A Daily Lift – June 19, 2020
Good Morning,
I hope that you are doing well!
We have a lot to celebrate this weekend:
Happy Juneteenth Day (today)!
Happy Summer (tomorrow)!
Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers (Sunday)!
Our “lifts” for today (more than usual and time-sensitive):
From Dr. Eduardo Glandt (CBE)
“From Saturday, the 20th at 7:30 pm until Sunday, the 21st at 6:30 pm, the Metropolitan Opera (https://www.metopera.org/) will be streaming its hypnotic production of Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten.” Their beautiful trailer tells a lot already”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSn_UAquOfw
To celebrate Juneteenth:
From Dr. Kristin Field (MSE)
The Serengeti Rules: Film Showing and Panel Discussion by The Academy of Natural Science of Drexel University:
From Jennifer Sheffield (CIS)
Books:
A list of children’s books (picture book through high school) commemorating Juneteenth:
https://coloursofus.com/10-childrens-books-celebrating-juneteenth/
Some of the picture books read aloud:
All Different Now by Angela Johnson and E. B. Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRlExoTfm3g
Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4TvA7Iw64Q
Events:
Sweet Honey in the Rock is doing a virtual Juneteenth concert and panel Friday night, 8 PM: https://sweethoneyintherock.org/juneteenth
Johnson House in Germantown was a stop on the Underground Railroad, and they host a Juneteenth celebration each year. They’re going virtual for the 14th annual celebration, on Saturday, June 20. https://www.johnsonhouse.org/
Penn’s WXPN will commemorate Juneteenth with daylong features celebrating the work of Black artists: https://thekey.xpn.org/tag/juneteenth/
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is offering a free virtual event “Juneteenth: A Celebration of Resilience.”
Join this online event at any time today, and design your own celebration through online experiences, activities, and videos: https://nmaahc.si.edu/event/juneteenth-celebration-resilience
To celebrate Father’s Day, “40 Father’s Day Brunch Recipes to Make Dad Feel Like a King” from Good Housekeeping:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/fathers-day/g20637087/fathers-day-brunch/
Enjoy our long weekend!
Stay safe and healthy!
Sincerely,
Denise