2011
HARRISBURG
June 18, 2011 - 1st Spirit Filled Missionary Baptist Church
2609 Locust Lane Harrisburg,Pa 17104

June 18th 2011 4:00 PM
11th Annual Juneteenth Gospel Celebration featuring a variety of Gospel Groups, Choirs and Individuals bring the word through song, also we will have a reading if What Does Juneteenth Mean?
 
Philadelphia
June 19, 2011 - Berean Baptist Church - Berean Baptist Church
2425-33 W. Indiana Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19132

Community Event:
History Presentation Of Juneteenth
Food, Games, Music and Vendors 
 
CHESTER
JUNE 18,2011 - ST DANIELS UMC - COMMUNITY WIDE FESTIVITIES, TO INCLUDE A PAGEANT.
8AM-7PM. AT 315 EDWARDS STREET CHESTER PA
 
Indiana
June 15, 2011 - Indiana County NAACP - Old Fashioned Juneteenth Family Picnic! Motown/60's Music with DJ Billy Menk, Prizes for best 60's clothing, best 60's hairstyle, best 60's dancer, best hula hooper. Political candidates and causes -come talk to your constituents! Voter Registration. NAACP Presidential campaign. Kids games. Bring a picnic dish to share!
Wednesday June 15. 5-8 PM.
 
Pottsville
6/18/2011 - The Martin Luther King Family Enrichment Center - Our theme this year is the Freedom Fest.  Honoring Freedom Riders and Freedom Fighters from the past, present and future.  Our Guest Speaker is Mrs. Betty Daniels Rosemond, an original Freedom Rider who was recently honored on the Oprah Winfrey show for her courage.
 
 
 
 
 
 

2010
HARRISBURG
June 9, 2010 - Carolyn Mills State Rep for Juneteenth - A Gospel concert willbe held 06-19-2010 at the First Spirirt Filled Missionary Baptist Church
2609 Locust Lane Harrisburg, Pa 17109 at 4:00PM
 
CLARION
June 18, 2010 - Clarion University - 840 Wood Street - Clarion, PA 16215 Hart Chapel 11:30 a.m. Program to include music, poetry, keynote speaker, demonstration by the Buffalo Soldiers of VisionQuest.
 
EASTON
June 9, 2010 Easton Branch NAACP - We will honor our 2010 graduates thru our Youth Council with a program and a lite buffet and award scholarships
 
NORRISTOWN
June 19, 2010 - Iron Age Theatre and The Norristown NAACP Youth Council present Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black History In Norristown June 19 from 11am to 2 pm PM.  A Walking Tour of Downtown Norristown Including performances at each of seven stops of value to the Norristown African American Experience. Beginning at The Centre Theater 208 DeKalb Street Each tour last about an hour and there will be a series of tour throughout the day. (beginning roughly every 20 minutes) Featuring Tiffany Joyner, Richard Stevens, Maurice Tucker, Walter DeShields, Mike Way, Seidah Hill Durante, and more.
NAACP Youth Council tour guides round out the event. This is a free event but tour reservations are suggested. Reserve tickets by e-mailing call 610-279-1013
 
LANCASTER
June 19, 2010 - Juneteenth and Men Who Cook -1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Location: Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology - 750 E. King Street
Multi Purpose Activity Center (MAC)
Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone: (717) 394-6604 Event Forecast
Map/Directions
This collaborative Juneteenth Celebration featuring “Men Who Cook” will include appearances by living historians portraying Thaddeus Stevens, Lydia Hamilton Smith and William Goodrich. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample culinary specialties prepared by 30 local celebrities. The festive event will be a combination of history, great food, and the opportunity to participate in a raffle for a variety of prizes. Tickets at the door are $25.00, which includes food. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $20.00. Proceeds benefit Crispus Attucks Community Center.

 
 
 
 
 

2009
HARRISBURG
June 19, 2009 - Neighborhood Center of the United Methodist Church - Juneteenth Celebration*June 19, 2009* 12 noon til 5:00 pm* Neighborhood Center of the United Methodist Church*1801 N. Third St. Harrisburg, PA*Kids activities,music, performances, food, block party, community information.
 
