4th Annual
National Holiday
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

• The Mindset of Freedom •

Thursday • June 19, 2025
11:30a to 4:00p
with
Celebration Program
1:00p to 3:00p

Saratoga YMCA’s Outdoor Pavilion
290 West Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

•

Family Workshops:
Drumming, Community “Weaving” & C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studio’s Art project

Music, Poetry, Interpretive Dance, Historic Performance & more.
Cake & Ice Cream Post-event Jubilee Reception

*Free & Open to the Public

*ALL attending adults (18 yrs & over) must present photo ID when signing in at YMCA front desk, for insurance purposes. Thank you.

CELEBRATION PROGRAM
Contributing Artists, Speakers, Faith Leaders

with

• Community Voices of Praise Choir •
  Donna Boykin • Donald Hyman • Dan Berggren • Jocelyn Khoury • Dr. Joseph Bruchac • Kim Wafer • Bakari Grady-Willis

  … and more to come.

  
  “The moment we choose to love,
  we begin to move against domination, against oppression.
  The moment we choose to love,
  we begin to move towards freedom,
  to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others.”
  bell hooks,
  Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations (1994)

2025 COMMUNITY SPONSORS:
• UPSTATE THEATRE COALITION’s “FAIRGAME” Grant Recipient •
MLK Saratoga • Skidmore College • Dora Lee Stanley • Saratoga Regional YMCA • Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce • Adirondack Trust Co. & Amsure • Price Chopper/Market 32 •

2025 COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Frederick Allen Elks Lodge #609 • Adventures in Zen Books • Ben & Jerry’s Saratoga • Saratoga Bread Basket’s Cake Shop • JUST Water • Raven Events • Mobile StageMan • Super Jermaine Entertainment • Refresh Kitchen • Stewarts Shops’ Holiday Match Grant 
(Thank You!) 

2025 CIRCLE of FRIENDS:
Page Darrow • Kathryn Gallien • Jim Gold • Hollyday Hammond • Joy King • Katy & Mark Long • John & Deyanne Urbahn •
• In Memory of Josephine Todaro •

FB EVENT: CLICK HERE

Organized by:  Our Lodge Foundation

*ALL attending adults (18 yrs & over) must present photo ID when signing in at YMCA front desk, for insurance purposes. Thank you.