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Juneteenth Jubilee
Juneteenth Jubilee
DATE AND TIME
From: Jun 19, 2023 1:00 pm
To:Jun 24, 2023 9:00 pm
LOCATION
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center
235 Forest Avenue
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Event Description
Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center partners with Neighborhood Congregational Church to offer Juneteenth Jubilee, a week of cultural history celebration and education June 19-24
The Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center and Neighborhood Congregational Church have partnered to create Juneteenth Jubilee, a celebration of history and cultures that will include an array of events and activities at both venues.
On Monday, June 19, the Juneteenth national holiday, at 1 p.m., the Cultural Arts Center will show “Ted Hawkins: Amazing Grace,” a film about the resilience of the human spirit embodied by the late musician Ted Hawkins, followed by a talk with the film’s director Janice Engel and his manager, Nancy Meyer; at 2:30 p.m., a stirring presentation by Los Angeles poet, storyteller, and author Dorothy Randall Gray, and at 3:30 p.m., a concert by renowned Chicago Blues musician and social activist Brother Yusef. Admission to any or all of this lineup are $15 for youth 21 and under, $25 general, $50 VIP seating and refreshments. Lbculturalartscenter.org
On Wednesday, June 21, at 7 p.m., the Cultural Arts Center will offer a free screening of “Summer of Soul,” the joyous, inspiring documentary about a 1969 Harlem music festival that featured a superlative lineup of Black musicians. Admission is free, donations welcome.
Continuing the emancipation celebration are events on Saturday, June 24 at the Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Drive at Glenneyre. At 5:30 p.m., guests are invited to enjoy a Tibetan meal prepared by Nawang Jungtuktsang of Cafe Zambala in Emeryville, Calif. and Tenpa Dorjee of Tibet Handicrafts in Laguna Beach. At 6 p.m., the four powerful female voices of Los Angeles Black group VISION will perform a soul-stirring concert. Tickets to the dinner and performance are $35 per person. All tickets are available at  lbculturalartscenter.org .
The church will display artworks by two notable Black artists. Allyson Allen uses traditional materials to create unique, dimensional textile art, quilts, dolls, and handmade books. Her work often references social issues, Black history, and African folklore. Many of her quilts are created specifically for storytelling presentations. Her works were displayed last year at the church and the Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center after being ejected from the Wells Fargo Bank building in downtown Laguna for generating discomfort among bank patrons.
Also on display at the church will be Los Angeles artist Eugene Warren’s oversize sculpture series titled “A Guide for African Americans: How to Survive a Police Stop.” Warren’s art piece is designed to save lives. It includes step-by-step procedural instructions for drivers of color, especially young men, encouraging conversational exchange. His artistic and practical goal is to reduce shootings that arise out of police officers’ fear. Part of the exhibition is a memorial of 50 Black and brown people killed during police encounters. Allen’s and Warren’s art will be on display at the church weekdays June 18–30 from 11 am to 2 p.m. Admission is free.
Juneteenth Jubilee – Event and Artist Details
Monday, June 19
“Ted Hawkins: Amazing Grace” a film by Janice Engel 
with post-screening discussion – 1 p.m. $15/$25/$50 inclusive
Ted Hawkins was often called the world's greatest street singer. Abandoned by his parents as a boy, Hawkins came to California in his early twenties, determined to make a career for himself as a musician. When record deals fell through and paying gigs failed to pan out, Hawkins would set up on the boardwalk of L.A.'s Venice Beach, singing to passersby for tips. In 1994, Hawkins was signed to a major record deal and released an acclaimed album, “The Next Hundred Years,” which earned rave reviews and paved the way for a successful international concert tour. But just as Hawkins was enjoying newfound success, he died on New Year's Day 1995. “Ted Hawkins: Amazing Grace” offers an in-depth look at Hawkins' remarkable life and career, with footage of Hawkins onstage, including performances with Charlie Musselwhite and Pete Seeger, as well as interviews with family, friends, and fellow musicians Billy Bragg, John Doe, Mavis Staples and others . Harry Belafonte narrates. A fascinating discussion will follow the screening with the filmmaker Janice Engel and Hawkins’s manager Nancy Meyer.
Conversation with the Sage: Dorothy Randall Gray 
Performance – 2:30 p.m. $15/$25/$50 inclusive
Dorothy Randall Gray is a poet, teacher, storyteller, global activist and author of the bestseller Soul Between The Lines: Freeing Your Creative Spirit Through Writing, as well as Taste of Tamarinda Muse Magic FamilyCreative Rituals for Daily Living , and The Passion Collection . Her work has been published in many notable periodicals and anthologies: The New York Times, Drum Voices, Heart&Soul, SisterFire, HealthQuest , and Conditions . She is a former NYU faculty member, National Public Radio commentator, poet in residence at Hunter College, and selected to represent the City of West Hollywood for the 2023 National Poetry Month . For the 2018 PEN writer in residence program, Dorothy held an eight-week storytelling workshop at California State Prison, Los Angeles County.Dorothy is founder of the Heartland Institute for Transformation. In her commitment to global healing, she has served as a UNESCO delegate and conducted educational supply campaigns for African schools.
Chicago Blues musician Brother Yusef 
Performance 3:30 p.m. $15/$25/$50
Brother Yusef is a self-taught musician, master solo guitarist, and unique vocalist. His performances are raw, honest, and as real as the genre has ever aspired to be. Honed over 30 years, he calls his multifaceted style “fattback blues” for its a rich mix of Delta, Chicago, and Texas blues with a hard-driving Louisiana stomp. Fattback blues combines traditional fingerpicking and slide guitar playing with contemporary urban blues, rock, and funk. He uses his right-hand thumb to beat out a percussive bassline and shuffle while the index finger plays rhythm and lead lines, creating a full band sound with a solo guitar. 
Brother Yusef’s musical interest was piqued as a young child at Holiness Church services in Bakersfield. The loud music of the church both scared and excited him. He remembers an atmosphere of lively and open celebration. Brother Yusef approaches the blues from a musical, spiritual and social context. “For African Americans, blues is survival, healing, and freedom,” he said. 
Wednesday, June 21
“Summer of Soul” Film – 7 p.m. Free admission
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten until now. “Summer of Soul” shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and others.
Tickets to events at the Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center are available atlbculturalartscenter.org . Note that the second-floor Center is not currently ADA-accessible from street level.
Summer of Soul - Official Trailer (2021) Gladys Knight, Stevie WonderVISION – Saturday, June 24 at 6 p.m. $35 includes Tibetan meal
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What time do doors open?
A. 

