2008

2007

Saturday, June 16
11:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Toledo Museum of Art

Join the Toledo Museum of Art and our Committee for Cultural Diversity as we once again celebrate the Juneteenth holiday and the African American experience.  During last year’s festival nearly 4,000 participants enjoyed a great day of fun, food, music, dance, art, storytelling, and more. All activities, parking, and admission to the Museum are FREE.
Schedule of Events
Opening Ceremony
11:30 a.m.-Noon, Monroe Street Stage

Gallery Explorations 
11:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Available at the Museum and Glass Pavilion Information Desks and the Museum’s Monroe Street Entrance

Delectable Dishes
Noon-6 p.m., Monroe Street West Terrace, Glass Pavilion Café, Main Museum Café and Coffee Bar

Quality of Life
Noon-4 p.m., Monroe Street Terrace

Reenactment of the Ohio 5th Infantry Regiment U.S. Colored Troop
Noon-5 p.m., Glass Pavilion Grounds

Hands-on Activities for the Family
Noon-6:30 p.m., Monroe Street Terrace, Museum Galleries, and Glass Pavilion

Exhibition
A Community’s Story: Celebrating Juneteenth
11:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Community Gallery

Film: Through Toledo's Eyes
Noon-7 p.m., Canaday Bridge

Kay Cook Praise Dancers
12:15-12:45 p.m., Monroe Street Stage

Hot Shop Demonstrations
12:30-3 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop

Hair Braiding Demonstration
12:45-1:15, 4-4:30 p.m., Gallery 5

Film: The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery
12:45-1:30 p.m., Little Theater

Not Your Basic Blues Band
1-1:45 p.m., Monroe Street Stage

Storytelling: Anansi the Spider and Other Tales
1:45-2:15 p.m. Glass Pavilion Stage

Reenactment of the Ohio 5th Infantry Regiment U.S. Colored Troop
2-2:15 p.m., Monroe Street Terrace

M-Sax
2:15-3 p.m., Monroe Street Stage

Public Tour: African and African American Art
2:15-2:45 p.m., Meet in Libbey Court

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: A Gospel Music Journey
3:15-4:15 p.m., Glass Pavilion Stage

Joyful Noise
3:30-4 p.m., Monroe Street Stage

Fo’Real
4:15-5 p.m., Monroe Street Stage

Stories and Poetry of the Journey of a People From Slavery to the Present
5-5:30 p.m., Glass Pavilion Stage

Film:Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson’s American Journey
5-6 p.m. Little Theater

ALMA Drum and Dance
5:30-6:30 p.m., Monroe Street Stage

Closing Celebration: Group Dance
6:30 p.m., TMA Terraces
 

June 19,2007 - Auntie Grandma's Kids - Emery Park   Take Interstate  1-71  Exit W. 130th
Tuesday June 19,2007  12:00pm - 8:00pm
Come join in good old fashioned fun as we celebrate with Freedom songs,and Praise dances. We will play old time games , present awards to  80+ seniors that have made lifetime contributions which helped to build the churches and neighborhood. There will be time for 80+ personal historical memories, quilting, and tournaments that include:
The Preacher's Basketball,
The Deacon's Baseball,
The Choir Musician's Volleyball, and
The Teen / Children's Talent Show
Special Guest:The Original Tuskeegee Airmen.
Bring a picnic basket and join in lots of historical fun for the whole family.
Booths are available. Food will be sold, and Souvenir books will feature stories of our neighborhood senior honorees.
Activities begin at 12:00pm and end at 8:00pm
Main tournaments will climax 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The church was a bridge between surviving the harshness of slavery, and the faith that lead to freedom, therefore we will end with Banners being carried by Ushers representing each church present at this 2007 JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY.  For information please call Auntie Grandma's Kids @ (216) 541-5770
 

2006

2005

Moorish Science Study Group of Dayton - WHEN:  SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2005, 11AM UNTIL DUSK. WHERE: JUDGE ARTHUR O. FISHER PARK, SHELTER #3. Take West 3rd Street onto Infirmary Road, Turn right at Dayton-Liberty Road, you are there! 
WHAT:  JOIN TOGETHER for a day of RELAXATION, FUN, and ‘EDU-TAINMENT’!  There will be MUSIC ALL DAY; dance ‘til you drop; eat ‘til you pop!  History trivia prizes, OPEN MIC FOR CLEAN, PROGRESSIVE RAP & POETRY; there will be LECTURES, VIDEOS, fishing with NO LICENSE REQUIRED,and MORE!  Tell everybody about it!  It’s Father’s Day too.  Bring Dad. Bring the youth & elders.  BRING YOUR GRILLS, FOOD & BEVERAGES (alcohol is prohibited).  BRING YOUR BLANKETS & CHAIRS  Leave your bad attitude at home! Our keynote speaker will be Elihu N. Pleasant-Bey, author of THE BIOGRAPHY OF NOBLE DREW ALI – The Exhuming of a Nation

June 17-18, 2005 - WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER - presents their 7th Annual Juneteenth Celebration,"FOREVER FREE." LOCATED AT 3730 Delohos Avenue, there will be food, music, games, and FUN, FUN, FUN! PARADE & RALLY, Friday, June 17. Parade begins at 6:00pm, starting at Residence Park. Come. Stand & walk with us! INTERDENOMINATIONAL MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE WORKSHOP, Saturday, June 18, 10:00am at the Wesley Community Center on Delphos Ave. 1st ANNUAL 3on3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT also June 18 at the Center's court. VENDORS, FOOD, TALENT SHOWCASE & MORE, 10:00am until 4:00pm.  For additional information please contact Shari Nesby at (937) 263-3556. "Helping Others Through God Centered Principles"