The LMCC Juneteenth 2024 activities include a three for one celebration of music, historical dialogue and an anniversary kickoff presentation. The LMCC’s Annual Juneteenth Heritage Luncheon on June 15th features award winning saxophonist Marcus Click, a conversation with Civil Rights activists from 1964 and a historic prelude on the Excelsior High School 100th Anniversary.
The LMCC is proud to present Marcus Click, an award winning and successful saxophonist, as the musical guest for the luncheon. Marcus Click committed over 13 years of his life to the U.S. Navy and during this time, his love for jazz grew by listening and learning from the late Grover Washington, Jr., David Sanborn and Kirk Whalum, to name a few. His goals changed and he pursued a career in music. In 2019, Marcus won the AMG’s Instrumentalist of the Year Award.
As it is the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement, the LMCC has selected a line up of panelists that will engage in a conversation about their personal accounts as Civil Rights activists from 1964. Panelists include Charlie Cobb (journalist, professor, and former activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), Maude Burroughs Jackson (Clay County resident and activist who protested in St. Augustine), and James Jackson (Civil Rights activist who was abducted by the Ku Klux Klan). Guests are encouraged to ask questions and learn more.
Additionally, the Juneteenth Heritage Luncheon and Celebration will serve as the kickoff celebration of the Excelsior High School building's 100th year anniversary. The Excelsior High School was the first public Black high school in St. Johns County. Construction of the building started in 1924 and the first class entered in 1925.
The event is on Saturday, June 15th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Renaissance St. Augustine, 6 W. Castillo Drive. Tickets are $75 per person and are available on Eventbrite and at the museum front desk. There is free first come, first serve valet parking at the Renaissance St. Augustine. Paid parking is available at the Historic Downtown Parking Facility on 1 Cordova St, St. Augustine, FL 32084.
This event is hosted by the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center (LMCC) in conjunction with St. Johns County Cultural Council, St. Johns County Tourism Development Council and the Florida Division of Arts and Culture.