PHILADELPHIA
June 13, 2009 - Temple of The Black Messiah, New African Spiritualists - Bring the family and join us as we celebrate the emancipation of captive Africans in America.
Juneteenth Celebration at Patterson's Palace, 1621 Cecil B. Moore Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. 19121 June 13th, 2009 6-10pm. Live entertainment by Urban Shamans, M.O.M.(Music Over Matter)female drum ensemble, Rahnda Rize w/history re-enactment of Harriet Tubman, Buffalo Soldiers w/Juneteenth History, Open Mic Spoken word- raffles and more. Donations: $20.00 includes dinner. Menu: Vege Chicken and gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, seasoned string beans, dinner rolls and iced tea.Proceeds from this event benefits the Ishakamusa Barashango Student Scholarship Fund. Purchase tickets at UNIA 1609 Cecil B. Moore Phila.,Pa. 19121 215- 236-0782, Jahays's Skin Care & Natural Spa 8138 Germantown Ave. Phila.,Pa. 19119 215-247-8226 or call Farugh 215-349-0236, Ramisous 267-257-7347, Asha 215-221-2991

June  20, 2009 - Black Graduate and Professional Student Assembly - BGAPSA is hosting a Juneteenth BBQ Saturday June 20th at Clark Park located at 43rd St and Chester Ave, Philadelphia.  The celebration begins at 3pm. There will be food, fun, and games. Some of the activities include:Kickball
Football, Taboo, Uno, Dominos
 
WILLIAMSPORT
Saturday, June 20, 2009 - Rain date, June 21, 2009 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Stage Entertainment, Vendors, Exhibits,  Antique Appraisals and Family Fun at Brandon Park in Historic Williamsport, Pennsylvania Info: (570) 419-2502
 
COATESVILLE
June 20, 2009 - NAACP Education Committee - The Coatesville NAACP working with area churches will conduct historic tours of Black Coatesville on Saturday, June 20th at 9AM-12 PM. The event will discuss the lives of noted Blacks in the area. This event will couple the several churches' activites of children's games, talent contests, picnic, Home and Garden awards, and black history forum. For more info, contact Coatesville NAACP at www.coatesvillenaacp.org
 
MEADVILLE
June 19, 2009 - Meadville NAACP - We will celebrate this event in the town square (Diamond Park) with historical highlights, re-enactments, live music, youth Drill teams and mime ministry, inspirational readings and poetry by youth and others, historical artifacts on site, free food, fun and fellowship.
 
LANCASTER
June 20, 2009 - Bethel Harambee Historical Services - Living The Experience:”® The Story of Juneteenth  June 19, 1865 relived in 2009
June 20, 2009 at 1:00pm - A compelling story of a mother (Esther) and her two children (Elijah and Letty) events leading up to the day of June 19, 1865, when they learn for the first time that they are free, free indeed. The story is set on the Andrews plantation in Galveston, Texas. The events of this family will make you cry, laugh, fume, and compassionately more aware of how precious life and family are. Come witness a live auction block experience, and see the Union Soldiers as they try and uphold the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, giving freedom to Africans.

Join us for dinner after the show for a time of fellowship and then a discussion about the mental and emotional reaction to the Juneteenth story and what it means to be a free American today. Cost: Groups of 15 or more $34.00 per person (includes full meal and follow up discussions. Groups under 15: Cost $36.00 per person
CLARION
June 19, 2009 - Clarion University - 7th Annual Juneteenth Celebration - Clarion University - Hart Chapel - 10:30 a.m.
Music, Poetry, drill demonstration - Keynote speaker: Dr. Adriel Hilton
 
 

