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June 08, 2022
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
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A performance by Jujuba, a 10-piece Afrobeat ensemble from Portland, will highlight the city of
Vancouver’s inaugural Juneteenth Celebration, coming Friday, June 17, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver.
couver in association with Od- munity’s commitment to liber-
yssey World International Edu- ty for all, the freedom to have
cation Services, the event will creative expression, to achieve
include multicultural music, food, financial stability, to access
welcoming words from commu- healthcare, to acquire an educa-
nity representatives, games and tion, to be civically engaged, to
All members of the commu- other activities.
appreciate our heritages, and to
nity are invited to the city of
Juneteenth is a federal holiday make a fresh start.
Vancouver’s inaugural June- recognizing the liberation of the
Volunteers are still needed
teenth celebration, coming Fri- last African American enslaved and greatly appreciated, orga-
day, June 17, from 1 p.m. to people in Texas by American nizers say. Visit juneteenthfree-
7 p.m. at Esther Short Park in soldiers in June of 1865.
domcelebration.com to sign-up
downtown Vancouver.
Organizers plan Vancouver’s and for a complete line-up of the
Sponsored by the city of Van- celebration to highlight a com- activities planned.
Vancouver
plans inaugural
celebration
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Songs of the Black Experience
Duo to team
up for first ever
Juneteenth
Concert
The community is invited to
join Saxophonist Eldon T Jones
and singer LaRhonda Steele at
the Alberta Rose Theatre for
their first-ever Juneteenth Cele-
bration Concert at 8 p.m. on Sat-
urday, June 18.
Juneteenth is a federal holi-
day that celebrates the anniver-
sary date of the June 19, 1865,
announcement of General Order
No. 3 by Union Army general
Gordon Granger proclaiming
freedom for enslaved people in
Texas, which was the last state
of the Confederacy with institu-
tional slavery.
Jones and Steele have curat-
ed songs drawing from all Afri-
can-American musical art forms,
and their performance will evoke
the joy of emancipation that
slaves experienced in 1865.
Saxophonist Eldon T. Jones and singer Laronda Steele will perform a
special Juneteenth celebration concert on Saturday, June 18 at the
Alberta Rose Theater.
A World Arts Foundation Life-
time Achievement Award win-
ner, Jones is known for captivat-
ing Portland audiences with his
heartfelt saxophone playing. His
2021 single “T’s Jam” peaked at
No. 54 in a 16-week run on the
Smooth Jazz Network Top 100
and hit No. 4 on the Billboard
Smooth Jazz Most Added chart.
Oregon Music Hall of Fame in-
ductee LaRhonda Steele, a blues
and gospel singer-songwriter, is
recognized as one of the region's
best rhythm and blues vocalists.
She has been dubbed “The First
Lady of Portland Blues”—a title
of leadership that she lives up
to as she shares songs that carry
forth directly from her soul and
spiritual life force.
The concert tickets are $20
in advance and $26 at the door,
available at the Alberta Rose The-
atre Box Office, 3000 N.E. Alberta
St., or by visiting etix.com.