Featuring the Jesse Jones Jr. Quartet, Saxophonist Melton Mustafa and a Delicious “Picnic in the Caribbean” menu
DELRAY BEACH, FL — Seeking something different for dad?
This Father’s Day, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is offering area leading men a Caribbean-style dinner and concert, featuring the Jesse Jones Jr. Quartet, which delivers jazzy sax vibes with a modern R&B feel, and Melton Mustafa, one of the great trumpet players of our region.
“Celebrate the special men in your family and a nationally recognized day of emancipation of enslaved people with good food, good music and good vibes,” said Museum Director Charlene Farrington.
IF YOU GO:
Juneteenth Fathers of Freedom: An Evening of Dinner and Jazz
6-8 p.m.; Sunday, June 16, 2024
Field House at Old School Square
51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
COST: $100/pp
Purchase tickets at https://bit.ly/4bggDQe or
https://spadymuseum.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/16085
For questions, please email info@spadymuseum.org
GOOD MUSIC AND GOOD FOOD EQUAL A GREAT TIME
A Miami native and saxophonist extraordinaire, Jones Jr. has led a jazz renaissance in South Florida. Jones and Mustafa have been influential forces in music for many years, earning large followings of dedicated music lovers.
For the foodies, Chef Winston William of Catering CC’s (https://www.cateringcc.com/about-cateringcc/chef-winston/) menu will delight.
Guests will enjoy a outing in the Caribbean, featuring Island Cucumber Citrus salad, sweet plantains, mixed vegetable medley, Pigeon peas and rice, grilled Tamarind jerk chicken, broiled Snapper with Creole sauce or Citrus Chablis sauce with Johnny Cake, a lightly sweetened, Caribbean-styled fried dough, for dessert.
The special event for father figures will also include raffle items and a historical presentation on the relevance of Juneteenth.
What is Juneteenth? On June 19, 1865, the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived at Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had become official January 1, 1863.
Juneteenth celebrates not only the national day, which is also known as Emancipation Day, but also a corresponding day in Florida’s history. In Florida, Union Brigadier General Edward M. McCook established his headquarters at the Hagner residence, known today as the Knott House, in Tallahassee. Immediately following the Civil War, General McCook was responsible for announcing the Emancipation Proclamation. A series of celebratory events are normally scheduled in Tallahassee on and around May 20.
