FRIDAY, June 18
Drive In in the Park – Marvels Black Panther Skyview Park Free | 7 p.m. Bring the family for a drive-in showing of Black Panther in Jeffersontown. The movie starts at dusk.
SATURDAY, June 19
MELANnaire Marketplace Presents Juneteenth Festival Fourth Street Live No cover | Noon-7 p.m. Shop from over 50 Black owned businesses while listening to the talents of Black artists. The MELANnaire Marketplace at Fourth Street Live is going big for Juneteenth with food, fun and networking, featuring performances from the Justice League, AMPED, Kendall Carter, Karan Chavis, Hannah Drake and Victory Boyd from Jay-Zs ROC Nation record label. In addition to vendors, The Kentucky African American Heritage Commission, the Roots 101 Museum and community groups will have booths up, as well.
Its a Family Affair, a Juneteenth Celebration w/ PAKG & Friends Zanzabar $20 | 8 p.m. Celebrate Black art and Black creativity with Producing A Kind Generation, or PAKG, a Louisville art rock band. Quintette from Soul Purpose will be there, too.
SUNDAY, June 20
Fathers Day Poetry Brunch Whisky Dry $40 | 1-5 p.m. Dont have the words to tell your dad how much you love him? Take him to this poetry brunch, featuring performances from Louisville poets whose craft is all about saying the right thing. Your $40 ticket includes a brunch buffet, music by DJ Prettee Jae and words from Rheonna Nicole, Robin G, Moni C and Ari the Poet. This event is 21+.
Waters Edge Winery Rooftop Wine Tasting Frazier History Museum $35 | 6-10 p.m. Sample the fermented fruits of Waters Edge Winerys labor at this tasting and charcuterie night atop the Frazier History Museums roof. Waters Edge is an African-American owned family winery, as well as Elizabethtown, Kentuckys only winery. At this event, youll taste four of the most popular wines made by Tiana Watkins and her dad, Charlie Watkins, and learn more about the history of their business.
This article appears in June 16, 2021.