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HERE for promotional image: Juneteenth In The Park Festival - San Jose, CA Saturday,
June 20 12:00p to 8:00p This FREE national & historic annual festival attracts 35,000+ attendees from as far as Los Angeles. COME & ENJOY a wide variety of entertainment, foods, merchandise & fun for the whole family in downtown San Jose. Special activities for your little ones - "let the children play!". 2009 Juneteenth Celebration Saturday,
June 13, 2009 Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A day of observance, to encourage all Californians in celebrating this day to honor and to reflect on the significant roles that African-Americans have played in the history of the United States and how African-Americans have enriched society through their steadfast commitment to promoting freedom, brotherhood, and equality. Celebration will include: Vendor booths, life music, food, raffles, bingo, presentations, give-a-ways. sports tournaments, children's playhouse/jumper, face painting, special guest appearances and much, much more! This is an alcohol and tobacco free event. Free event for the entire family! 59th Annual San Francisco Juneteenth Celebration On June 20th and 21st, 2009 10am to 7pm In the Heart of the City The SF Civic Center Plaza A bayarea wide festival celebrating African American freedom while encouraging self-development and respect for all cultures; the SF Juneteenth Festval is a community event that celebrates and shares African-American history and culture through music, performing arts, living history and other cultural activities. The Civic Center Plaza will be filled with food, arts and crafts, community booths and corporate sponsor areas. Two stages of Live Entertainment, Motivational Speakers, a Healthy Living Fair and a Job Fair. All Bay Area Residents are Invited and Encouraged to Attend!!! 8th Annual Juneteenth- A Celebration of Freedom Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau June 20-June 21, 2009 In summer of 2001, Sacramento’s Juneteenth festival joined the ranks of other American cities to celebrate, as well as educate the community on one of America’s most important acts of legislation, the Emancipation Proclamation. Signed into law in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all those enslaved were now free. Sacramento’s Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom Weekend is produced by the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau under the direction of Gary Simon, Director of Multicultural Affairs, with the assistance of the Juneteenth Committee, a group of dedicated local residents who volunteer their time and energy to produce a successful and ever-growing event. The Sacramento Juneteenth Festival takes place at William Land Park on the third weekend in June each year. It is a two-day event. Saturday: Features two stages of live musical entertainment, vendors, children's activities, spelling bee, fishing derby, The Juneteenth Educational Theater, essay/poster contests, theater, cultural dance performances, and The Juneteenth Talent Show. Nearly 8,000 people attend Juneteenth annually.
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Open Mic, Cultural Centers and other cool spots in the Bay Area
East Side Arts Alliance - eastsideartsalliance.com
There is no other space in East Oakland where the predominantly Asian, Latino, Native and African American communities can share common ground to create a cultural dialogue of understanding and solidarity. The EastSide Cultural Center presents weekly performances and ongoing arts workshops with open rooms for recording artists, videography and printmaking. The building also includes 16 affordable housing units, and has plans to host a people's bookstore and cafe.
LITERARY/SPOKEN
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- Holla Back: a weekly Open Mic session for poets, songwriters, and theater
artists. Held every Thursday night from 8:30-10pm. Donations Requested
- Future literary events include book readings, featured poetry events
and a third world book and music fair.
Black Dot Cafe - blackdotcafe.blogspot.com
The black dot cafe is now open 6am-9pm everyday at 1195 Pine Street, Oakland. Right next door to Nganga Diallo's House of Common Sense... Right Now we are serving coffee, tea, bottled drinks, juices, pastries and an assortment of self-serve pre-packaged goods.
SF Bay View Newspaper - sfbayview.com
Exciting, thought-provoking stories and commentary on the full range of Black trials and triumphs - covering the Black economy, politics, arts, education, history, current events, health, religion - and those of other communities, along with stunning color photography, fill the website and the pages of each paper - a paper so popular that it disappears within hours of hitting the stands.
33 Revolutions Coffee Shop - 33revolutions.com
We specialize in organic food that is freshly prepared to order including sandwiches, salads and various beverages. We feature high quality coffee beans from Ritual Coffee roasters and teas from Numi, both local to the Northern California region.
33 Revolutions is the home to literally thousands of vintage and collectible vinyls from music of many genres: rock, jazz, folk and country-western. If you are a serious record collector, this just might be the spot that could fetch you the long lost vinyl of your dreams.