Contemporary Arts Center - Juneteenth Celebration

A Juneteenth Celebration will take place at the Contemporary Art Center (located at 305 SW Water St. in Peoria) beginning at 6:30 pm.  Featuring Reverend Marvin Hightower, President of NAACP Peoria and Senior Pastor of Liberty Church, who will speak about protecting our civil liberties and democracy, artist and CAC founder Preston Jackson will provide insights into his sculpture and paintings exhibited in the gallery, organizer/educator Spanky Edwards will reflect upon his relationship with CT Vivian and how he served Martin Luther King Jr. Both Spanky and Preston will share their desire to see monuments erected in his name, in Macomb, Atlanta and Peoria. Also performing will be Mickeisha Armstrong with spoken word poetry and Bloomington based band Soft Spoken will provide live music.  Admission is free. For more information, call 309-674-6822 or visit https://www.facebook.com