Happy Juneteenth!
Friday, June 19 — Katie here, back with some more Tucker tidbits. Today is Juneteenth, the national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. While the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in January 1863, the holiday honors June 19, 1865, when the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. Because they were the final Americans to receive the news and thus become free, Juneteenth is celebrated as the actual end to slavery (save for the loophole in the 13th Amendment).
All Tucker city buildings are closed today for the occasion, and while Tucker celebrated last weekend, there are several events happening in and around Atlanta. Stone Mountain Park is hosting a free drone and light show every night this weekend honoring Georgia’s Black history.
In other news:
☕ Perk Up with Parks returns to the Tucker Rec Center on Sat., June 20. The monthly event is an opportunity to connect with department leaders, share what’s working well, discuss areas for improvement, and offer new ideas to help shape the future of parks and recreation in Tucker.
🎸 Frankly Scarlet, The Platonics Band, and Man Hands Lizzie perform shows this weekend at Moonshadow Tavern.
🏅 Registration is open for the Fall Adult Kickball League at Fitzgerald Park. The league meets on Fridays starting on August 14. Registration is available for complete teams and free agents.
🖤 Enjoy your weekend,
Katie
❤️ Tickets are on sale now for CHRIS 180’s 2026 CHRIStal Ball, Sat., Aug. 15 at Curate. Join us for an elegant evening supporting trauma-informed mental health care for children, youth, adults, and families across Metro Atlanta. Buy tickets here! SPONSOR MESSAGE
Tracy Brisson wins the District 4 BOE race
🗳️ In the DeKalb County Board of Education District 4 race, with 25 of 25 precincts reporting, Tracy Brisson garnered 6,100 votes (67%), with Sonja Szubski gathering 2,917 or 32.4%.
“I am grateful for the overwhelming support from District 4 voters,” Brisson told Rough Draft. “I worked hard to meet as many people as possible during the campaign and came away inspired by the voters’ commitment to our public schools.”
“I look forward to working with my fellow board members to tackle our challenges head on, and develop solutions that will improve student outcomes across the county,” she continued.
Share The Harvest, Know your Farmer
🧑🌾 We are Fresh Harvest, delivering Georgia-grown organic produce and groceries across Atlanta – with a mission that goes beyond the box. In honor of World Refugee Week, we’re spotlighting Share the Harvest, our nonprofit program funding subsidized farmers’ markets for refugee and immigrant families in Clarkston, GA.
We commit 10% of our profits to this work because fresh food should be accessible to all. Every order helps support local farmers and expand food access in our community.
🛒 Try us out – because when you eat well, so can your neighbors. We deliver to Tucker every Wednesday!
Young DeKalb performers head to Carnegie Hall
🎶 Elementary students from Tucker and across DeKalb County will be traveling to New York City this weekend to perform at Carnegie Hall.
The Dynamix Orff Ensemble is one of four groups performing at the National Youth Chorus and National Masterwork Chorus concert at Carnegie Hall on June 22. The award-winning xylophone ensemble consists of 14 elementary students from schools across DeKalb and is led by Chelsea Cook, the music director at Dunaire Elementary School.
The young xylophonists will be accompanied by six dancers from Tucker’s Expressions in Motion Dance School, led by Whitney Teyf.
💃 Learn more about the performance.
Tucker celebrates Father’s Day
👨👦 Father’s Day is Sun., June 21, and there are tons of fun events happening throughout the weekend for Tucker residents to celebrate their dads.
Whether dad is artsy, sporty, or somewhere in between, there’s sure to be something for him and the whole family.
💙 Check out the events hosted in Tucker this weekend.
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