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Burchfield Penney Art Center kicks off Black History Month with festive evening

Burchfield Penney Art Center kicks off Black History Month with festive evening
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Burchfield Penney Art Center hosted Wednesday evening an event to kick off the beginning of Black History Month: "Funky February: Celebrating in Color."

The event took place at the Art Center, with food served by Manna @ Northland, and complimentary beer, wine, and soft drinks.

A community artmaking project was also featured at the event, which was led by artist LeRoi Johnson. A raffle to benefit the Art Center's Equity in Arts fund also took place at the event. Guests had the opportunity to win a piece of original artwork by Johnson.