This year the Carver Museum is teaming up with the City of Austin Equity Office to present a week of dynamic conversations with thought leaders and public scholars as part of the Free Your Mind Juneteenth Lecture Series! This one’s for the music lovers…so everyone!!!
Kicking off the week-long educational series on Monday, June 12, 2023, is Grammy Award-winning, Desoto, Texas, high school music teacher, Pamela Dawson. Using negro spirituals, Dawson will deliver an interactive lecture and sing-along that will educate attendees on African-American contributions to the sonic art form.
SCHEDULE:
5:30pm- 6:00pm- Doors open/ guests arrive. Parking is available on site.
6:00pm-7:30pm- Lecture by Pamela Dawson, followed by Q&A facilitated by University of Texas Associate Professor of Music, Dr. Charles Daniel Carson.
7:30pm-8:00pm- Reception
Monday, June 12 6-8pm
Carver Museum and Genealogy Center
1165 Angelina Street, Austin TX 78702