BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS

Roots of the Spirit: Soulful Expressions of the African

Diaspora, through Feb. 27, ArtServe, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Multimedia exhibition and performance series exploring African customs and aesthetics. A collaboration with The Miramar Cultural Trust further supplements the exhibition with “Imagine Puppets,” a national collection of handmade figures representing the post-slavery era of puppetry, created by contemporary African-American artists. Some 25 visual and performing bold artists explore themes such as ancestral memory, colonization, and climate gentrification. 954-462-8190. Black History Month — Dillard Center for the Arts Student Art Show & Sale: 1-3 p.m. through Feb. 28, History Fort Lauderdale, 231 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Through the month, History Fort Lauderdale honors the creativity of our African American community during Black History Month. 954-463-4431. $7-$15.

Frank Contemporaries: Celebrating Black History

Month: Feb. 27, 6-8 p.m. The Frank, 601 City Center Way,

Pembroke Pines. 954-392-2120. Free.

Montage: a Film Series Feb. 27, 7-9 p.m., Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach. Screening and discussion on “Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People,” a documentary that explores the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present. pompanobeacharts.org. 954-545-7800

Power Game - A Reggae

Musical: Feb. 29, 2-4 p.m. African-American Research Library & Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Experience the intensity of Jamaican musical culture and the vibrancy of its rhythms in Power Game — A Reggae Musical. She wants to sing\ 305-316-3396. artscalendar.com/event/powergame-a-reggae-musical/. $15.

Afro Carib Festival: Feb. 29, 6-10 p.m. Amphitheater at Miramar Regional Park, 16801 Miramar Parkway, Miramar. Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis hosts Afro Carib Festival, a celebrating Black History

Month. facebook.com/ events/miramar-regionalpark/afro-carib. Free.

Black History Pompano Pioneers Banquet: 5:30-9 p.m., Ali Cultural Arts, 353 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Pompano Beach. Join us for a special evening at The Ali Cultural Arts Center in celebration of the Pompano’s Northwest Community’s African American Entrepreneurs. pompanobeachfl.gov/ events/display/2020⁄03.

Feb. 29, 7 p.m., The Charles F. Dodge City Center, 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines. Featuring Grammy-nominated Reggae Ambassador Willie Stewart. Presented by Embrace Music Foundation and the city of Pembroke Pines. $15. Ticketmaster.com. 954-392-2130.

Sheléa – Natural Woman: A Night of Soul, 8 p.m., Parker

Playhouse, 707 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale. Blending traditional pop, jazz, R&B and soul, Sheléa has performed at the White House, The Library of Congress and Carnegie Hall. 954-462-0222 BrowardCenter.org, ParkerPlayhouse.com or Ticketmaster.com; $35.50-$43.