In celebration of Black History Month, during the month of February, the Children’s Museum of Richmond (CMoR) will showcase both traditional and modern African American music and dance through special performances and activities.

The Black History Month performance schedule follows:

•On Saturday, February 1st, New Legacy Jazz Band, an interactive jazz ensemble, will feature jazz through the ages. Performances will take place at CMoR’s Central location (2626 West Broad Street) at 11am and 1pm.

•On Saturday, February 8th, Robert Jospe and the World Beat Workshop will showcase music from a variety of countries around the globe and how their rhythms and beats are connected. Performances take place at CMoR’s Central location (2626 West Broad Street) at 11am – and at CMoR’s Chesterfield location in Winterpock Crossing Shopping Center (6629 Lake Harbour Drive) in Midlothian at 1:30pm.

•On Saturday, February 15th, the Richmond Boys Choir will perform historic, traditional, and modern songs at 11am at CMoR’s Central location (2626 West Broad Street) – and at CMoR’s Chesterfield location in Winterpock Crossing Shopping Center (6629 Lake Harbour Drive) in Midlothian at 1pm.

•On Saturday, February 22nd, Ezibu Muntu African Dance Company will perform a variety of African dances and songs that encourage audience participation. Attendees will also learn words to traditional African songs. There will be two performances – both will take place at CMoR’s Central location (2626 West Broad Street) at 1pm and 2:30 pm.

•On Sunday, February 23rd – Join Ezibu Muntu once again for performances at 2:30pm and 3:30pm at CMoR’s Chesterfield location in Winterpock Crossing Shopping Center (6629 Lake Harbour Drive) in Midlothian.

About The Children’s Museum of Richmond

The Children’s Museum of Richmond has three locations, CMoR Central at 2626 W. Broad Street in Richmond; CMoR Short Pump, located in West Broad Village at 2200 Old Brick Road in Glen Allen; and CMoR Chesterfield at 6629 Lake Harbour Drive in Midlothian. CMoR was the first Children’s Museum in the country to open multiple locations and has announced plans to open a new location in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 2014. The Children’s Museum of Richmond has been serving the community since 1981 with the mission to create innovative learning experiences for all children and those who support them that inspire the next generation of creative problem solvers. For more information, please visit www.ChildrensMuseumOfRichmond.org or call (804) 474-7000.