Juneteenth Screening & Live Performance

Presented by Toni Scott, Rod Rolle, and Elevate Gallery
Friday, June 19, 2026
Location: Elevate Gallery
On Gallery Row – La Cumbre Plaza
121 South Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara
(behind Starbucks)

Free And Open To The Public – Free Parking

For More Information Contact: toniscott@earthlink.net

Sponsored By LCCCA (La Cumbre Center For Creative Arts)

Featuring:
Special footage of Sojourner Kincaid Rolle reading her poem Free at Last
First screening 6:00 PM
Second screening 7:00 PM
Special student reading of Free at Last
Toni Scott’s Bloodline Exhibit at the California African American Museum
SB Ring Shout – Live Performance
5:15-5:45 PM

Why Juneteenth matters:
Juneteenth (June 19) is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Often referred to as “America’s Second Independence Day”, it marks the date in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and free the last enslaved Black Americans.

SOJOURNER KINCAID ROLLE –
Special footage of the acclaimed poet reading: “Free At Last”
Who is Sojourner Kincaid Rolle (1943-2023)? A beloved and internationally acclaimed poet, playwright, environmental educator, and peace activist. She was the Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara, CA from 2015-2017.

What is Ring Shout?
The Santa Barbara Ring Shout Project (SBRSP), is a local cultural and performance group that preserves the oldest known surviving African American performance tradition in North America.

Bloodlines: An immersive installation by the multimedia artist Toni Scott

Toni Scott
Multidisciplinary Artist / Sculpture / Painting/ installation / photography
Citizen of the Muscogee Creek Nation
www.toniscott.com

Rod Rolle
Photojournalist / Photographer / Musician
Distributed by Sipa USA & Getty Images
Published in 300 media outlets www.rodrolle.photoshelter.com

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