Join Elegba Folklore Society at JUNETEENTH, A FREEDOM CELEBRATION
Juneteenth 2014, A Freedom Celebration, June 19 - 22. Juneteenth 2014, A Freedom Celebration, June 19-22 feature a symposium, performances, The Freedom Market, children's activities and Torchlit Night Walk on the Trail of Enslaved Africans
Thursday, June 19
Lira In Concert...
Hippodrome Theatre • 7p- 11p • $20
Lira, Platinum Selling South African Singer blends R&B, jazz & African styles.
This is her US debut album release, Rise Again.
Essence Magazine's one of "Five Unique Artists To Change Music in 2012"
Hosted by Jarrard Anthony, Virginia Black Music Foundation
Friday, June 20
The Symposium
Pine Camp Arts Center • 6p - 10p • $10
Dr. Umar Johnson, Psychologist, Author & Expert on the Education of Afrikan American Children
Ęlęgba Folklore Society's African Dancers and Drummers
Live Jazz with Sketches.
Esu Festival begins.
Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, Freedom Market.
Saturday, June 21
In Reflection
Manchester Dock • 4p - 11p • Free
Performances, speakers, Esu Festival Market Day in the Freedom Market, children's activities, Annual Torch Lit Night Walk Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans. Free
Sunday, June 22
Esu Festival
African Burial Ground • 1p - 5p • Free
Ile Ise Ejiogbe Ifá Temple guides Esu Festival's ceremony and rituals for healing and ancestral veneration. Free..
