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JUNETEENTH:
WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME


June 7 - July 29, 2022
Reception: June 11,  5 - 7 pm

Celebrations…we love them. Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays...count us in!  But there is a new national holiday that resides within a category all its own. That holiday - Juneteenth - honors June 19, 1865’s “General Order No. 3” which informed the slaves in Texas (the last to be notified) that they were free. ​

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"Juneteenth" by Synthia Saint James
Special Guest Juror: Kevin Sipp
Kevin Sipp Full Bio
Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA
Project Supervisor for Gallery 72, Chastain Arts Center Gallery, and the Mayor’s Gallery at City Hall

Over 20 years of experience creating functional resources and spaces for visual artists and community – based artists in all disciplines (cultural workers, arts supporters) in metro Atlanta, Southeast region and globally. Oversee audience and program development and outreach, the selection and acquisition of art and photography exhibitions, coordinator of transportation, insurance, installation and security for art exhibit material, facilitation of shipping, receiving and hanging of art to ensure effective display in diverse locations including historic homes, professional museums and gallery spaces.  

FREE Storytelling Workshop
​AND Performance
with Dr. Raymond Christian

Click on the titles below to see youtube videos
featuring Dr. Raymond Christian
  • Ray Christian| FILMER 2017
  • HERE SAY
  • Driving into the past

​"Alpharetta offering free storytelling workshop" by Karen Huppertz for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 26, 2022




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drraychristan.com

Storytelling & Oral Narrative Workshop
with Dr. Raymond Christian


Register for Workshop
Saturday, June 11 10AM - 2PM
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FREE STORYTELLER WORKSHOP

conducted by award-winning and accomplished storyteller, Dr. Ray Christian.
Participants will learn about storytelling as applied science. The workshop will cover the components of personal narrative with a focus on oral presentation, the basic foundations of a story, the significance of oral history, and personal narratives.
Open to ages 16 years and up.
Lunch break included.
Limited enrollment: registration required

Oral History Performance
with Dr. Raymond Christian

Register for Performance
Saturday, June 11 2:30 - 4 PM
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Enjoy a powerful oration by master storyteller, Dr. Raymond Christian, on American oral history and the black experience in America through personal narratives and social commentary. Followed by a Q and A session with the audience.
 
Seating is limited, registration required
FREE EVENT!

Dr. Ray Christian grew up in urban poverty in the Churchill community of Richmond, Virginia in the 60s and 70s. He joined the Army at 17, two weeks out of high school serving as an infantryman and a paratrooper for 20 years. Among his many decorations during his service, he received the Master Parachutist Badge, the Combat Infantryman’s badge and the Bronze Star Medal. After his military service, Ray went back to school earning a Bachelor of Science degree, a Masters of Arts degree in Public History, and Educational Specialist and Doctorate degrees in education. Ray has taught African American History and Storytelling at Appalachian State University. He is a twelve-time Moth Story Slam Champion and Winner of the 2016 National Storytelling Festival Story Slam. His stories have been featured on the Moth Radio Hour, Snap Judgment, Back Story Radio, and the Spooked and Risk podcasts. Ray was recently selected as a Fulbright Specialist Scholar as an expert in Education and Storytelling Narrative, a prestigious and highly competitive award gifted by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Chosen specialists serve as expert consultants on research, curriculum, and faculty development s in over 140 countries around the world. Ray currently resides in Boone, NC with his family where he raises an assortment of animals and produces the podcast, What’s Ray Saying, where he uses history, storytelling and social commentary to explore the Black experience in America.
​"Ray’s storytelling mesmerizes and engages in a way that helps you better understand the human journey."

"Ray Christian can make a trip to the mailbox sound like an engaging and impactful experience!”

"From the first moment you hear his deep resonant voice, you are drawn into the stories Ray tells. A ‘do not miss’ opportunity in Alpharetta."

  ~~ Mike Buchanan (Alpharetta author, award-winning screenwriter, artist, local entrepreneur)
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​Programing presented by Alpharetta Cultural Services Division, Arts Alpharetta, Alpharetta Black History & Celebrations Committee, Alpharetta & Old Milton County Historical Society, and St. James United Methodist Church invite you to honor the Juneteenth Holiday.

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