Penn State York will hold a Black History Month Community Celebration at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center on campus. The evening features performances by the Southside Steppers, the Bethlehem Baptist Choir, and many other performers from the talented York community. The program is free and open to the public.
The Southside Steppers, associated with the Crispus Attucks Community Association of York, is comprised of local youth who volunteer their time to perform rhythmic routines in the tradition of step dance.
Bethlehem Baptist Choir of Bethlehem Baptist Church in York will share their artistic gifts of music in celebration of Black History Month. The choir will perform a variety of gospel numbers. Shane Moore, a current sophomore student at Penn State York, will direct the choir. In addition to being a student at the campus, Moore is the minister of music at the church.
The celebration is sponsored by the Penn State York Diversity Committee and The Pullo Center. For more information on this program, please call the Penn State York Office of Student Affairs at 717-771-4045.