Rejoice Juneteenth with Mosaic Templars Cultural Heart on Saturday

JUNETEENTH
SATURDAY 6/15. Mosaic Templars Cultural Heart. Free-$55. 

For a number of years now, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Heart has been on the forefront of Juneteenth celebrations in Little Rock, pairing a date symbolic of Black independence with a museum that, year-round, presents glimpses and deep dives into the lives of Black Arkansans in state historical past. This 12 months, the centerpiece of the vacation in Little Rock is a avenue competition known as Juneteenth in Da Rock. A 5K within the morning routes runners and walkers by way of some important native websites in Black historical past, like Arkansas Baptist School, Little Rock Central Excessive College, Philander Smith School and the house of Mifflin Gibbs, the primary elected Black choose within the nation. (Additionally of word: Philander Smith is internet hosting a gospel music competition starting at 4 p.m Sunday, June 16, that includes performances from Alma Brown & The A-1 Gospel Singers and extra.) In the meantime, you’ll discover distributors, meals, dwell music (whats up, LeToya Luckett!), academic programming and a well being village on the museum, with interpreters performing as “dwelling historical past” characters contained in the museum and an academic Child’s Zone. Discover the hyperlink to register for the run, in addition to updates on different museum-adjacent occasions, here.

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