Shop the Black Artisan Market this Saturday, June 19, at Ingraham Park, Evanston, during the Juneteenth Celebration! Meet the vendors and shop their goods. Free to attend and open to all! 

Evanston Present and Future in partnership with the City of Evanston present Evanston’s Annual Juneteenth Parade and Celebrations on Saturday, June 19. Juneteenth – also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day – is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. 

The event kicks off at 11 a.m. with the annual Juneteenth parade with Grand Marshals Cheryl Judice and Jason Powell. The parade begins in the parking lot at Robert Crown Community Center and ends at Ingraham Park. 

After the parade, enjoy musical entertainment, art, food and celebration at Ingraham Park until 5 p.m.

 

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Artisans:

Angela Williams

Drawings and Paintings

 

 

 

Baz Cumberbatch

Nature Art 

 

 

 

Ben Blount

Letterpress Posters

 

 

 

Bryanna Christian Renee’

Paintings 

 

 

 

Cherie Lockett

Ceramics 

 

 

 

Jevoid Simmons

Prints 

 

 

 

Melissa Blount

Fiber Art 

 

 

 

Seth Simmons

Tee Shirts

 

 

 

Sharon Davis

Fiber Art, Wearables

 

 

 

Verzell James

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