Celebrate Juneteenth during weeklong festival

Austin is gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth for a full week, as the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center (1165 Angelina St.) hosts the Stay Black and Live Juneteenth Festival from June 12 to 19. This year’s theme is Austin Family Reunion, according to the museum. Grammy-winning high school music teacher Pamela Dawson will deliver an interactive lecture and singalong from 6 to 8 p.m. on June 12. James Beard Award-winning author Michael T. Twitty is set to teach festgoers about African American foodways from 6 to 8 p.m. on June 15. Then get your party shoes on from 6 to 9 p.m. on June 16 for a community kickback and dance party that will close with a special edition of Body Rock ATX. The museum will host a cookout and music festival from 3 to 9 p.m. on June 17 in the Rosewood neighborhood. The tunes continue starting at 6 p.m. on June 17 with SaulPaul, Sonya Jevette and more artists, followed by a performance from GAPX at 8 p.m. The Juneteenth festival wraps up on the June 19 holiday, starting with Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed speaking about her book, “On Juneteenth,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Later that day, the museum and Austin Justice Coalition will partner for their Community Revival and Remembrance to honor victims of police violence in Texas. It will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Find more information at juneteenthatx.com.