Fifth Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Clarke County’s fifth annual Juneteenth Celebration begins at noon Saturday, June 20, in Rose Hill Park (31 E. Main St., Berryville). It is a FREE day of live music and dance, special guests, and family fun with exhibits and food vendors, too. This year’s theme is “Building Tomorrow Together.”
Your emcees for the afternoon are Allison Seymour – an Emmy award-winning news anchor from WUSA9 TV in Washington, D.C. – and her husband Marc Clarke, a radio legend in Baltimore.
Entertainment includes:
• internationally renowned KanKouran West African Dance & Drum Troupe from Washington, D.C.,
• powerful storytelling by MLA Mime of Washington, D.C.,
• inspiring MLK voice artist Rev. Jeffrey O. Johnson Sr., and
• a local favorite: the Souled Out Band.
• internationally renowned KanKouran West African Dance & Drum Troupe from Washington, D.C.,
• powerful storytelling by MLA Mime of Washington, D.C.,
• inspiring MLK voice artist Rev. Jeffrey O. Johnson Sr., and
• a local favorite: the Souled Out Band.
The day includes a moon bounce, face painting, and a balloon artist who will make whimsical designs for children. Local vendors will be onsite offering food, crafts, and cultural goods.
Bring chairs or blankets for lawn seating in front of the gazebo. Plenty of FREE parking is available in municipal lots in town and at the Berryville-Clarke County Government Center (101 Chalmers Ct.), which is adjacent to Rose Hill Park.
The annual Juneteenth Celebration in Clarke County is hosted by the Josephine School Community Museum, Josephine Improvement Association, and the Clarke County Training School & Johnson-Williams High School Reunion Association. For more information, contact (703) 283-0348, (540) 664-7277, or hamletrhw@aol.com
