Juneteenth and Jazz Community Celebration
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Jun 21, 2025 10am - 5pm
Location
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
500 West Washington Street
Details
Juneteenth commemorates the formal abolition of slavery in the United States when federal troops entered Galveston, Texas after the end of the Civil War in 1865 and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation. In honor of Juneteenth and its celebration of freedom, enjoy FREE museum admission with live jazz performances, cultural presentations and poetry readings. Author Shonda Buchanan will do a reading from her new book about jazz icon Nina Simone; a book-signing will follow. For more details, please visit our website.
