| South Holland |
Midwest
Juneteenth Associationpresents Juneteenth 2000. Sunday June 18th,2000@Van-o-Park in South
Holland,Illinois 9am to Sunset. Contact Jabari (708)225-1842 ajabariakil@hotmail.com or
fax 708-339-8337 Bring your own food and grill and come enjoy yourself!
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- Chicago Historical Society 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 312-642-4600
Extension 386 Saturday June 17 - 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Music, song, dance, storytelling,
voices from history re-enactment, and visual arts.
- The Old Town School of Folk Music's Juneteenth celebration is an all
inclusive community event with live musical performances, art, poetry, creative workshops,
and storytelling. Food vendors will be available to serve up traditional Southern style
and African food. Live performances begin on stage at 2:30pm and continue through 8:00pm
and include a talented roster of instrumentalists, singers, dancers, and poets in the
jazz, singer-songwriter, and avant-garde idioms hosted by the event's founder Bill
Brickey, and performance poet Marvin Tate. When: Sunday, June 18th, 2000; Time: 1:00pm to
8:00pm Where: Old Town School of Folk Music; 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago Admission:
Optional One Dollar Donation at door Info: (773) 728-6000 or www.oldtownschool.org
- 'Oh' Freedom! Celebration Chicago Historical
Society; 1061 N. Clark, Chicago, IL 60614; 312-642-5035 Extension The day 'freedpm' came
is remembered with music, song, dance, a dramatic production "My Lord What A
Morning", and storytelling for a joyous and jubilant celebration. Games for children
and adults and food vendors.
- On Saturday, June 17, 2000 the Coalition for
Improved Education in South Shore (CIESS) will be hosting its third annual Juneteenth
Celebration. This year's Juneteenth Celebration will begin with a parade down 79th Street
beginning in front of the New Regal Theatre (off Stony Island) and ending in Rainbow Beach
Park 79th Street and South Shore Drive. At Rainbow Beach there will be vendors, free food,
games, and entertainment for the entire family beginning at noon and lasting until 6:00
p.m. For more infromation please contact Joe McCord 773.363.2821/email -
jmccord@attglobal.net or Lestine Byars 773.684.6070/6075 for further details.
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| WHEELING
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* NATIONAL-LOUIS UNIVERSITY; 1000 CAPITOL DRIVE WHEELING, IL. 60090; FIRST ANNUAL
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION SPONSORED BY THE WHEATON AND WHEELING CAMPUS AFRICAN-AMERICAN
ASSOCIATIONS PICNIC COSPONSORED BY THE STUDENT AFFAIRS DEPT. FEATURING GUEST SPEAKER, AN
ORIGINAL BUFFALO SOLDIER CLIFFORD RUSSELL JUNE 19, 2000 11AM - APPROX. 1:00PM THEME
IS EDUCATIONAL ABOUT 100 GUSTS INCLUDING MEDIA AND MUSIC ET. Karon Thompson, AAA
President, Wheeling campus 847/465-0575 ext. 5804 kath@wheeling1.nl.edu |
| Springfield |
One In A Million Inc. Presents The 7th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Saturday
June 17th and 18th 2000; Comer Cox Park M.L.K. Dr. and Adams st. Springfield, Illinois
12:00 noon till 8:00 p.m. |
| Peoria |
The Nu Pi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. presents its 5th
Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Friday, June 16, 2000. This event will be held at the
Packard Plaza on 225 NE Adams Street in Peoria from 7:30pm til 1am. The attire is
afrocentric or semi-formal and the ticket cost is $25. There will be food, music, songs,
poetry, an instrumental, and a guest speaker. A good time is guaranteed to be had by all.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Diedra at aka19@bwsys.net or
(309) 685-5433. (All proceeds to benefit our scholarship fund). |
| Decatur |
Everyone is welcome to join us to celebrate our 7th Annual
Juneteenth Celebration in Decatur, Il. We will be hosting a Gospel Fest among other
activites such as chess tournaments, African fashion show contest, art & artifacts,
health screenings,the crowning of Miss Juneteenth, African dancing, & etc. This event
will be June 16th - 6:30 pm - 9:00pm and June 17th - 11:00 am - 8:00 pm. (Parade will
start at 11:00) Bring your family & friends and have a wonderful time..... |
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