2008
Lancaster
June 21, 2008 - Bethel Harambee Historical Services - At 7p-9p on the 20th and 11a-4pm on the 21st. We are collaborating with both the black and white community through the support and leadership of the church. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, etablished in 1817 will be collaborating with the Unitarian Universalist Church in a Juneteenth Reconciliation Commemoration Weekend. Friday night will be a film and discussion evening, in Bethel Harambee's Research and Study center. Saturday the program will consist of a Reenactment of Enslaved Africans and their owners hearing from Union Soldiers of their freedom. It will have a dialog with historical facts, that will talk about all the perspectives of those involved in hearing of the right for Africans to be free. The event will start with a Drum Call. Also, we will have a Storytelling hour for children beginning at 11:00a, and a commemorative celebration of the USCT soldiers buried in the gravesite. Additionally, the day will include "Living The Experience" Underground Railroad Spiritual Interative Reenactment. Following will be a full meal and group discussion. We will also be reading the Emancipation Proclamation. There will be Vendors on site for both days and light refreshments served on Friday evening and Saturday Morning. 
 
Farrell
June 14, 2008 - Minority Health /Erase - Vendors Parade, Speakers , baseball, karoake, line dance, Gospel, Shout out for the youth
 
PHILADELPHIA
June 14, 2008 - Temple of The Black Messiah, New African Spiritualists - Where:Church of The Advocate ,18th & Diamond St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19121 Date: Saturday, June 14th, 2008 Time: 5-9pm. Donation: $5.00 (children under 12 years of age,free.
Featuring: The Buffalo Soldiers (with a history re-enactment). Live Entertainment by: Urban Shamans, Sistah Fayah,Irae Devine, Infinite Life. Fashion Show by Second World Productions & Natty Rebel. History re-enactmnet by Brother Oronde Spoken word artists, African Drummers & Dancers, Marketplace,&food vendors, raffles and more. Vending spaces available, for more information contact: 215-221-2991 or 215-668-6712 Proceeds from this event to benefit The UNIA Building Fund & The Temple of The Black Messiah Student Scholarship Fund
 
NEW KENSINGTON
June 14 - 15, 2008 - ALLE-KISKI CULTURAL ENRICHMENT CENTER - ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008 FROM NOON-DUSK THE AKCEC WILL HOST IT'S JUNETEENTH JUBILEE 2008 WITH A FREE FAMILY FESTIVAL IN THE MUNICAL LOT LOCATED AT THE CORNERS OF NINTH AND BARNES STREET IN DOWNTOWN NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA. THE EVENT KICKS OFF WITH THE READING OF THE JUNETEENTH STORYBOOK BY GRIOT AND AKCEC DIRECTOR, LAURIE JOHNSON-WADE THEN... SHOP & EAT WITH VENDORS, VISIT THE "KIDS KORNER" WITH GAMES AND PONY RIDES! ALL AGES CAN JOIN IN THE ELECTRIC SLIDE & LINE DANCE CONTESTS WITH DJ "LARRY LOVE" ON FATHER'S DAY, SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 JOIN US FOR THE SECOND DAY OF OUR JUNETEENTH JUBILEE 2008, AT "FATHER'S DAY IN THE PARK" FEATURING KICKOFF @ 2:00 PM WITH BBQ & BLUES FEATURING LOCAL FAVORITE "JIMBO AND THE SOUPBONES" LIVE ON STAGE @ 4:00 PM. ADMISSION IS FREE BOTH DAYS!!! CONTACT AKCEC  724-337-3250 OR WWW.AKCULTURE.ORG
 
BEDFORD
June 21, 2008 - Bedford UGRR/Juneteenth Celebration - 4th Annual Juneteenth UGRR Celebration has much to offer:  A tour of great significance to tell the untold stories of places of signifance where Africans and African Americans lived, worked, played and died during the Civil War Era. Because Bedford County is only 30 minutes from the Mason Dixion Line, it was a greatly traveled; yet scarey paths.  The celebration has historians, gospel music, jazz, artists, rib cook-off, food vendors, crafts,  childrens activities and much more.  The FREE EVENT is held at Bedford County Fairgrounds 10-5 and there is lots of parking.  For more information call 814 623-7102   or www.undergroundrailroadride.com
 
HARRISBURG
June 21, 2008 - Neighborhood Center - 1801 N. Third Street, 6-21-08, 12 noon to 5pm.  Kids activities, music, block party, performances.  Free and open to the public.
 

