Music, events and food to mark Juneteenth celebrations around Atlanta

The High Museum will host a Juneteenth Celebration on June Courtesy High Museum Juneteenth which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States was celebrated with parades and celebrations over the weekend but even more are planned for June We ve rounded up a guide to selected of the events Juneteenth at City SpringsSandy Springs Dunwoody and Brookhaven are teaming up to present a free family-friendly Juneteenth Celebration from to p m on June at City Springs with a mix of live performances educational experiences and immersive art exhibits Smyrna Juneteenth FestivalThe free region event will be held Thursday June at Village Green Park starting at p m The evening will feature live entertainment including a concert by Rita Graham There will also be family-friendly initiatives food and additional special guests YMCA Juneteenth Celebrations Carl E Sanders Family YMCA at Buckhead Thursday June from p m to p m Attendees are encouraged to wear all black to honor African American history and celebrate freedom and unity followed by a dance party featuring African and hip-hop styles in the gymnasium Villages at Carver Family YMCA Thursday June from p m to p m This Y location is hosting a barbecue sale benefiting the Annual Campaign Cowart Family YMCA Sunday June from p m to p m This event is featuring a high-energy Dance-a-thon to celebrate freedom and Juneteenth High MuseumThe Midtown museum will host a Juneteenth Celebration on June from a m to p m featuring music poetry art-making classes a pop-up shop and more Marcus Bar GrilleThe restaurant owned by Chef Marcus Samuelsson will serve a four-course tasting menu for dinner on June starting at p m Tickets are per person Bien Vegano Domain On June a Juneteenth edition of Bien Vegano Arena takes place at King of Pops world headquarters on Decatur Street Starting at p m expect vegan food from Black restaurant pop-ups and chefs along with drinks DJs and dancing The post Music events and food to mark Juneteenth celebrations around Atlanta appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta