City of Kyle to Celebrate Juneteenth at Kyle Market Days, Dialogue for Peace and Progress Events in June
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<< Back to NewsFriday, June 2, 2023
KYLE, TEXAS – The City of Kyle invites community members to celebrate Juneteenth, when the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced by the Union Army in Texas, freeing the last enslaved Black Americans, during two events in June.
Juneteenth Celebration & Kyle Market Days:
On Saturday, June 10 the City of Kyle Parks and Recreation Department will host their Juneteenth Celebration alongside the first Kyle Market Days of 2023.
This event includes live performances by Nia’s Daughters Movement Collective, a multigenerational group of like-minded Black women who perform culturally competent dance works while telling the stories of Black women and girls; Shaakir, a saxophonist with a smooth, soulful sound whose first album landed national recognition and a lengthy tour with the Armed Forces in the U.S. and abroad; and Anthony Davis, also known as General Granger, the United States Civil War Officer, who will re-enact the reading of the Juneteenth Proclamation originally delivered on June 19, 1865.
The celebration will happen in conjunction with Market Days which includes local vendors, arts and crafts, farm-to-market items, food, live music and more. Kyle Market Days take place on the second Saturday of each month (except September) from June to November at Mary Kyle Hartson Park from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
For more information about the Kyle Market Days or to become a vendor or sponsor, visit CityofKyle.com/MarketDays.
Dialogue for Peace and Progress 2023 - Celebrating Juneteenth:
The community is invited to join the City of Kyle for the Dialogue for Peace and Progress 2023 – Celebrating Juneteenth on Friday, June 16 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center St.
The Dialogues for Peace and Progress are an event series that take place in conjunction with Juneteenth, Hispanic Heritage Month and Black History Month and work to join community members and leaders for open and honest conversations to raise awareness and, if necessary, facilitate change in the City of Kyle.
The City of Kyle is recruiting a group of panelists from a multitude of perspectives and backgrounds to speak during the discussion. If you are interested in being a panelist for the dialogue, please fill out the webform by Friday, June 9. Kyle Arts and Cultural Commission Chair Vanessa Westbrook will moderate the panel.
The event will be held in-person at Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center St., but other options for participation including streaming the panel online through Spectrum 10, the City’s YouTube Channel or the City of Kyle’s Facebook page.
For more information, visit CityofKyle.com/Dialogue.
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The City of Kyle is located in the heart of the I-35 Innovation Corridor, just 26 miles south of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport & 50 miles north of San Antonio International Airport. Kyle is the second largest city in Hays County and is poised to become the largest — with a population that grew from 5,000 citizens in 2000 to just over 50,000 in 2020. We are the designated Pie Capital of Texas and home of the annual Pie in the Sky Hot Air Balloon Festival. For more information, go to CityofKyle.com.
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