2007
Harrisburg
June 17, 2007 - Harrisburg ACORN & Food Not Bombs - On Sunday, June 17 at the Harrisburg ACORN office, 14 South 13th St, Harrisburg PA, from 11 AM until 2 PM. ACORN and Food Not Bombs will incorporate their monthly food distribution with recognition of Juneteenth.  Stop by for all you can eat Chili & Cornbread, pick up information about Juneteenth and network with other FNB and ACORN members.  All are welcomed.
 
Kaduna
June16, 2007 - Essence International School - A Play about the slaves in Galveston, Texas receiving the news- two years late- that they were free. The play is enacted by Junior Secondary students. Also poems, songs, speeches and a lunch for students and family memebers.
 
Indiana
June 20, 2007 - Indiana County NAACP - Chevy Chase Community Center, Indiana Pa 15701
4-7 PM    Annual Juneteenth Picnic will honor Blairsville, Pa. Underground RR Project and spotlight the NAACP STOP! Campaign, Voter Empowerment and Civic Engagement.
Bedford
 June 16, 2007 - Bedford Juneteenth Underground Railroad Celebration - June 16, 2007 11:00 am - 5:00 pm.  Featuring Motorcyle / Bus tour of UNTOLD STORIES surrounding Slaves, Africans, African-Americans, and their contributions in Bedford region.  The tour will tell the story of people who "once were" here.  The day long event is under roof at Bedford Fairgrounds, with gospel music, dance, drummers, jazz, clowns, vendors and "soul food" bar-b-que. Children's workshops noon-3 are free but registration required. Sponsored in part by Bedford Arts & Mt. Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.  For More Information: 814-623-7617.
 
Williamsport
June 23 (rain: 24th),2007 - Juneteenth Celebration of Central PA - This is our 8th annual Juneteenth event.  The date is June 23rd, rain date is the 24th, at Brandon Park in Williamsport, PA.  The time is from 1p until 5p.  Contact Conni at 570 322-1198 for more info.  Featured musical band is "Burning Bush" from Maryland.  Featured speaker is Mitch Kachun, PhD, from Western Michigan University about Julia C. Collins, who wrote the first novel by a black woman in the United States.  The "Curse of Caste" was first published in the AME Christian Recorder, 1865.  Kachun co-edited the reprinted novel and will autograph it for sale at the event.  Dance troupes are "Billy Ross Dance Techniques" and Valorie Taylor's "Expressions".  Along with other recording artists, we will have prestigious speakers, Underground Railroad Exhibit with Dr. Mamie Diggs, children's carnival, petting zoo, pony rides, vendors and our first blood drive. 
 
Philadelphia
Tuesday, 06/19/07 - North City Congress Senior Center - We are sponsoring a southern style luncheon and plan to invite a guest speaker.  We also invited a neighboring senior choir to join our choir in celebrating Juneteenth.    On Tuesday June 19th,2007, The North Broad Street Seniors are sponsoring a Juneteenth luncheon celebration.  In honor of this special event, the North Broad Street Senior Choir, in conjunction with the Haddington Senior Choir will sing several spiritual selections. Haddington will also join us in fellowship and a festive lunch.  A souvenir booklet will be given out

June 19, 2007 - African American Museum in Philadelphia - The African American Museum in Philadelphia
701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA  19106
215-574-0380 phone / 215-574-3110 fax
Juneteenth National Freedom Day
& AAMP’s 31st Anniversary Celebration
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 ~ 12 to 4 p.m.

