Celebrate Juneteenth at the Carver Center
Thursday, June 15, 2017 by Nina Hernandez
Gather at the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center on Saturday afternoon for the 12th Annual Juneteenth Festival. Enjoy live music on the Juneteenth Memorial Lawn, a human gyroscope, mobile video game arcade and a multitude of other activities. There will also be an appearance by the Soultree Collective, a group that supports young musicians. On the museum side, attendees can also take in the Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom exhibit, the Juneteenth Sculpture Garden and an ongoing screening of PBS-KLRU’s “Juneteenth Jamboree.” Para Agboga, museum site coordinator, gives an opening address on the historical significance of the day at noon.
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