The Rosenwald Centennial Project
The Rosenwald Centennial Project
… a Juneteenth Photo Exhibit. June 1-30, 2024
at select locations in and around Huntsville , Texas
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VIP Reception: June 2, 2024
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This East Texas edition will celebrate Juneteenth by chronicling the stories of black and white Walker County Texas patriots who supported education, emancipation and equal rights for African American Texans,
The multi-location "Huntsville Heroes" outdoor exhibits will highlight the stories and accomplishments of oft-over-looked Texas historical figures who —despite Jim Crow—were significanti in improving the lives, educational access and business opportunities of East Texas’ African-American communities. Honored will be folks such as Joshua Houston and Virginia Houston Wilson, Samuel Walker Houston, Esther Bridges, Wendell Baker, Sr., Dr. Naomi Lede, plus General Sam Houston, Doc Pleasant William Kittrell , his grandson Doc Kittrell, and the millionaire education and arts philanthropist Julius Rosenwald's collaboration with Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee Institute to fund two schools in the Huntsville Area.
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The Huntsville Informer Guide to
HIFI's "Huntsville Heroes" Photo Exhibit
The final Huntsville Centennial edition will celebrate Juneteenth with a print and online guide to the legends of our honorees and maps to the multiple locations of HIFI's multi-site Huntsville outdoor photo display modules.
Partnering with Rosenwald School Acres, local businesses, media sponsors and Huntsville Historians, HIFI will create specialized adaptive issues of the "Huntsville Informer" available as souvenir handout and environmentally friendly digital eBooks.
Donations support the Rosenwald restoration projects, to preserve and maintain the legacy, school gounds and graves of the founders in the Kittrell-Wilson Cemetery behind the school .
BANDS, PERFORMERS, SPEAKERS and STORYTELLERS!
should submit their performance audition video links to rosenwaldacres@gmail.com
If chosen to perform at the festival, you will be digitally taped, given a clip of your live performance, paid and/or offered a free Performer's Booth Space to do additional personal entertainment promote their brand and sell swag/CDs/merchandise.
We need folk to help with security, parking, and other logistics. Organizations will receive recognition and have a great time with sweet people.
There is plenty of free parking along Rosenwall Road, with onsite parking for handicap and vendors but if we get a large crowd, sure would be nice to offer a Van, small bus, hayride (or golf cart) shuttle service to help folk parking more that a few blocks down the road. Anyone interested in coordinating this serviceshould SEND US AN EMAIL HERE or directly at rosenwaldacres@gmail.com
A "COUNTRY CLUB IN THE WOODS"
POT-LUCK GARDEN PARTY DINNER CONCERT...
March 29, 2023, 6-9pm • Rosenwald School Stage
Join SHANNON MAISEL, KIJANA, GAIL RYDER and other performers of Diane Holman’s Huntsville HOMETOWN ARTS GROUP on Rosenwald School Acres' outdoor stage for a unique "country neighborly" Dinner Party Under the Stars.
'POT LUCK" DINNER DONATION:
(MARCH INTERNET ADVANCE: $5 with a munchie or BYOB)
$10 with a favorite dish, munchie or liquid refreshment you can share with others...$15 with no contribution to the Pot Luck Dinner.
Gingartum -- (Gingartum.com) -- will provide ice, cups, plates, cutlery…free samples or their amazing Gingartum Spice.
EVEN IF YOU CAN’T COME, CONSIDER SENDING A DONATION ...Funds received will be used to compensate the artists of the evening, and help support the Huntsville Arts Scene!
~ Rain date: Thurs, March 30, 2023 ~
THE “BACK TO OUR ROOTS" EARTH DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
LIVE ARTISTS AND BANDS:
Motown, Blues, Vaudeville, Jazz & Country!
ON THE OLD ROSENWALD SCHOOL GROUNDS ON APRIL 21!
639 Rosenwall Rd, Huntsville, TX 77340
FREE ADMISSION: April 21, 2024 • 3-8pm
Schools, Community Groups, Bands, Musicians, churches, sororities/fraternities, food trucks, merchandise, non-profit, arts/crafts, artisans and environmentally conscious vendors are invited to bring their lawn chairs, refreshments and dancing shoes to the old Rosenwald School grounds for a family-friendly, fun afternoon!
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Plus the night before… A Saturday Night Soiree!
*Saturday • April 21 • 7-11pm
*Our “CountryClubintheWoods” dinner party with Food, Music, Bonfire, Big Screen Outdoor MoviesEDM, a lovely crested moon and star-gazing. ($5) + contribution to the Pot Luck Dinner.
(Overnight Camping: $15)
Featuring outdoor movie, bonfire, fire-pits,
-African Proverb
EARTH DAY FESTIVAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT:
Proceeds to benefit..the Kittrell-Wilson Cemetery Restoration Fund plus historic education and preservation projects of the Houston Informer Foundation and Walker County’s original Tuskegee - Rosenwald School Acres.
ROSENWALD ACRES THANKS OUR' 2022-2023 SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS:
H-E-B, Gingartum Root Juice, Texas Coffee News, The Houston Sun, Awesome Without Borders, c, TexasMedieval, Dr. Winnie King, KCOH-AM, KHVL-104.9, Yummy Yummy Mongolian Grill, Texas Medieval, The Granary, ButlerWiseman, Sam’s Table Restaurant, American Flip Factory, MoShows.com, The Wiseman Company, The Huntsville Item, Dr. & Mrs. KG Belle, Judith Groudine Finkel, Michelle Paschall, The Fusilier, Kittrell, Vann and Wilson Families ...& more...
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Copyright © 2021 The Wiseman Company for Rosenwald School Acres - All Rights Reserved. Information listed here is for historic, educational and entertainment purposes only. COMMENTS, HISTORICAL CORRECTIONS AND/OR ADDITIONS ARE APPRECIATED.
Rosenwald Acres, 639 Rosenwall Rd. Huntsville TX 77320 | 832-598-7469 |
rosenwaldacres@gmail.com | www.rosenwaldAcres.com
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