Q. What is parking like?
A. 

Q. Does my 5 year old child need to register?
A. Yes

Q. What is the handicap access like?
A. The second-floor Center is not currently ADA-accessible from street level.
    Neighborhood Congregational Church is ADA-accessible.

Q. Is it all seating or standing room only?
A. Both

Q. What does General Admission mean?
A. There are no bad seats.

Q. Can I get a refund or exchange?
A. Only exchanges at this time.

Q. What items are allowed/not allowed?
A. No food or drink. 
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Contact the event directly at: 949.652-ARTS (2787)

* Neighborhood Congregational Church is located at 340 St. Ann’s Drive at Glenneyre Street, Laguna Beach. ncclaguna.org

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Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center partners with Neighborhood Congregational Church to offer Juneteenth Jubilee, a week of cultural history celebration and education June 19-24
The Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center and Neighborhood Congregational Church have partnered to create Juneteenth Jubilee, a celebration of history and cultures that will include an array of events and activities at both venues.
On Monday, June 19, the Juneteenth national holiday, at 1 p.m., the Cultural Arts Center will show “Ted Hawkins: Amazing Grace,” a film about the resilience of the human spirit embodied by the late musician Ted Hawkins, followed by a talk with the film’s director Janice Engel and his manager, Nancy Meyer; at 2:30 p.m., a stirring presentation by Los Angeles poet, storyteller, and author Dorothy Randall Gray, and at 3:30 p.m., a concert by renowned Chicago Blues musician and social activist Brother Yusef. Admission to any or all of this lineup are $15 for youth 21 and under, $25 general, $50 VIP seating and refreshments. Lbculturalartscenter.org
On Wednesday, June 21, at 7 p.m., the Cultural Arts Center will offer a free screening of “Summer of Soul,” the joyous, inspiring documentary about a 1969 Harlem music festival that featured a superlative lineup of Black musicians. Admission is free, donations welcome.
Continuing the emancipation celebration are events on Saturday, June 24 at the Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Drive at Glenneyre. At 5:30 p.m., guests are invited to enjoy a Tibetan meal prepared by Nawang Jungtuktsang of Cafe Zambala in Emeryville, Calif. and Tenpa Dorjee of Tibet Handicrafts in Laguna Beach. At 6 p.m., the four powerful female voices of Los Angeles Black group VISION will perform a soul-stirring concert. Tickets to the dinner and performance are $35 per person. All tickets are available at  lbculturalartscenter.org .
The church will display artworks by two notable Black artists. Allyson Allen uses traditional materials to create unique, dimensional textile art, quilts, dolls, and handmade books. Her work often references social issues, Black history, and African folklore. Many of her quilts are created specifically for storytelling presentations. Her works were displayed last year at the church and the Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center after being ejected from the Wells Fargo Bank building in downtown Laguna for generating discomfort among bank patrons.
Also on display at the church will be Los Angeles artist Eugene Warren’s oversize sculpture series titled “A Guide for African Americans: How to Survive a Police Stop.” Warren’s art piece is designed to save lives. It includes step-by-step procedural instructions for drivers of color, especially young men, encouraging conversational exchange. His artistic and practical goal is to reduce shootings that arise out of police officers’ fear. Part of the exhibition is a memorial of 50 Black and brown people killed during police encounters. Allen’s and Warren’s art will be on display at the church weekdays June 18–30 from 11 am to 2 p.m. Admission is free.
Juneteenth Jubilee – Event and Artist Details
Monday, June 19
“Ted Hawkins: Amazing Grace” a film by Janice Engel 
with post-screening discussion – 1 p.m. $15/$25/$50 inclusive
