Events in El Paso this weekend highlight Black History Month

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Visitors at center stand in front of "Mrs. Viola Andrews - My Mother" (1974), by Benny Andrews, on Friday at the exhibit “There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art." The exhibit is on view through May 14 at the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Gallery on the second floor of the El Paso Museum of Art at 1 Arts Festival Plaza in Downtown.
Visitors at center stand in front of "Mrs. Viola Andrews - My Mother" (1974), by Benny Andrews, on Friday at the exhibit “There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art." The exhibit is on view through May 14 at the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Gallery on the second floor of the El Paso Museum of Art at 1 Arts Festival Plaza in Downtown.

Borderland residents can celebrate Black History Month this weekend with events including a parade and exhibits highlighting art and history.

· At 10 a.m. Saturday, the 3-mile Black History Month Parade begins at Montana Avenue and Pershing Drive, ending at Mary Webb Park, 3401 E. Missouri Ave.

· From 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, the Estine Eastside Barbershop, at 106 N. Piedras St. in the historic Black-owned commercial corridor, will be open for visitors. Estine Davis retired in fall 2022.

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· From 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, the El Paso Museum of History, 510 N. Santa Fe St., will have the grand opening of the “Still We Rise: El Paso’s Black Experience” exhibit, which will be up through Jan. 13, 2024. The museum is regularly open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

· The El Paso Museum of Art’s exhibit, “There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art," continues on view through May 14 at 1 Arts Festival Plaza in Downtown. The exhibit examines the representation of Black women in the United States over the past two centuries. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

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A visitor on Friday takes in the exhibit “There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art," which is on view through May 14 at the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Gallery on the second floor of the El Paso Museum of Art at 1 Arts Festival Plaza in Downtown.
A visitor on Friday takes in the exhibit “There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art," which is on view through May 14 at the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Gallery on the second floor of the El Paso Museum of Art at 1 Arts Festival Plaza in Downtown.

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