The NAACP Boulder County and Executive Committee, African American Cultural Events, will hold its second Boulder County Juneteenth Celebration, which started with flag-raising ceremonies on June 16, and will continue through Friday, June 17.
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All events are free minus the 5K, which requires registration and a fee. The Lawn at Foothills Mall will host an opening night Juneteenth concert on June 17, followed by various events June 18-19, including a family bike ride, kids’ music workshops, sports and games, live music, dance, fine art, health and wellness pop-ups, food trucks and more.
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Visit for the full list of times, locations and ticketing details. It takes place at Rocky Mountain Public Media and a percentage of the proceeds go back to the Empower High School Student group. Also returning this year is “The Strange Fruit of Black Excellence” gala, which complements charitable events such as the evening with author and mental health campaigner Nic Stone - itself a collaboration with Empower Community High School.
Events range from a family-friendly “Queer Cookout” to an all-Black-cast drag show featuring Coloradans and guests from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (including Denver winner Yvie Oddly), according to Tara Jae of Youth Seen. 72 or īlack Pride Colorado’s Juneteenth Celebration returns with a newly robust slate of activities to celebrate the state’s long-underrepresented Black LGBTQ community. Tickets are $5 each, and the livestream is (again) free to attend. There will also be a free livestream of the “Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom” concert, live from the Hollywood Bowl at 5:30 p.m., produced by Denver’s own Derrick Hodge.
30 or ĭenver Film’s Sie FilmCenter is hosting a Juneteenth Cinema Celebration with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance on Sunday, June 19, featuring screenings of “Space Jam: A New Legacy” (10 a.m.), “The Wiz” (12:30 p.m.) and “Amazing Grace” (3:15 p.m.).
Friday, June 17, includes an evening jazz concert with Giovanni and Javon Jackson, while Saturday, June 18, brings the daytime panel, poetry and dance performances, along with Giovanni’s keynote presentation. Here are a few events to take note of while planning your calendar.ĭenver dance legend Cleo Parker Robinson and her world-class ensemble and school will host a Juneteenth celebration at their Five Points theater this weekend, with a premiere reading by acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni in collaboration with CRPD. In addition to this year’s massive Juneteenth Music Festival, which takes over Welton Street in Five Points Saturday, June 18, through Sunday, June 19, Colorado’s Front Range offers a refreshed slate of programming to mark the newly anointed federal and historically Black holiday, which started as a Texas-based celebration of slavery’s end in 1865. Monday, August 29th 2022 Home Page Close Menu
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