Upcoming Events


Plainville Unites: Guest Speaker John Mills
Oct
3

Plainville Unites: Guest Speaker John Mills

Join us for another Plainville Unites event with guest speaker John Mills. Mills is a genealogist and President/Founder of the Alex Breanne Corporation, a CT nonprofit focused on presenting lesser known stories about the life experiences of the African American enslaved.

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Suffield Juneteenth Celebration
Jun
22

Suffield Juneteenth Celebration

Join Nzinga's Daughters on Saturday as we perform at the Third Baptist Church Juneteenth Celebration!

The celebration will be 11:30am -3pm, Nzinga's Daughters will take the stage at 2pm.

📍188 Kent St, Suffield, CT

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Collaborative Storytelling featuring Nzinga's Daughters and  Kevin Johnson
Jun
22

Collaborative Storytelling featuring Nzinga's Daughters and Kevin Johnson

Collaborative Storytelling Featuring Civil War Reenactor Kevin Johnson and Nzinga’s Daughters

Experience an exciting collaboration between Connecticut-based Civil War reenactor Kevin Johnson and the performance ensemble Nzinga’s Daughters!

For the first time Johnson and the Daughters will be creating and performing a piece that will blend Johnson’s reenactment of a soldier of the 29th Connecticut Regiment and the Nzinga’s blend of music and spoken word storytelling.

Sponsored by the B.E.A.T. (Berlin Equity Action Team).

This event is part of a day of Juneteenth Celebration Events at Berlin-Peck Memorial Library. Free and Open to all. Learn more here.

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Plainville Juneteenth
Jun
19

Plainville Juneteenth

Join us for Plainville’s Second Annual Celebration of Juneteenth!

The event is free and open to all and will take place at Veteran’s Memorial Park, Plainville, CT. (Rain Location: Plainville High School Cafeteria). FREE FOOD.

Special Guests include:

  • Keynote Speaker: Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas

  • State Rep. Francis Cooley

  • State Sen. Henri Martin

  • No Place for Hate, Plainville Middle School

  • Bigalow’s Catering

  • Nzinga’s Daughters

  • DJ Dave

  • Dance Fever – African Dancing and Drumming

  • Earle L. Jackson, Sr. Watoto Program

  • Plainville Historical Society

  • Farmington High School Social Justice

  • Plainville Lions Club

  • Plainville Rotary Club

  • Gordy by Candy

  • Insight by New England Counseling, LLC

Download Press Release Here.


Thank you to our sponsors:

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