Ted Hawkins was often called the world's greatest street singer. Abandoned by his parents as a boy, Hawkins came to California in his early twenties, determined to make a career for himself as a musician. When record deals fell through and paying gigs failed to pan out, Hawkins would set up on the boardwalk of L.A.'s Venice Beach, singing to passersby for tips. In 1994, Hawkins was signed to a major record deal and released an acclaimed album, “The Next Hundred Years,” which earned rave reviews and paved the way for a successful international concert tour. But just as Hawkins was enjoying newfound success, he died on New Year's Day 1995. “Ted Hawkins: Amazing Grace” offers an in-depth look at Hawkins' remarkable life and career, with footage of Hawkins onstage, including performances with Charlie Musselwhite and Pete Seeger, as well as interviews with family, friends, and fellow musicians Billy Bragg, John Doe, Mavis Staples and others . Harry Belafonte narrates. A fascinating discussion will follow the screening with the filmmaker Janice Engel and Hawkins’s manager Nancy Meyer.
Conversation with the Sage: Dorothy Randall Gray 
Performance – 2:30 p.m. $15/$25/$50 inclusive
Dorothy Randall Gray is a poet, teacher, storyteller, global activist and author of the bestseller Soul Between The Lines: Freeing Your Creative Spirit Through Writing, as well as Taste of Tamarinda Muse Magic FamilyCreative Rituals for Daily Living , and The Passion Collection . Her work has been published in many notable periodicals and anthologies: The New York Times, Drum Voices, Heart&Soul, SisterFire, HealthQuest , and Conditions . She is a former NYU faculty member, National Public Radio commentator, poet in residence at Hunter College, and selected to represent the City of West Hollywood for the 2023 National Poetry Month . For the 2018 PEN writer in residence program, Dorothy held an eight-week storytelling workshop at California State Prison, Los Angeles County.Dorothy is founder of the Heartland Institute for Transformation. In her commitment to global healing, she has served as a UNESCO delegate and conducted educational supply campaigns for African schools.
Chicago Blues musician Brother Yusef 
Performance 3:30 p.m. $15/$25/$50
Brother Yusef is a self-taught musician, master solo guitarist, and unique vocalist. His performances are raw, honest, and as real as the genre has ever aspired to be. Honed over 30 years, he calls his multifaceted style “fattback blues” for its a rich mix of Delta, Chicago, and Texas blues with a hard-driving Louisiana stomp. Fattback blues combines traditional fingerpicking and slide guitar playing with contemporary urban blues, rock, and funk. He uses his right-hand thumb to beat out a percussive bassline and shuffle while the index finger plays rhythm and lead lines, creating a full band sound with a solo guitar. 
Brother Yusef’s musical interest was piqued as a young child at Holiness Church services in Bakersfield. The loud music of the church both scared and excited him. He remembers an atmosphere of lively and open celebration. Brother Yusef approaches the blues from a musical, spiritual and social context. “For African Americans, blues is survival, healing, and freedom,” he said. 
Wednesday, June 21
“Summer of Soul” Film – 7 p.m. Free admission
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten until now. “Summer of Soul” shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and others.
Tickets to events at the Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center are available atlbculturalartscenter.org . Note that the second-floor Center is not currently ADA-accessible from street level.
Summer of Soul - Official Trailer (2021) Gladys Knight, Stevie WonderVISION – Saturday, June 24 at 6 p.m. $35 includes Tibetan meal

Q. What time do doors open?
A. 

Q. What is parking like?
A. 

Q. Does my 5 year old child need to register?
A. Yes

Q. What is the handicap access like?
A. The second-floor Center is not currently ADA-accessible from street level.
    Neighborhood Congregational Church is ADA-accessible.

Q. Is it all seating or standing room only?
A. Both

Q. What does General Admission mean?
A. There are no bad seats.

Q. Can I get a refund or exchange?
A. Only exchanges at this time.

Q. What items are allowed/not allowed?
A. No food or drink. 




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    DATE AND TIME
    From: Jun 19, 2023 1:00 pm
    To:Jun 24, 2023 9:00 pm
    LOCATION
    Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center
    235 Forest Avenue
    Laguna Beach, CA 92651
    OFFICIAL WEBSITE

    Event Help / Information

    What tickets include
    Discounts & Ticket pricing information
    Do children need a ticket
    Will call information / local ticket sales
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    Contact the event:
    949.652-ARTS (2787)


    * Neighborhood Congregational Church is located at 340 St. Ann’s Drive at Glenneyre Street, Laguna Beach. ncclaguna.org

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