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Juneteenth Music Festival

LOOK: Everyone we met at Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival

19 June 2022 by Welton Corridor

  “Despite scorching temperatures, Denverites flooded Welton Street this weekend to celebrate Juneteenth, the observance of emancipation that finally became a federal holiday last year. We set up a photo booth to document some of the visitors and asked them a simple question: What is your first memory of Juneteenth?”   read the entire article … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Juneteenth Music Festival

Denver celebrates Juneteenth as state holiday for first time with weekend festival

17 June 2022 by Welton Corridor

  “As a kid, state Sen. James Coleman associated Juneteenth with the food and festivity: turkey legs, candy and grabbing a new shirt from one of the many vendors who lined the street in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. “It was like our Fourth of July,” Coleman said. As he grew up, and especially as he … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: festival, Juneteenth, Juneteenth Music Festival, music

Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival to include several new features

13 June 2022 by Welton Corridor

  “This year’s Juneteenth Music Festival will include several new additions to the festival line-up. The annual festival, which is traditionally held in Five Points, will once again be held on Welton Street, but will also include several block parties on nearby side streets. “Probably half the cities DJs are going to be creating block … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: JMF Corporation, Juneteenth Music Festival, Norman Harris, The Most Beautiful Thing

A Walk Through Denver’s Juneteenth Past and Present

21 June 2021 by Welton Corridor

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Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: City Cast Denver, Juneteenth Music Festival, podcast

WATCH LIVE: Aerial footage of the Juneteenth parade in Denver

18 June 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday, but it’s been celebrated in Colorado for decades. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — two months after the Confederacy had surrendered. That was also about 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: festival, Juneteenth Music Festival, Norman Harris

Juneteenth Music Festival celebrates resilience, future of Black culture in Five Points

11 June 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “Norman Harris III stopped every minute or two along Welton Street to chat. “That was my son, Brenden,” Harris said during a lunchtime, three-block walk in which he also greeted business owners, residents and friends in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver’s historic center of Black culture. Fist bumps and smiles welcomed him amid the … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: festival, Juneteenth Music Festival, music, Norman Harris III

Juneteenth Music Festival – one of the nation’s largest Juneteenth celebrations – back and in-person

7 June 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival is back with a hybrid 10th anniversary celebration. Guests can visit Denver’s Five Points neighborhood and/or Levitt Pavilion to enjoy live music, dance, food, vendors and more. Denver7 is a proud sponsor of the Juneteenth Music Festival. Juneteenth celebrates the day African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom two … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Cleo Parker, Denver Community Media, festival, Juneteenth Music Festival, parade

Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival, PrideFest going hybrid for 2021

10 May 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “Denver’s resilient Juneteenth Music Festival staged its annual parade last year in the historic Five Points neighborhood, despite challenges that made it one of the city’s only parades of 2020. “It was a real, actual parade down there,” said Norman Harris III, executive director of the music festival — the roots of which go … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Chris Herndon, five points jazz festival, JMF Corp, Juneteenth Music Festival, music, Norman Harris III

Juneteenth 2020: Celebrate and learn virtually with black leaders in Denver

17 June 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “For Norman Harris, Juneteenth has always been a family affair. But this year, Harris is also a new father in the middle of a pandemic and a surge of anti-racism and police brutality protests. While the celebration will look a little different, he’s bringing the same energy he gets from black leaders in Denver … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: festival, Jason McBride, Juneteenth Music Festival, music, Norman Harris

The Past, Present and Future of Denver’s Iconic Juneteenth Music Festival

17 June 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “Every year, June 19 marks the late emancipation of slaves in the United States, otherwise known as Juneteenth. Here in Denver, Juneteenth has been commemorated for the past nine years by the Juneteenth Music Festival, taking place in Five Points. It has become one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country. Though coronavirus … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: festival, Juneteenth Music Festival, music, Norman Harris
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Informational links, announcements, and media coverage for Denver, Colorado's Welton Corridor neighborhood meetings, development projects, transit issues, Business Improvement District, and community affairs.

Recent Posts

  • RTD lot in Five Points could become affordable condos 25 July 2022
  • One of The Flyfisher Group’s two Five Points restaurants has closed 24 July 2022
  • Real estate developer Carl Bourgeois, who had a hand in revitalizing Five Points, has died 24 July 2022
  • A ton of money is already being poured into some of Denver’s 2023 municipal elections 21 July 2022
  • Carl Bourgeois, descendant of one of Colorado Springs’ first Black families and known for saving historic neighborhood, has died 21 July 2022
  • Duke’s Good Sandwiches and Scratch Family Bakery are bringing a little bit of New York and Italian to Welton Street 15 July 2022
  • Food: Historic restaurants get grants to survive another generation 8 July 2022
  • Welton Street Cafe Is Once Again Searching for a Temporary Space 6 July 2022
  • 114 affordable microapartments proposed in Five Points 24 June 2022

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5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Aug 8 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Proposed Consent Agenda, Meeting Schedule and Agenda do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the City ... [Read more...]
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5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Aug 15 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Proposed Consent Agenda, Meeting Schedule and Agenda do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the City ... [Read more...]
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5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Aug 22 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Proposed Consent Agenda, Meeting Schedule and Agenda do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the City ... [Read more...]
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5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Aug 29 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Proposed Consent Agenda, Meeting Schedule and Agenda do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the City ... [Read more...]
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6:30 pm Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Sep 1 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  The Curtis Park Neighbors meets at 6:30 pm the first Thursday of every month at Mile High United Way 711 Park Avenue, Denver, CO.   AGENDA   Curtis Park Neighbors website.   Meeting dates ... [Read more...]
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5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Sep 5 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Proposed Consent Agenda, Meeting Schedule and Agenda do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the City ... [Read more...]
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2022
5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Sep 12 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Proposed Consent Agenda, Meeting Schedule and Agenda do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the City ... [Read more...]
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5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Sep 19 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Proposed Consent Agenda, Meeting Schedule and Agenda do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the City ... [Read more...]
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5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Sep 26 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Proposed Consent Agenda, Meeting Schedule and Agenda do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the City ... [Read more...]
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