Free Your Mind Juneteenth Lecture Series with Pamela Dawson

Name: Free Your Mind Juneteenth Lecture Series with Pamela Dawson
Start: 2023-06-12T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-06-12T20:00:00-05:00
Location: George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center

June 12, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Basic Info

Date:: June 12, 2023
Time:: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Website / RSVP:: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-of-our-heritage-a-conversation-with-pamela-dawson-tickets-634890583827

Who's Hosting This Event?

: George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center
Who We Are:: Through the preservation and exhibition of African American material culture, history, and aesthetic expression, the Carver Museum works to create a space where the global contributions of all Black people are celebrated.
Website:: http://www.austintexas.gov/carvermuseum

Event Category:

Lecture/Guest Speaker

Other

Event Topics: Equality/Justice

Event Tags:

Juneteenth, racial justice

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

RSVP today!