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Juneteenth Celebratory Dinner

June 16, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Juneteenth Dinner at Awbury

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Join Chef Gail Hinson for a joyous evening featuring cuisine inspired by cooks of the Reconstruction Era. Guests will enjoy a buffet-style dinner on the tented pavilion of Awbury’s Francis Cope House, punctuated by live performance from spoken word artists, poets, re-enactors, and musicians. Purchase tickets below. $45 each

Speaker: Cornelia Swinson, Executive Director of Johnson House and Juneteenth Advocate/Activist.

Performers: Darius Lantz – spoken word artist and poet; Victoria Peurifoy – Author, Poet, Actress, Spoken Word Artist; Osirus Wildfire, Singer, guitarist; Karen Smith, Percussionist; Julian Hinson, Bass Player (of Worldtown Sound System).

Cocktail Sampling: Debra Autrey, Owner of Entre Autress. Debra will be introducing her new Plant Based Cocktail Product line.

 

Funding for this event has been provided by Spring Point Partners, PA Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Details

Date:
June 16, 2022
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Venue

The Francis Cope House
One Awbury Road
Philadelphia, PA 19138
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