FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (10/2/11)
Contact: Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Chairman
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
662-247-1471 662-247-3364
e-mail:
JuneteenthDOC@yahoo.com
web site:
www.NationalJuneteenth.com
Bishop Dave Thomas, Chairman
National Juneteenth Armed Services Commission
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC)
907-310-1200
e-mail:
bishopthomas9@yahoo.com
web site:
www.JuneteenthAlaskaALCAN.com
Honoring African-American army engineers who built the
Alaska Alcan Highway,
ultimately ending segregation in U.S. military in
1948.
2011 Fairbanks Juneteenth Jazz & Arts Festival
Jazz Festival Features National Juneteenth Artist
Ron Myers & Alaska Visual Artist Vonnie Gaither
Juneteenth Jazz Festival Honors African American
Army Engineers Who Built the ALCAN Highway
(Fairbanks, AK) – Celebrating the achievement of the African American army engineers who built the
Alcan Highway during
World War II, the 2nd Annual Fairbanks Juneteenth Jazz and Arts Festival will take place on Thursday, October 27,
2011, at the JP Jones Community Center, 2400 Rickert Street, in Fairbanks, Alaska. The opening ceremony for the
Juneteenth Art Exhibit is scheduled for 6:00pm, followed by a Juneteenth Jazz Concert at 7:00pm.
The festival is sponsored by the National Association of Juneteenth Jazz
Presenters (NAJJP) and is a part of "June is Black
Music Month!" - CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH JAZZ - "Preserving Our African American Jazz Legacy!" concert
series. National Juneteenth Jazz Artist, Rev.
Ronald Myers, Sr., M.D., Founder & Chairman of the (NAJJP)
will be the featured artist at the festival.
"Jazz is African American classical music, created from the hearts, lives and souls of black folks in America,"
states Rev., Dr. Myers, also Founder and Chairman of the NAJJP,
the Fellowship of Creative Christian Jazz Musicians (FCCJM), the
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC) and the
National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign. "The preservation of our unique
African-American jazz music legacy is what Black Music Month
and the celebration of Juneteenth is all about."
Dr. Myers will be performing original compositions from his critically acclaimed jazz CD,
"Doctor’s Orders." The CD
includes popular original Mississippi Delta jazz compositions like "Song For Tchula," "Message From the
Country" and "Blues For Tchula."
The featured visual artist is Alaska's own
Vonnie Gaither.
Admission is free and donations are appreciated. For more information and a
Schedule of Events, contact Bishop Dave Thomas at 907-310-1200, e-mail:
BishopThomas9@yahoo.com or web site:
www.JuneteenthAlaskaALCAN.com or Dr. Myers at 662-392-2016
or 662-247-1471,
e-mail: JuneteenthDOC@yahoo.com or web site:
www.NationalJuneteenth.com.
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