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Princeton Juneteenth Events

June 19

Free

Juneteenth Flag Raising 12 Noon

Join the Municipality of Princeton for a special Juneteenth flag raising ceremony with opening remarks by Councilman Leighton Newlin.

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Rhinold Ponder headshot 2pm: “Beyond Freedom” Exhibit Opening at Morven’s Stockton Education Center, with talk by Arts Against Racism founder Rhinold Lamar Ponder

Beyond Freedom is an art exhibit celebrating black artists and creatives in New Jersey. The exhibit is available for viewing in Morven’s Stockton Education Center as follows:

Monday, June 19, 2-6pm
Wednesday, June 21, 5-7pm
Saturday, June 24, 4-6:30pm

Founder of Arts Against Racism Rhinold Lamar Ponder will open the gallery on Juneteenth with a lecture entitled “Reclaiming Humanity Through Art.” The talk is a discussion of the role of the arts and creatives in the perpetual efforts to restate and reclaim the humanity of those impacted by the legacy of slavery and its aftermath. After the lecture, stroll the gallery and enjoy the grounds of Morven

Person in jacket and tie, posed side-on 7pm: Will Liverman recital of songs by Black composers. $20 General Admission; Youth 5-17 half-price

Called “a voice for this historic moment” (Washington Post), 2023 Grammy Award-winning baritone Will Liverman is the recipient of the 2022 Beverly Sills Artist Award by The Metropolitan Opera. He opened the Met’s 2021-22 season in a celebrated “breakout performance” (New York Times) as Charles in Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Liverman starred in Anthony Davis’ X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X,  the second opera by a Black composer in the company’s history, premiering in the fall of 2023.

This evening is made possible in part by the generosity of Yvonne Marcuse.

Photo of Will Liverman by Adam Ewing

This event is part of the Princeton Festival’s Juneteenth Celebration, presented in partnership with the Municipality of Princeton.

 

Venue

Monument Hall
1 Monument Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540 United States
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