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham during Black History Month. A spotlight on a significant period of American history, this tribute highlights an extraordinary group of men who continue to provide inspiration for anyone who dares to dream. The exhibit features several World War II-era trainer planes, including a North American AT-6 Texan, a Vultee BT-13B Valiant and a Fairchild PT-19 Cornell. The museum is at 4343 73rd St. North. Learn more at southernmuseumofflight.org.

Clarinetist joins Alabama Symphony Orchestra at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center
Clarinetist Anthony McGill will perform with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in Jemison Concert Hall. McGill is the first African American principal musician in the New York Philharmonic and will be the guest soloist for Richard Danielpour’s “From the Mountaintop.” Carlos Izcaray will conduct the concert that will include Edward Elgar’s “The Enigma Variations” and Carl Nielsen’s “Helios Overture.” The shows are at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South, Birmingham. Discounts are available for students, teachers, patrons 40 and younger, veterans, active military and more. For more information, visit alabamasymphony.org.

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