Look Ahead: This week, enjoy Juneteenth celebrations, a country-filled concert, and four NPR-friendly comedians.
Country singer/guitarist Chris Stapleton, seen here in 2018, is scheduled to headline his "All-American Roadshow" tour, Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Usana Amphitheatre in West Valley City, Utah.A celebration of Juneteenth — marking the day on June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas finally got word of their emancipation — is set for Sunday, June 19 at 100 S.
600 West, in front of the Sun Trapp in downtown Salt Lake City . The event, with the theme “Summer of Color,” will include a vendor’s market with various BIPOC businesses, with live music, artistic performances and kid-friendly activities, from noon to 3 p.m. That’s followed by a celebration from 3 to 6 p.m. and an after-party at the Sun Trapp starting at 6 p.m. For more information, go to
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