In preservation of the Juneteenth legacy, AAMP celebrates its 31st anniversary in concert with the 142nd anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States of America.  This cultural adventure includes an encampment of the Third Regiment Infantry of the United States Colored Troops, historical re-enactments of Frederick Douglass (portrayed by Gary Giles) and Harriet Tubman (portrayed by Rhonda Hall), interpretive dance and the Freedom Choir of Philadelphia.  Free Admission
 
Clarion
June 19, 2007 - Clarion University/Clarion Chamber of Business and Industry - Clarion University
840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16215, Bell Tower - Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - 12:00 noon Music, Poetry, Drill Demonstrations, Guest Speakers, Picnic Lunch
Formal program and luncheon on Tuesday, June 19 beginning at 12 Noon at the University Bell Tower.  Program will include music, poetry, and a keynote speaker.
 

2006
Clarion
Monday, June 19, 2006 - Clarion University, African American Caucus - The 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held on the Clarion University Campus at the Bell Tower, 9th and Wood Street, June 19.  The program will begin at 12:00 noon. One speaker will be Ms. Ashley Chambers, the president of the student chapter of the NAACP.  Musical selection(s) will be provided by Ms. Deanna Perry.  The Buffalo Soldiers from Vision Quest in Franklin have been invited to present a drill demonstration.  Other speakers are being finalized.  Following the program a picnic lunch will be provided. 
 
Bedford
June 17, 2006 - Bedford PA. 10:00am – DUSK  JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION / UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MOTORCYCLE TOUR A celebration of “The UNTOLD STORIES.”  Of Africans and African Americans.  Admission, parking, and performances free to the public.  Presenters run throughout the day.  Featuring Hari Jones of the African American Civil War Museum of DC and Ms. Scottie Davis performing artist by way of New York.  Hear about the “colored troops”, underground railroad, Harriet Tubman, Middle Passage, and much more.  Visit with African dancers and drummers, gospel singers and live jazz.   Enjoy the hands on activities provided by Sandra Gould Ford textile artist from Pittsburgh or purchase an "ugly Jug".  There are activities for all ages.  You may purchase food, crafts, games, motorcycle tour, artifacts, literature, etc.  Prices vary depending on your taste.
   
GOOD FOOD - GOOD PEOPLE - GOOD TIMES!
 
Bedford County Fairgrounds, Lincoln Highway-Route 30, Bedford, Pennsylvania. 
 
Wilkinsburg
W. PA. NAACP State Conference - June 17, 2006, at the Dunamis Baptist Church, 751 Wallace Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221, host pastor, Thelma Mitchell. The history of Juneteenth and how it relates to modern day slavery in regards to our criminal "in"justice system.  We will have a former inmate who served over 20 years in prison and was released two months ago, through DNA tests.
 
Williamsport
June 3rd, 2006 - Juneteenth Celebration of Central PA - There will be plenty of family fun and little known historic information at the 7th annual Juneteenth Celebration in Williamsport's Brandon Park, June 3rd, noon until 7:00.  A scenic landmark in Williamsport, Brandon Park is at Rural Avenue and Market St.  Mayor Mary B. Wolf and State Rep. Steve Cappelli will present opening remarks.  Voted as a Bicentennial Related Event by the Williamsport Bicentennial Committee, local history will be featured, as well as, traditional Juneteenth facts.  An historic skit called, "Mr. Hero Washington" will be performed about a black Taylor Guard soldier's experience in the Saw Dust War of 1872 in Williamsport.  Historian Mamie Diggs will speak on the local Underground Railroad and show her exhibit.  Headlining the musical performances will be Maryland's award winning gospel band "Burning Bush".  There will be dance performances, recording artists, pony rides, petting zoo, and a children's carnival -- all free of charge.  Craft and food vendors will be on hand, and great raffle prizes will be given.  Among several speakers, Rev. Kenneth Burnett, pastor of Bethel AME Church, Williamsport -- the founding organization for Juneteenth in Central PA -- will speak and read the Emancipation Proclamation.  State Representative Cappelli will also read General Order No. 3.  Non-profit organizations, churches and businesses in Central PA are welcome to participate as sponsors for future events.  For information, call Conni Robinson at 570 419-9821
 
Lancaster
June 17, 2006- Tribute at Freedom's Crossing, Inc.- Presenting: Special Guest speaker, Fredrick Douglass the IV, Keepers of the culture, Philadelphia's Afrocentric Storytellers, Bright Side Baptist Church Youth Choir, Paying Tribute & Celebrating our youth!  Poets, Singers, African Dancing Stilt-Walker, Music By: Fatal Track Productions, Fun for the entire family...there will be something for everyone to enjoy!
 
