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June 26, 2026 - Know Your Rights
What: Know Your Rights Educational Forum When: June 26 , 2026 at 3:30 PM Where: Beecher Hall A New York Immigration Coalition Program Presented by INDIVISIBLE Cortland County Know your rights & make preparations for governmental actions involving immigrants in your community. 🆓 This event is free and open to all.


June 20, 2026 - Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration
What: Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration When: Saturday, June 20, 2026 from Noon To 4 pm Where: Ernie Davis Park - Lake and Fifth Streets, Elmira, NY (across the street from the old Ernie Davis school building - now Finn Academy) Artists | Exhibitors | Food | Music | Vendors The Park Church will have a booth. Juneteenth marks the day on June 19, 1865, when General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to announce the end of slavery, freeing the last enslaved people. Lincoln’s Emanc


April 8, 2026 - Lear Green Speaks: Unpacking the Underground Trunk
What : Lear Green Speaks: Unpacking the Underground Trunk When : Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7 PM Where : The Sanctuary at The Park Church, 208 W. Gray St., Elmira Created and portrayed by : Vicie Rolling The event is free. A meet the artist reception will follow the performance. For more information go to framingthepaststorytelling.com This project is made possible by a generous grant from the Hilliard Foundation and from the QuickARTS grant program administered by Th ARTS C


February 11, 2026 - Meaningful Movie - Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
What : Meaningful Movie " Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart " When : February 11 , 2026 at 7 pm Where : The Park Church - Beecher Hall (enter via parking lot door near Gray St.) 🆓 The movie event is free and open to all. 🍿 ☕ 🫖 🍪 Pop Corn, Coffee, Cookies Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart "So brilliantly effective — reviving interest in an unjustly under-appreciated American icon! An ambitious and stimulating look at one of the 20th century’s


November 12, 2025 - Meaningful Movie - Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect
What : Meaningful Movie " Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect " When : November 12, 2025 at 7 pm Where : The Park Church - Beecher Hall (enter via parking lot door near Gray St.) 🆓 The movie event is free and open to all. 🍿 ☕ 🍪 Pop Corn, Coffee, Cookies Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect Screened in partnership with WSKG Public Television, Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect * traces Marshall's life and career from his birth in Baltimore


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June 14, 2025 - Juneteenth Freedom Day
What : Juneteenth Freedom Day When : Saturday, June 14, 2025 from Noon To 4 pm Where : Ernie Davis Park - Lake and Fifth Streets, Elmira,...


May 14, 2025 - Life and Legacy of An American Hero
What: Presentation: John W. Jones - Life and Legacy of An American Hero When: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 7 pm Where: The Park Church -...


February 23, March 2, 2025 - How To Be An Antiracist Book Discussion
What : How To Be An Antiracist Book Discussion When : Sundays, February 23 and March 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM Sponsored by Park's Racial...


February 2025 - Film Showings - Black History Month
Check the Chemung County Libraries web site for even details . The John W. Jones Museum and The Steele Memorial Library will offer the...


February 3, 2025 - North to Freedom
What : Elmira Screening of North to Freedom When : Monday , February 3, 2025 at 7 pm Where : The Park Church - Beecher Hall (enter via...


November 18, 2024 - Unlocking Second Chances
What : Unlocking Second Chances When : Nov. 18, 2024 from 11 AM to 2 PM Where : Beecher Hall - The Park Church, Elmira, NY 14901 Register...
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