Name: Juneteenth Austin Family Cookout and Music Festival
Uploaded: 2023-05-19T15:31:10Z
Description: the Carver Museum will host a community cookout and musical festival in the historic Rosewood Neighborhood!

Juneteenth Austin Family Cookout and Music Festival

Through the preservation and exhibition of African American material culture, history, and aesthetic expression, the Carver Museum works to create a space where the global contributions of all Black people are celebrated.We accomplish this by telling stories about our local community and connecting those histories to larger narratives about Blackness.

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the Carver Museum will host a community cookout and musical festival in the historic Rosewood Neighborhood!

George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center‎

Join us on Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Carver Museum will host a community cookout and musical festival in the historic Rosewood Neighborhood. From 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, attendees will listen to curated musical selections courtesy of KAZI Radio and eat free smoked BBQ prepared by veteran pitmasters, and donated from Meyer&#x27;s Elgin Sausage, Micklethwait Craft Meats, Distant Relatives, Franklin&#x27;s BBQ, and Whole Foods. Lady Joy will host the mid-day outdoor festivities that include vendors, carnival games, and raffles for all ages. Inside, visitors can enjoy an array of educational workshops, film screenings, and self-guided tours.New this year, is an art market and interactive activation curated by Rich&#x27;s Art Gallery, outfitted with vendors, art activities for all ages, live painting, and more! A cooling station and water will be provided by Austin Energy, and water activities for the whole family will be stationed throughout the event. A performance by Austin Samba will kick of the concert at 5:30.At 6:00 pm, host Saul Paul will kick off the music festival with opening performances by Sonya Jevette, Stretch Musik, and DJ Kay Kali. At 8:00 pm, the funky, rocking, dancing, soulful mega band brought to life by original members of the legendary group &quot;The Gap Band&quot; will serenade Juneteenth festival goers for 90-minutes with chart-topping hits like Outstanding, and You Dropped a Bomb on Me.

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