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2010 |
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June
19, 2010
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Charter
Oak Cultural Center - Juneteenth marks the end of
slavery in the United States. Gather with your friends
and neighbors to make a pilgrimage of remembrance from
the Charter Oak Cultural center to Hartford’s African
Burial Ground, where a ceremony of commemoration will
take place. Saturday, June 19th 5:30PM. |
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2009 |
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NEW HAVEN |
June
19, 2009 - Community Network of African American
Professional @ AT&T, Connecticut Chapter - We will
be hosting a celebration of the Black Independence Day
Celebration with food, storytelling, games, and
acknowledgement of ancestors passed. We will also
begin the process of incorporating this into becoming an
annual event and include all those organizations and
groups whom have impacted the Black Community.
This is being done to celebrate, not only our freedom
but the contributions that our ancestors and
contemporaries have made and continue to make. The
event will take place at the Lighthouse Park at the main
pavilion. It will begin at 4:00PM and continue
until dusk.
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HARTFORD |
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June
13, 2009 - The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - 600 Main
St. Hartford, CT 06106 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ARTivities include
make your own five-dollar bill, create a costume, join
in the scavenger hunt, enjoy a guided tour of the
Museum. Radio Disney games from noon to 1:30; Art in
Motion, a community dance performance from 1:30 to 3:30. |
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2007 |
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OLD LYME |
Florence Griswold Museum - TUESDAY, June 19 - 7pm -
Celebrating Juneteenth in Song:
A Concert of Music by African-American Composers
Neely Bruce, Professor of Music and American Studies,
Wesleyan University
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut
Fee: $12, reservations required 860-434-5542 x 111
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NEW HAVEN |
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June
16, 2007- West Hills/ West Rock Committee - We are
celebrating the pride of West Hill/West Rock and the
celebration of Juneteenth with a procession in our
community. |
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2005
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NORWICH |
June
18, 2005 - Norwich Branch NAACP -
17th Annual Juneteenth Celebration “WE HAVE FREED
OUR BODIES,
NOW IT’S TIME TO FREE OUR MINDS”
FESTIVAL DAY: Saturday June 18th 2005 Parade 10:00 : 2 McKinley Ave to Howard T. Brown Park
FESTIVITIES BY THE WATERFRONT LOCATED AT HOWARD T. BROWN
PARK
NORWICH, CONNECTICUT -
EVENTS INCLUDE:DOOR PRIZES, FOUL SHOOTING CONTEST, ART
CONTEST WITH PRIZES, BATTLE OF THE DJ’S & MC’S AND
MORE!!!!, MUSIC BY: D.J. SMOOTH, JAMMING 107.7
FOOD VENDORS, ARTS, CRAFTS AND GAMES |
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BRIDGEPORT |
NYCE STYLZE Entertainment LLC
- Parade begins at Central High school BPT 12:00 noon...ends at Seaside park BPT approx 2pm...festival begins with community talent, poetry, dancers, musicians, comedy, jazz bands, steppers ends approx 7:00 PM
Juneteenth of Fairfield County, Inc.
- Parade on June 18, 2005 beginning at 12:00pm, proceeding down Park Avenue into Seaside Park to the Band Shell. Festival immediately following the parade will include vendors, live entertainment: singers, dancers, comedians, gospel choirs, a fashion show and more. Entertainers, parade participants and vendors will be arriving from New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts to help celebrate this memorable event. |
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NEW HAVEN |
| Saturday June 11th: In preparation of this inspiring event,
Community for Change for the Arts, Inc (CFCFA) is scheduled to participate in the International Festival of Arts and Idea' Drum City Parade. Free.
Monday June 13th: 12 Noon, kickoff celebration on the New Haven Green saluting the raising of the African American flag at New Haven City Hall. Wednesday June 15th: New Haven Public Libraries (Stetson & Main Branch). The American Experience Movie: Roots of Resistance: A Story of the Underground Railroad. The movie is open to the general public and will run in succession from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Free Lunch provided. Thursday June 16th: Panel discussion: “Promoting the Beauty and Health of African Americans”. Community Outreach Center, 654 Orchard St 5-7:00 pm. Moderator: Rev. Frederick J. Streets. Free. Friday June 17th: A semi forma gala held at the Shubert Theatre. Highlights include an art exhibit depicting the slavery era, African American memorabilia collections, a silent auction, a grand soul food buffet and live music. In memory of the late Ron Brown, former Secretary of Commerce (1993-1996)Keynote Speaker-William W. Gingsberg, President and CEO of Community Foundation of Greater New Haven.
Saturday June 18th: Family Day at Edgewood Park featuring outdoor B-B-Q, family activities, ethnic games, arts and crafts, health & substance abuse informative booths, seminars, voter registration, vendors, and much more.
Sunday June 19th: Collaboration with Arts and Ideas Gospel Program Church of Christ in Yale University. 4:00 pm |
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