Join WBTT as we celebrate Juneteenth at the third annual Juneteenth Arts Festival, Sunday, June 22, 2025!
This free event takes place on the WBTT campus (1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota) from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM.
Join us as we proudly present:
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Live performances by WBTT professional artists and rising stars from WBTT’s Stage of Discovery program
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Art from local artists
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Short films by local filmmakers and students from Ringling College of Art & Design
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A free jazz concert by renowned jazz saxophonist Dee Lucas at 6 PM – in collaboration with Smooth Jazz Harbor online radio and Steglich Ross and Associates
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Screening of “Soul Crooners – The Documentary,” which discusses the history of the group and was filmed as the troupe was getting ready to perform at the 2024 International Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem North Carolina
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Food trucks
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Health and wellness workshops
The Festival is FREE and tickets are not necessary.
Schedule of Events:
11:00 am - Yoga Workshop with Travis Ray - The Binz Buidling, 1st floor
~ Calling all Yogis! beginners and advance alike- Bring your mat and some water to join yoga teacher/reiki master Travis Ray as he leads a Gentle Perspective Yoga flow session
11:00 pm - Short Films (Pink + You Dirty Dog + Scare) - Howard J. Millman Blackbox Theatre
12:15 pm - Pottery Workshop with KAABO CLAY - Howard J. Millman Blackbox Theatre
~ We will be hosting a pottery workshop with Osa Atoe who is the founder of Kaabo Clay collective. The collective exists to decrease experiences of racial isolation and to claim our heritage and influence as African descended people within the field of ceramics. The goal of this workshop is to expose black underprivileged youth to ceramic arts.
1:00 pm - African Drums - The Donelly Theatre
1:30 pm - Official Welcome
2:00 pm - Short Films (Soul Crooners The Documentary and So This is Love) - The Donelly Theatre
3:00 pm - Shop Chats - Paint and Chat Workshop - Howard J. Millman Blackbox Theatre
~ Georgetta Bundley and Dawnyelle Singleton will lead a Paint and Chat workshop. This event is collaboration with Shop Chats, a local program led by Dawnyelle that fosters a safe space for Black women to discuss various communal issues (including but not limited to, reproductive, mental, relational health).
4:00 pm - Health Panel Hosted by Dawnyelle Singleton (Planned Parenthood) - The Binz Buidling, 1st floor
4:30 pm - Sneak Peek Performance, The Big Sexy, The Fats Waller Revue, Featuring Leon Pitts - The Donelly Theatre
5:00 pm - Stage of Discovery student performers - Alyvia Taylor, Kegan Belvin, La’Niyah Bostic, Riley Aparicio-Jerro , Hadara Porter, JC McIntyre, Sammy Waite - The Donelly Theatre
6:00 pm - Jazz Concert featuring Dee Lucas - The Donelly Theatre
Thank you to our sponsors:
Presenting Sponsors:
Community Foundation of Sarasota County | Penelope Kingman | Dona & Sam Scott
Leading Sponsors:
Rob Heeren & Steven Kalt
Co-Sponsors:
