| CHARLESTON |
THE
LOCAL ORGANIZING COUNCIL OF ELDERS,INC.'S THIRD ANNUAL "JUNETEENTH" FREEDOM
FESTIVAL THE SHEDDING OF IGNORANCE & INCREASING AWARENESS. SATUDAY,JUNE 17,2000,FROM
1:00-8:00 PM AT HAMPTON PARK, ,S.C. COME OUT & ENJOY SOME GOOD STUFF MUSIC,FASHION
SHOWS ,AFRICAN ART & DANCE, FOOD & MORE.FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 843-853 1365 |
| GREENVILLE |
Juneteenth Preservation Society/Happiness Exchange Invite you to share Juneteenth
2000 with us. We will celebrate freedom for the whole month of June . Please join us for
thirty days of fun, food Fellowship/ Every thing we do enhances the Black Experience. You
can contact me at 864-409-8624 |
| North
Charleston |
The Cooper River Memorial Library located at 3503 Rivers Ave. in N. Charleston
welcomes Freedom poetry and Freedom story readings over the open mic in celebration of
Juneteeth. Write your own Juneteenth poem with Library Manager, and Author Linda
Saylor-Marchant(Linda is the Author of Hammer 2Legit2 Quit and From the Church to the
Appollo- Biography of Thurman Ruth - Gospel Disc Jockey). Poems will be submitted to the
Sentinel News. Also create a Juneteenth Craft Tues. Open mic and craft activities will
take place on Tues.June 13th, Wednesday June 14th and Thurs. June 15th.Craft/ Poetry table
will be open from 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. each day. Open Mic sessions will be held on
Wednesday June 14th and Thursday June 15th from 10:00 a.m to 4:30 p.m. For more
information about this and other events at the library please call 843-744-2489. Thanks
and Happy Juneteenth! |
| Rock
Hill |
Mount Prospect Baptist Church, 339 West Black Street, Rock Hill, South Carolina,
will host its first annual Juneteenth celebration with a series of events. On Friday, June
16, a forum on THE PROGRESS OF FREEDOM, will be held at the church, preceded by a
"Taste of Old" reception. A professor of history, a guest business woman, and
several local professionals will participate. The reception begins at 6:15 p.m. The forum
begins at 7:00 p.m. FREEDOMFEST, a day of celebration, will be held on Saturday, June 17,
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the church grounds. A homeland promenade, exhibits, choral
groups, workshops, games for young and old, festive food, live and recorded music, gift
prizes, and other activities will be featured. It promises to be a day to remember. A
COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM will be held at the church on Sunday, June 18, beginning at 4:00
p.m. The speaker for the the occasion is an orator, author, and international traveler. A
distinguished service award will be presented to a local citizen for outstanding
professional and civic services rendered to the city of Rock Hill, York County, and the
state of South Carolina. Music will be presented by the Rock Hill Ecumenical Choir and a
guest violinist. A reception will follow the program. Everyone is invited to all events.
For more information, call Zora Holmes at (803) 327-6378 or Dr. Ann Cain at (803)
329-5195. |
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