Juneteenth Arts Festival

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is proud to host its first-ever Juneteenth Arts Festival. On Sunday, June 18, from 1-9 p.m., WBTT will host numerous businesses, organizations and food trucks (available all day), screen films from local filmmakers as well as students from Ringling College of Art & Design, and present spoken word and live music on an outdoor stage.
Highlights of the festival include two screenings of “Playing Through: The Story of Ann Gregory,” a film – written by Curtis Jordan, and directed by Balbinka Korzeniowska – that pays tribute to the first Black female golfer to play in a U.S. Golf Association tournament. The screenings of “Playing Through” are free through the generosity of its filmmaker, Curtis Jordan, and a generous festival sponsorship by The Community Foundation of Sarasota. The 7pm screening is fully reserved; another screening has been added, time TBA.
There will also be an all-day outdoor stage for spoken word and live music, including a featured performance by “RAD,” a group comprising popular WBTT artists Raleigh Mosely II, Ariel Blue and Derric Gobourne Jr., as they perform an exciting selection of soul and R&B hits. Presenting Sponsors are Dona & Sam Scott Foundation; Co-Sponsors are The Community Foundation of Sarasota County and Dr. Donald and Doris Johnson.