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Owen Sound’s 162nd Emancipation Festival
August 2 @ 8:00 am - August 4 @ 5:00 pm
Speaker’s Corner at Grey Roots
Owen Sound’s Emancipation Festival, with Grey Roots Museum & Archives, invites you to a Speaker’s Corner event on Friday, August 2, 6-9 PM to celebrate 162 years of the longest continuous festival in North America.
Highlights:
- Land Acknowledgement – Ben Heywood-MacLeod
- Emcee – Cyrus Singh
- Letters to Ancestors
- Artists’ Rendition of Mary Taylor featuring Tony Miller, Susan Washington, Bonita Johnson deMatteis, Valerie Tillman, and Linda Johnson
- Sharing Memories – live and video presentations
- Comment and Q&A period
- Rise Dance Group
Entertainment: Juno and Maple Blues Award Nominee Brooke Blackburn
Appetizers will be provided and refreshments will be available. Space is limited. Purchase tickets for $25 in advance. Tickets will not be sold at the Grey Roots front desk.
For more information, visit emancipation.ca/events, and find the Emancipation Festival on Facebook or Instagram.
Gospel Sunday at Grey Roots
Gospel Sunday is a beautiful tradition of the Emancipation Festival, which we are thrilled to once again host in Moreston Heritage Village.
Join us on Sunday, August 4, from 12-3 PM for a memorable afternoon of gospel in a picturesque setting.
Entertainment by: David Sereda & Choir and Liberty Silver.
This event is free. Donations are welcome and appreciated.
PLEASE NOTE: No dogs are allowed at the gospel or on the grounds of the museum with the exception of service dogs. Thank you for your understanding.