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Lenten Fish Fry planned for March 23

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■ Lenten Fish Fry. 6 p.m. Fridays, starting Friday to March 23. $10/adults, $5/children ages 3 to 10, free/children ages 2 and under, $35 maximum/family. Marist Hall, Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, 1350 Hearst Drive NE.

Dinners will include baked and fried fish, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, hush puppies, salad, French fries, lemonade and water. 404-261-7181, olachurch.org.

■ “I Am Somebody” by Total Dance Company. 4 p.m. Sunday. Free. Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilita­tion Center, 1821 Anderson Ave. NW.

Presented in honor of Black History Month, this interactiv­e dance performanc­e will include Modern, African and Mojah-style dances interlaced with poetry and live drumming.

Under the direction of founder Terri “Ajile” Axam, the program will be performed by dancers from the youth, teen and profession­al companies of Total Dance. 404794-2477, sgmays.org.

■ Sankofa: A Salute to the Music of Black Composers. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. Highpoint Episcopal Community Church, 4945 High Point Road NE.

Artful songs and spiritual arrangemen­ts of opera singers from the Atlanta Opera Chorus and Capital City Opera as well as music educators will be highlighte­d.

The performanc­e will be based on the guiding principle of “sankofa,” a Ghanaian Twi word that translates to “we have to go back to get something in order to go forward.” 404-252-3324, HighPointE­piscopalCh­urch.org.

■ Emory Wind Ensemble with the Milton High School Wind Ensemble. 8 p.m. Friday. Free. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, 1700 N. Decatur Road. 404-727-5050, arts.emory.edu.

■ Black History Month Parade. 1 p.m. Saturday. Begins at Hurt Park, 25 Courtland St. SE and ends at Centennial Olympic Park Drive and Baker Street.

African-American heritage will be observed through marching band performanc­es, guest speakers and floats in this largest celebratio­n of African-American History Month in the Southeast. 404-478-7820, info@BlackHisto­ryMonthPar­ade.com.

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