2008

INSTITUTE
June 14, 2008 -Charleston-Institute Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - Community wide celebration on June 14, 2008 at West Virginia State University's Shawnee Park, in Institute, WV, between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.,with singers, mimes, dramatizations, Appalachian storytelling, jazz and gospel music, African drum ensembles,unicycle performances, puppeteers, skateboard tricks, martial arts exhibitions,orations, fun activities for children vendor booths for pictures,crafts,assorted foods and much more.  The only charge is for foods or vendor items.
 

 

2005

ELKTON - HARRISONBURG
June 18-19, 2005 - Local Chapters of the NAACP & AKA - The Harrisonburg/Rockingham County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Sigma Gamma Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will co-host a Juneteenth Celebration, on Saturday & Sunday, June 18-19, 2005. This “picnic-style” event takes place over two days.  Saturday, the 18th, festivities take place from 11:00 AM-6:00 PM at the Merck Shelter in Elkton, Va.  Sunday’s events will be held at the newly renovated Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center in Harrisonburg from 4:00PM-5:30 PM. Cost: FREE!