Port Juneteenth Events Featured on “Morning Show”
June 14, 2023Port Juneteenth Events Featured on “Morning Show”
Mary Jacobsen speaks with Sarah Hayden, Executive Director of Newburyport Community Media, and Marian Leighton Levy, a co-founder of Rounder Records, will visit “The Morning Show” about local events planned for this year’s Juneteenth, or Freedom Day.
Hayden and Levy talk about the 24-hour marathon of Black musical works, composers, songs, and poems to be aired on WJOP (FM 96.3) from 6 AM June 17th – 6 AM June 18th.
They will also discuss other events including a concert by guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Corey Harris on June 17th at 8 PM at Belleville Meeting House on High Street, and the documentary film, “When Houston Had the Blues,” to be shown on June 19th at 7 PM at the Screening Room on State Street, followed by an interview with director Alan Swyer.
Hayden and Levy will talk about other events being held at various venues on the North Shore, and actions individuals and families can take to commemorate Juneteenth.
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