2012 will be our 25th year presenting Cincinnati's Juneteenth Festival...and we're working hard to make it a great celebration!
In addition to the Festival on June 16-17, we have arranged and will contoinue to be arranging events and activities between January and June.
Check back here for updates.
Be a Juneteenth Volunteer
Juneteenth Cincinnati has NO (none) paid staff and and depends on volunteers to make the Festival a success.
Most volunteers are needed on Saturday. You can work a shift as short as 3 hours or as long as you want! Please check the jobs that you can do and your preferred times for working.
We will sign forms for student community service hours.
The volunteer coordinator will get back to you at least one week before the Festival to confirm your assignment.
Click here to Sign Up |
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Saturday 7-9 pm
Stone City Band
Philly Intruders Review
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Cincinnati Public Library
Juneteenth Reading List
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Juneteenth Cincinnati has partnered with the Cincinnati Public
Library to present a Juneteenth Reading List for March thru June.
The
librarians have compiled reading lists. (fiction and non-fiction) for all ages. Books are
available at the Main Library and library branches throughout Hamilton
county.
Readers who register with Juneteenth and report that they have read one or more books will receive awards at the Juneteenth Festivsl on June 16.
For detrails, click HERE .
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Beyond Emancipation
January--February 2012
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Juneteenth Cincinnati in partnership with the Kennedy
Heights Arts Center was pleased to
present a stunning new exhibit Beyond Emancipation, an
exploration of post-emancipation African-American culture through contemporary
art, with works representative of the connection between the past
and recent history.
The
exhibition at the Kennedy heights Arts Center honored the 25th anniversary of Cincinnati’s Juneteenth
Festival.
Curator Barbara Gamboa described the group of
exhibiting artist as “a rich and Powerful” group.
The show included contemporary paintings,
photographs and three-dimensional work from talented and influential Cincinnati
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Jimi Jones
Robert Harris
Michael Todd
Kelly and Kyle Phelps
Melvin
Grier
Jymi Bolden
Terrance Hammonds
Thom Shaw |
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Selection of historical photographs lent from Cincinnati families supplemented the art work and together, these images took viewers on a journey
through ideas and culture recognizing and celebrating the connection between
past and present.
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February 4 Fund Raiser
Kennedy Heights Arts Center |
Juneteenth
Cincinnati hosted a great Fund Raiser on February 4th at the Kennedy Heights Arts Center, highlighting the Beyond Emancipation exhibit, About 150 folks came out to share refreshments, entertainment, and support the 25th annual Juneteenth Festival with their generous donations.
Click here for a photo album. |
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