NEW YORK
Brooklyn
Brownsville Heritage House invites you to its first Juneteenth
celebration promoting the theme "Looking Back, Moving
Forward, Letting Go." Events will include collected artwork, works by local
artists, poetry, gospel music, dancers, garden tours and slavery exhibits. Schedule: Friday, June 19th, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, June 20th, 12-8 p.m. Sunday, June
21st, 12-8 p.m.
Brownsville Heritage House 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard (Corner of Dumont Avenue) (Upstairs over the Stone Avenue Branch Library) Brooklyn, NY 11212 Contact Person: Patricia Deans, (718) 385-1111.
Buffalo
Juneteenth Festival Inc., June 13 & 14th at Martin Luther King Jr. Park
Events at Festival: Parade;Vendors (over 100); Food Court; Cultural Marketplace; Information Materials; Entertainment (2 stages); Main Stage: Jazz, Gospel, R & B; Arts & Cultural Stage: Cultural Dancers, Drumming, Poetry, etc.; Children's Craft Activities; WUFO Family Fun; Job Fair; Health Fair; Book Swap; Underground Railroad Tours (June 13 & 14); Tours to see the exhibition..."Wade in the Water: African American - Sacred Music Traditions (June 13 & 14); Drill-a-rama; Celebrity Basketball Game; Karaoke; Lecture on..."Children of Slaves Reclaiming Their History: The Story of the Kings of Kush"
June 7th (Sunday) - Juneteenth Run
For Heallth; Children's Fun Run, 5K (3.1m); 2 Mile Fitness Walk; William/Emslie YMCA 9:00
a.m.
June 7th (Sunday) Juneteenth Track and Field Classic Meet,
Ages 18 years or younger, Johnny B. Wiley Stadium , Jefferson Avenue 9:00 a.m.
June 12th (Friday) Wade in the Water - Sacred Music Concert,
University at Buffalo Center for the Arts 6:00 p.m.
June 20th Saturday (Circle Association Fatherhood &
Family Celebration, Golden Nugget, 2046 Filmore Avenue
Juneteenth Festival, Inc., P.O.Box 412, Buffalo, New York 14205