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Juneteenth: A Holiday For All at Woodmere Art Museum
Courtesy of Woodmere Art Museum | Posted on May 20, 2021
When
Sat, June 19, 2021
5:00 pm
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Musicians
Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble
band / ensemble / orchestraNina Ball
lyricistAbout
Saturday Night Jazz returns for a summer series on Woodmere Art Museum's lawn. Enjoy an evening outdoors surrounded by nature and monumental sculptures! Two performances per evening begin at 5 & 7pm.
This special holiday commemorates the date in 1865 when news arrived to enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas of their emancipation from slavery. This multi-faceted celebration will feature The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble performing selections from the jazz opera, Never Back Down, the music of King Sunny Ade, Archie Shepp, and Max Roach, along with a special poetry and music performance by award-winning Black lyricist and author Nina "Lyrispect" Ball...