Free Juneteenth Family Day 2018 @ Telfair Museums, Savannah
Telfair Museums’ 2018 Juneteenth FREE Family Day @ the Jepson Center of the Arts, Savannah
The museum’s popular Juneteenth Free Family Day will June 9 2018 featuring a presentation of culture, storytelling and performance at the Jepson Center, from 1-4PM.
At this year’s event:
*Explore Gullah-Geechee connections through storytelling by Jamal Toure and Queen Quet.
*Enjoy hands-on art making for children and families, demonstrations by artists Sabree and Gregory Grant, a presentation by the Pin Point Heritage Museum, and a concert at 3pm by the renowned Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters.
2018 marks the twelfth year of Juneteenth celebrations at Telfair Museums. A commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, the community gathering is one of the museum’s biggest events, with hundreds of people attending each year to celebrate and learn more about this unique part of Savannah’s history.
Free Family Days @ the Jepson Center, Savannah
Sat. June 9 2018
Juneteenth Free Family Day
Jepson Center
1-4PM
One of the longest-running community programs at the Jepson Center, Juneteenth Family Day is a celebration of freedom, historically commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Explore Gullah-Geechee connections through storytelling by Jamal Toure, artists’ demonstrations, poetry readings, and a musical performance.
Sat. Aug. 4 2018
Open Road Free Family Day
Jepson Center
1-4PM
Celebrate the end of summer and the exhibition The Open Road, with free family activities about travel and photography. Contribute to a map of summer travels, make an end-of-summer postcard, and talk to prominent local photographers about their work and travels.
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