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Cobb Library hosts Black History Month gala

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Feb 6, 2012

Cobb County Public Library System will hold its 2nd annual African American History Month Gala on Saturday in Marietta.

The event will include performances by the South Cobb High School Steppers, saxophonist Ravan Durr and the A.L. Burruss Unity Drummers. The gala is one of several programs scheduled at different Cobb library branches celebrating Black History Month.

The gala begins at 2 p.m. at the Central Library, 266 Roswell Street in Marietta.

Information: www.cobbcat.org/multicultural

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