Reading’s 4th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival is this Saturday, June 15, from 1:00-7:00 pm on the Reading Town Common!
Reading Public Library, Reading, MA—Grab your family and friends, take advantage of the glorious weather, and come down to the Town Common on Saturday, June 15 to celebrate Juneteenth! This is a family-friendly event with music, food, speakers, and a pop-up market.
Here’s a look at what’s happening:
- Welcome, by Albert Pless, Director, Reading Office of Equity and Social
Justice - Juneteenth Flag Presentation
- African American National Anthem: Lift Every Voice and Sing, Please join us
in singing! Performed by RMHS Students - Stand Up: Cynthia Erivo, Performed by RMHS Students
- Still I Will Love: Shaina Taub, Performed by: RMHS Students, assisted by
Reading Memorial High School Choir - The Honorable Jason Lewis, Massachusetts State Senator
- Interactive Drumming: Brandon Guillermo
- Dance Performance to I Can’t Breathe by H.E.R., performed by: Timia Jones
- Guest Presenter: Jamele Adams, on the theme of Love & Loyalty
- Music by DJ OxMighty
Learn more about the program on the library’s event calendar: https://bit.ly/RPLJuneteenth24
