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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Juneteenth in the Bluff returning June 20
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is looking to bring the community together for the second annual Juneteenth in the Bluff celebration. The Juneteenth in the Bluff: Arts & Culture Festival will be held from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, June 20, in the Delta Rhythm and Bayous Cultural District at 3rd & Main Streets. Juneteenth in Da Rock set for June 21 Little Rock native and R&B singer Lenny Williams will headline the festival, with artists SINGA B and Terry Wright as opening acts. This year, the festival will have the HBCU Line Dance Challenge, where many are invited to sign up to create a large line of dancers. There will also be carnival rides, food trucks, and small businesses at the event. 'Juneteenth in the Bluff is more than a festival—it's a tribute to freedom, resilience, and the African American cultural experience,' UAPB Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement George Cotton said. 'We were blown away by the support in 2024 and thrilled that our partners were just as eager as we were to do it again this year, bigger and better.' The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday KATV's morning anchor Ryan Houston and Power 92.3's Christian the Comedian will emcee the event. This celebration will come a day after Juneteenth, a federal holiday to celebrate the ending of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Glasgow Times
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Ayr to host Field of Heroes exhibition to mark VE Day anniversary
The exhibition will comprise over 100 life-size silhouettes of serving personnel from the Navy, Army and Air Force, and is derived from the successful 'Standing with Giants exhibition' that took place in France last year in honour of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Standing with Giants featured almost 1,500 silhouettes erected to overlook Gold Beach in Normandy. The exhibition received wide acclaim for its emotional depth and for serving as a reminder of the sacrifices made by 'the greatest generation'. The Ayr exhibition will see a number of similar silhouettes, produced in conjunction with the Standing With Giants artist Dan Barton and made out of recycled advertising hoardings, erected in Scotland for the first time, but with an added interactive educational feature: each silhouette will tell the real-life story of a local individual who gave their life for the war effort. Terry Wright, one of the VE80 South Ayrshire team who organised the exhibition (Image: VE80 South Ayrshire) Visitors will have the opportunity to scan a QR code on their phones which will take them to a short video explaining the story of the associated individual's service and sacrifice. Each story is told in the first person and has been voiced by someone the same age as the individual commemorated. "We only enjoy the freedoms we have today because of the sacrifice of these men and women 80 years ago, so it is really important for us to take the time and effort to properly mark this anniversary," said Ken Nairn, local historian and leader of VE 80 South Ayrshire, which has organised the exhibition. "By listening to the individual stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, visitors will hopefully leave with a deeper emotional connection to that generation and what they did for us."
The Herald Scotland
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Ayr to host Field of Heroes exhibition to mark VE Day anniversary
Standing with Giants featured almost 1,500 silhouettes erected to overlook Gold Beach in Normandy. The exhibition received wide acclaim for its emotional depth and for serving as a reminder of the sacrifices made by 'the greatest generation'. The Ayr exhibition will see a number of similar silhouettes, produced in conjunction with the Standing With Giants artist Dan Barton and made out of recycled advertising hoardings, erected in Scotland for the first time, but with an added interactive educational feature: each silhouette will tell the real-life story of a local individual who gave their life for the war effort. Terry Wright, one of the VE80 South Ayrshire team who organised the exhibition (Image: VE80 South Ayrshire) Visitors will have the opportunity to scan a QR code on their phones which will take them to a short video explaining the story of the associated individual's service and sacrifice. Each story is told in the first person and has been voiced by someone the same age as the individual commemorated. READ MORE: "We only enjoy the freedoms we have today because of the sacrifice of these men and women 80 years ago, so it is really important for us to take the time and effort to properly mark this anniversary," said Ken Nairn, local historian and leader of VE 80 South Ayrshire, which has organised the exhibition. "By listening to the individual stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, visitors will hopefully leave with a deeper emotional connection to that generation and what they did for us."
