9. All American Freedom Day: Reimagining Togetherness (Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage) – June 19th at 7:00pm
On June 19th starting at 7pm, Carnegie Hall will be hosting “All American Freedom Day: Reimagining Togetherness,” a Juneteenth celebration featuring performing artists and speakers. Tony Award nominee David Allen Grier will be the Master of Ceremony and Lincoln Center’s first poet-in-residence, Mahogany Browne, will be a presenter.
Author Sonia Sanchez and Opal Lee, the oldest member of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, will be honored during the celebration. The New Jersey Youth Symphony, poet Naima Penniman, and Forces of Nature Dance Theatre will be among the performers appearing on stage. Tickets are free and will be available for pick up at Carnegie Hall Box Office starting on June 10th. More information can be found here.