Philadelphia
June 17, 2006 - 2006 NATIONWIDE JUNETEENTH CRIMINAL/JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH EVENT
TOPIC: Prison, Politics, and Profits: Is there slavery in the new Millennium?
June 17, 2006
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Friends Center
1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA
Free and open to the public
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2005
WILLIAMSPORT
The 6th annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held at the Roundhouse Field in Williamsport, PA on August 13th from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm.  Admission is free.  Children's Carnival, pony rides, petting zoo, music and dance performances and theatrical reenactments are all free to the public.  Authors will autograph their books and artists will sell their paintings.  Food and craft vendors will also be available.  We offer health information and give out free child ID kits through one of our community groups.  Learn about African-American history and other cultures.  Guest speakers will speak about Juneteenth and diversity.  Be part of the celebration experience by being included in our souvenir booklet, or rent vendor space to provide food or crafts to our over 1,000 guests by calling 570 322-1198   Our aim is to educate while we entertain.  We are the original Juneteenth Celebration for the Northcentral region of Pennsylvania, and have been since 2000.

May 20, 2005 - Miss Juneteenth Educational Pageant 2005 - I have pageants where my contestants have to write a full one page essay on Juneteenth.
POTTSVILLE
June 19, 2005 - The African American Heritage Coalition - A Fun Time for all, picnic, free food & entertainment. Come learn what Juneteenth is all about. 1964 Corvette to be raffled off, (sponsored by the Pottsville Cruiser).
PHILADELPHIA
Legendary Blues Musicians Mark America’s Roots for Juneteenth & Fathers’ Day!  Where: National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut Street in Old City Philadelphia When: Sunday, June 19th, 2005; 2 p.m. What: African American History and family fun come together at this unique concert, held on a day that marks both Juneteenth and Fathers’ Day. The National Liberty Museum is proud to host one of America’s original blues musicians, 75-year-old George Higgs, for a one-in-a-lifetime performance. Higgs is joined by his protégé, George “Lightnin’” Wells, a celebrated blues performer whose interactive, family-friendly style is sure to enlighten music fans of all ages. Don’t miss this one-time-only Philadelphia performance! Admission: The concert is FREE with regular Museum admission ($5/adults, $4/seniors, $3/students, $1/children over 5)

Temple Of The Black Messiah "New African Spiritualist" - A Juneteenth Celebration and Tribute To: Ishakamusa Barashango
Place: Shirley Keal's Hall - 3824 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, Pa. Date & Time: June 25,2005  6-10 PM. In memory of our ancestors in Galveston, Texas come and learn more about Juneteenth. Also enjoy: Children's Dance Contest Live DJ, Fashion show, Vendors Open Mic, Raffles, Drum Call African Face Painting  Vegan and Raw Cuisine by Sisters Asha and Shawn  Donation $12/more @ the door. Children 12 and under Free. For more info: (267)205-5231  or(215)927-5516 /(215)424-8541

Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia - Juneteenth Celebration:  The Underground Railroad
1805 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA  19103 - Saturday, June 18, 2005 from 12:30pm to 3:00 p.m.
Program:  Living History Portrayals of Harriet Tubman and William Still; Stirring musical selections; Discussion and book signing by Fergus M. Bordewich, author of Bound for Canaan:  The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America.
Program free with admission to Museum, $5/adults, $4/seniors, $3/students and children

Sunday, June 19, 2005 - 2700 Block North Croskey Street - Philadelphia - 12:00 noon - 8:00pm - Block Party to include games, book readings, BBQ's, contests for the children, face painting.

