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Martin Luther King Jr. Facebook/Edgewater Beachwalk Chicago CHICAGO — The city's monthlong celebration of black history kicks off Wednesday with music and poetry at a Near West Side club and continues throughout the month with fashion shows, documentary screenings, festivals, exhibits and more. Here are a few worth checking out: • “Langston Hughes “A Celebration In Poetry, Prose and Song” takes place at 8 p.m. Wednesday at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St. Featured performers include Regina Taylor, J. Ivy, Terisa Griffin, Jussie Smollett, Lynne Jordan and Malcolm London. The ticketed event is sold out, but there's a waiting list  here . • Voice of Chicago, along with students in the Chicago Children’s Choir, will perform on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 for a Black History Month concert series presented by Target. The concerts will be at 10:45 a.m. both days at the Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. They're free and o...