Bridge Crossing Jubilee Schedule 2011
Published 11:11 am Saturday, March 5, 2011
Jubilee Golf Tournament
Time: breakfast 6:30 a.m. and tee-off 8 a.m.
Date: March 5
Place: Valley Grande Golf Course
Details: Sponsored by the Selma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Trophies and awards to be given at event. Call Dr. Leroy Maxwell at 872-2321 for more information.
Freedom’s Children Breakfast
Time: 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.
Date: March 5
Place: Selma CHAT Academy
Details for more information call 505-2569 or 526-2626
Jubilee Parade and “Battle of the Bands”
Time: 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Battle begins 10:45 a.m.
Date: March 5
Place: To start at Selma High School and end at School of Discovery
Details: Bands from Selma, Keith, Southside, Robert E. Lee High Schools to participate in this year’s “Battle of the Bands.” Bands from Georgia will also perform. In the case of rain, Battle of the Bands will be cancelled. Contact Ola Morrow at 874-2570 for more information.
Drawing Democracy Fairly
Time: 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Date: March 5
Place: Hank Sanders Technology Center, WCCS
Details: A look at minority voting rights on the eve of redistricting. Sponsored by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. For more information call Latia Parker or Carolyn Varner at 505-2569.
Induction Into Hall of Resistance
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Date: March 5
Place: Slavery and Civil War museum
Details: For more information call 505-2569
The Intergenerational Youth Summit
Time: 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Date: March 5
Place: J.A. Pickard Auditorium
Details: Panel of guests such as editor-in-chief of Vibe Magazine Rob Kenner and poet Sonia Sanchez, to speak about topics effecting the youth. Students who come will get $5 ticket to Jubilee Festival featuring various acts. Contact Olimatta Taal at 418-0800 for more information.
Jubilee Festival
Time: 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Date: March 5
Place: In the event of rain acts will move to Old National Guard Armory and J.A. Pickard Auditorium.
Details: Gospel, Hip Hop and R&B acts such as Lenny Williams, The Rich Kidz and VIC, Keith “Wonder Boy” Johnson and Freedom Singers to perform. Pre-admission is $12 and $17 at the gate. For more information call Sam Walker at 505-6496 or Olimatta Taal at 418-0800.
Saving Our Black Boys
Time: 11:15 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Date: March 5
Place: Hank Sanders Technology Building (WCCS)
Details: Sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. For more information contact Sam Walker at 505-6496.
Health Fair
Time: 11:15 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Date: March 5
Place: Water Avenue
Details: Get health screenings for HIV and high blood pressure. For more information call 505-2569.
Voting Rights of Convicted Felons
Time: 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Date: March 5
Place: Hank Sanders Technology Building (WCCS)
Details: Contact 505-2569 for more information
Hands on the Freedom Plow
Time: 2 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Date: March 5
Place: Lowndes County Interpretive Center, White Hall
Details: Hear the personal accounts of the Women in Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Sponsored by the National Park Service, Lowndes County Friends of the Trail and Joann Christian Mants. For more information call 505-2569.
Jubilee Film Festival
Time: 3 p.m. until 11 p.m.
Date: March 5
Place: Larry D. Striplin Jr. Performing Arts Center
Details:
Freedom Flame Awards Banquet
Time: 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Date: March 5
Place: Carl C. Morgan Convention Center
Details: Awards ceremony with musical guests such as Kingdom Chorale. Admission is $50.
Martin Luther King and Coretta S. King Unity Breakfast
Time: 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.
Date: March 6
Place: Wallace Community-College Selma
Details: Gov. Robert Bentley and U.S. Rep James Clyburn (D-S.C.) will speak at this year’s breakfast. Admission is $25. Bentley will speak also speak at Tabernacle Baptist Church and Clyburn will speak at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church. For more information call James Mitchell at 876-9231.
Emerging Leaders Breakfast
Time: 10 a.m. until noon
Date: March 6
Place: Larry D. Striplin Jr. Performing Arts Center
Details: Call 505-2569 for more information
Sunday Morning Services
Time: 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Date: March 6
Place: various locations
Details: Gov. Robert Bentley will speak at Tabernacle Baptist Church at 11 a.m., U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) will speak at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, and the Rev. F.D. Reese will speak at First Baptist Church at 11 a.m. For more information call 526-2626.
Film Festival
Time: 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Date: March 6
Place: Larry D. Striplin Jr. Performing Arts Center
Details: various films including “Birmingham Barber” will be shown during this film viewing session. For more information call Erica Henry at 526-2626.
Pre March Rally
Time: 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Date: March 6
Place: Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
Details: Speakers to be announced
Bridge Crossing Re-enactment
Time: 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Date: March 6
Place: Edmund Pettus Bridge
Details: members of the community will commemorate Bloody Sunday by walking across the bridge. For more information contact Sam Walker at 505-6496.
Post March Rally
Time: 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Date: March 6
Place: Food of Edmund Pettus Bridge
Details: Hall of Fame inductions and music from Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University. For more information contact Sam Walker at 505-6496.
Growing a Global Heart
Time: 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
Date: March 6
Place: Foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge
Details: memorial tree planting ceremony
For more information contact 526-2626
Film Festival
Time: 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Date: March 6
Place: Larry D. Striplin Performing Arts Center
Details: Various films will be viewed during the Jubilee Film Festival. A special screening of the “Birmingham Barber,” chronicling the life of Selma-native James Armstrong will be featured. Co-director Robin Fryday will be in attendance. Call 526-2626 for more information.
Slow Ride from Selma-to-Montgomery
Time: 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Place: in front of Edmund Pettus Bridge
Details: Buses will travel to the state’s capitol with foot soldiers of the voting rights movement telling their stories to passengers. For more information contact Sam Walker 505-6496.