June 22, 2005 - Olde Kensington Redevelopment Corporation - Lehigh Senior Center
1701 W. Lehigh Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132
9:30 am
Juneteenth Celebration will consist of readings about the Spirit of Juneteenth.  Stories from Senior Citizens will be shared to develope an appreciation for the African American experience. All participants will share in the development of a 4 generation Family Tree.

Senior Wheels East
1221 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA  19123
11:30 am
Juneteenth Celebration will consist of readings about the Spirit of Juneteenth.  Stories from Senior Citizens will be shared to develope an appreciation for the African American experience. All participants will share in the development of a 4 generation Family Tree.

June 21, 2005 - Geechee Girl Rice Cafe - DIALOGUE @ DINNER Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 6:30 PM Juneteenth Celebration --Festive picnic style dinner& Workshop: “Finding your family history” Geechee Girl Rice Cafe, 5946 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, Pa 215-843-8113, will host a dinner and workshop commemorating "Juneteenth". There will be a festive picnic style meal and a workshop: "Finding your family history" led by professional researcher Patricia Burks. June 19th, 1865,when the last of the enslaved African Americans learned that they had been emancipated, has become for their descendants, a symbol of hard won freedom. Dinner is $26.50. Reservations are necessary. Patricia Burks is a professional researcher whose skills in finding information have been useful to clients who are developing family histories. Over the years, the process of guiding clients through the process of recovering their pasts has proven to be a very rewarding undertaking.  Patricia understands the unique challenges black families face when undertaking research and is often hired by African Americans who wish to reconnect with long lost relatives. For the family wanting to begin the process of finding its history, there are many resources available right here in Philadelphia.
BEDFORD
Historical Society & Mt. Pisgah - Community Juneteenth Celebration 11:00 - 5:00 pm June 18, 2005 @ Bedford County Fairgrounds  Events include author of "Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania" Motorcycle ride beginning noon,live jazz, African dancers & drummers, storytelling, vendors, food, etc.
 
Salt & Pepper Mime Theatre - "June 13, 2005- Harriet T & Me--The Freedom Train" is one person multi-media performance as a testament to Harriet Ross Tubman and her life's work. A pre show "Code Song" interactive workshop and post show panel discussion on "Analyzing Your Private War"--Seeing The Need, Taking the Challenge, Beating The Odds" will round off the activities.
CLARION
Clarion University African American Caucus - Program including songs, poetry reading, other performances and lunch.  Monday, June 20, 2005, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the University Bell Tower.
FARREL
Minority Health Center - Juneteenth 2005 salutes the African-American Father, Saturday, June 18th, 2005, from noon to dusk in Veteran's Square, Farrell, Pennsylvania.  Events include a parade, games, food vendors, a drill team, a talent showcase, an African attire fashion show, entertainment, community line dancing, cheerleaders, gospel singing, and more!  Come enjoy family, food, fellowship, and fun!  The first 50 fathers to register will receive kente sashes, and an opportunity to be photographed with his family!  Sponsored by Minority Health Center, Sharon/Farrell Weed & Seed, ERASE Anti-Drug Coalition, Shenango Valley Urban League Youth Initiative Program, Mercer County Frontiers Club, Mercer Coutny NAACP, Various Churches, Black Men For Progress, and the PBI Center.  For further information, Please call 724-981-3856.
EAST STROUDSBURG
This first event is a fundraiser for the Monroe County Arts Council's "Party for the Arts."  It will mainly feature the artistic endeavors of African American Artists. There will be 3 viewings of a private collection which include both historical and contemporary artwork, a barbeque with African American and Caribbean cuisine and live entertainment. 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Location: 113 Great Bear Way East Stroudsburg, Pa. 18301 Saturday, June 25, 2005
FRANKLIN
June 19, 2005 - Wal-Mart - We will be holding a Juneteenth celebration this Sunday at the Franklin, PA.  Wal-Mart.  The local group of Buffalo Soldiers will also be joining us to help celebrate this day.