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Juneteenth Dance Party
Music by Gary Chandler
Friday, June 17, 7-9PM

New Center Park will be hosting a dance party and film Friday, June 17th from 7-9PM, as part of Detroit’s Cultural Center’s Juneteenth celebrations. The dance party will be followed by the film “Respect” form 9-11:30PM.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day is spreading quickly across the United States and is growing in popularity in Detroit’s Cultural Center.

For the full schedule of Juneteenth events in Detroit's Cultural Center, please click HERE.

About Gary Chandler
To catch Gary Chandler wrecking the set anywhere round the world is to witness first-hand the melting pot of Detroit's music history in action. With his trademark brand of hip-hop a-capellas, pitched-down jungle, pitched-up Chicago house, cut up doubles, and the unmistakable sound of Detroit ghettotech and electro, Chandler delivers an education in soundtracking the dance floor like few others. A lifetime music activist and radio personality in Detroit, his sound is just beginning to surface on the national and international scene.

Film: “Respect”

9:00-11:30PM
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a young child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom. "Respect" is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice and become the Queen of Soul.

2021

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 145 minutes

Cast: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Audra McDonald, Marlon Wayans, Saycon Sengbloh