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Honoring Harriet: Harriet Tubman Weekend 2020
March 6, 2020
to March 8, 2020Host/Presenter: NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center & Auburn NY Visitor Center
Location: 25 South St., Auburn, NY, 13021
Email: courtney@auburndowntown.org
More Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/231616504452932/
Save the Date! Harriet Tubman Weekend March 6–8, 2020
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
1 & 7PM: See the film "Harriet" at Auburn Public Theater (Free)
5PM: Official Harriet Tubman Weekend Opening Ceremony at NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center & Auburn NY Visitor Center
5-8PM: First Friday celebration at more than 15 locations in Auburn Downtown BID, including the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center, Seward House Museum & Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, other cultural sites, downtown businesses and restaurants
7PM: R&B Soul artist Danielle Ponder in concert at Auburn Public Theater ($10)
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
10AM: Honoring Harriet vendor showcase at the Equal Rights Heritage Center
12PM: Honoring Harriet special program featuring Harriet Tubman Freedom Music Festival's Sean McLeod; Genesee Elementary School Harriet Tubman Singers w/ Perform 4 Purpose & guest speakers including Harriet Tubman National Historical Park Acting Superintendent Andrea DeKoter
10AM-5PM: Seward House Museum offering free tours of "Forged in Freedom: The Bond of the Seward-Tubman Families" exhibit
10AM-3PM: Harriet Tubman National Historical Park offering tours
3 & 7PM: See the film "Harriet" at Auburn Public Theater (Free)
7PM: Gwendolyn Briley-Strand performs "Harriet Tubman: The Chosen One" at the Carriage House Theater ($10)
SUNDAY, MARCH 8
10AM-3PM: Harriet Tubman National Historical Park open to the public with Harriet Tubman interpreter Gwendolyn Briley-Strand on site & NPS Ranger conducting an archeological dig for children
2PM: Syracuse Gospel Music Workshop directed by Dr. Joan Hillsman presents "The Life of Harriet Tubman: A Spiritual Journey Through Music" at Willard Memorial Chapel
