EVENTS
African American Heritage Month at Sylmar Branch Library: Screening of “Selma” (2014), 5:30 p.m. Feb. 2. 14561 Polk St. 818-367-6102. www.lapl.org
Black History Month at Cal State Northridge: Screening of “42” (2013) plus jazz from music students and food trucks, 5 p.m. Feb. 3. Oviatt Library lawn, 18111 Nordhoff St. www.csun.edu
Eso Won Book: Robert Lee Johnson signs “Notable Southern Californians in Black History, 7 p.m. Feb. 3. Upcoming: Daina Ramey Berry signs “The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved from Womb to Grave in the Building of a Nation,” 7 p.m. March 14. Resource for books by black authors and publications on culture and history. Check website for more book signings. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. 4327 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles. 323-290-1048. www.esowonbookstore.com
The Life and Baymavi Adventures of James P. Beckworth: A dramatic performance by actor Arnold Weiss about the mountaineer, 1 p.m. Feb. 4. Northridge Branch Library, 9051 Darby Ave. 818-886-3640. www.lapl.org
Tribute to Langston Hughes: WordTheatre presents an evening of poems, stories, jazz and the blues honoring the writer and leader of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4. Free. Forest Lawn-Glendale, 1712 S. Glendale Ave. 855-800-5296. wordtheater.com; www.forestlawn.com
Pan African Film Festival: Documentaries, features and shorts, Feb. 9-20. Most tickets $13.75; passes $70-$695. Cinemark 15 Cinemas at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, 4020 Marlton Ave., Los Angeles. 310-337-4737. www.paff.org
Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Robert Friend: The World War II pilot, one of the last of the Tuskegee Airmen, gives a talk, 3-5 p.m. Feb. 10. Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library, 7771 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga. 818-352-4481. www.lapl.org
African-American Art Festival: Event includes interactive art projects, dance and drumming performances, games and marketplace, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 11. Free admission to the festival. Tours of the Star Eco Station (an environmental science museum and exotic wildlife rescue center) $8; $7 seniors; $6 ages 16 and younger. 10101 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City. 310-678-8298. www.starinc.org
Vocal ARTillery and Open Mic at Cal State Northridge: Hip hop/spoken word performance, noon-2 p.m. Feb. 16. Oviatt Library Learning Commons, 18111 Nordhoff St. www.csun.edu
Carolyn Washington: The entertainer discusses and sings the blues, 3:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Granada Hills Branch Library, 10640 Petit Ave. 818-368-5687. www.lapl.org
Notable Southern Californians in Black History: Robert Lee Johnson discusses his book, 2-4 p.m. Feb. 23. Oviatt Library, Jack & Florence Ferman Presentation Room, 18111 Nordhoff St. www.csun.edu
Tammy Jenkins: The soprano gives a mini-concert of music by Scott Joplin and William Grant Still, spirituals and songs from the opera “Porgy and Bess” by George and Ira Gershwin and Dubose Heyward, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Studio City Branch Library, 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. www.lapl.org
Diversity in Entertainment: Scheduled panelists include Chuck Hayward, JaNeika James, JaSheika James, David McMillan and LaToya Morgan, 3:30-5 p.m. Feb. 25. Studio City Branch Library, 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. www.lapl.org
VISIT
California African American Museum: Ongoing: “The Ease of Fiction,” through Feb. 19. “Genevieve Gaignard: Smell the Roses,” through Feb. 19. “Hank Willis Thomas: Black Righteous Space,” through Feb. 19. “Politics, Race and Propaganda: The Nazis Olympics, Berlin 1936,” through Feb. 26. “Taking Place: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” through Feb. 26. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 600 State Drive, Los Angeles (in Exposition Park). 213-744-7432. www.caamuseum.org
Museum of African American Art: Ongoing: “Eric Hall & Patrick Jewett – And Still We Rise,” through March 12. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Free admission. The museum is located at the Baldwin Hill Crenshaw Plaza, third floor of Macy’s, 4005 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles. 323-294-7071. www.maaala.org
Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum: African-American culture and history memorabilia. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. Guided tours available. Donation $10. 4130 Overland Ave., Culver City. 310-202-1647. www.claytonmuseum.org
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