Schedule "Opening the Gates"
Gwynn Oak Park, 5900 Gwynn Oak Avenue in Baltimore County
SUNDAY JULY 7, 2013
On the MAINSTAGE
12:30 Flair Dance Studios
1:00 Baltimore Klezmer Orchestra
1 :30 Cantor Robbie Solomon, Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
1:50 David White Gospel Ensemble featuring the Angelic Voices / Ryan Jackson
2: 45 OFFICIAL DEDICATION CEREMONY
-Union Bethel AME and Beth El Synagogue Choirs
-Welcome and Invocation- Dr. Karen Bethea, Set The Captives Free Outreach Center
-Unity Walk to the Historical Marker –
-Baltimore County Executive, the Honorable Kevin Kamenetz dedicates the Historical Marker to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of segregation at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park.
-Shehecheyanu Blessing – Rabbi Chaim Landau, Baltimore Board of Rabbis
-Prayer of Thanksgiving – Bishop Denis Madden, Archdiocese of Baltimore
-Prayer of Healing - Reverend Charles Sembly, Union Bethel AME Church
-Meditation - Imam Derrick Amin, Muslim Cultural Center
-Remarks - "Reflections on 1963"
-Rabbi Arthur Waskow
-Charles Mason
-Sharon Langley
-Introduction of Sponsors, elected officials and heroes of 1963
3: 40 Nucleus – R& B and Gospel
4 :10 Set The Captives Free Choir
4: 30 Charm City Labor Chorus
5:00 Honoring our Heroes: Presented by Peter O’Neal and Rabbi Gila Ruskin
5:10 Cherise and Sapphire Exchange
6:00 Sade Marble - Tracks
6 :15 The Spindles - MOTOWN Revue
Gwynn Oak Park, 5900 Gwynn Oak Avenue in Baltimore County
SUNDAY JULY 7, 2013
On the MAINSTAGE
12:30 Flair Dance Studios
1:00 Baltimore Klezmer Orchestra
1 :30 Cantor Robbie Solomon, Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
1:50 David White Gospel Ensemble featuring the Angelic Voices / Ryan Jackson
2: 45 OFFICIAL DEDICATION CEREMONY
-Union Bethel AME and Beth El Synagogue Choirs
-Welcome and Invocation- Dr. Karen Bethea, Set The Captives Free Outreach Center
-Unity Walk to the Historical Marker –
-Baltimore County Executive, the Honorable Kevin Kamenetz dedicates the Historical Marker to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of segregation at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park.
-Shehecheyanu Blessing – Rabbi Chaim Landau, Baltimore Board of Rabbis
-Prayer of Thanksgiving – Bishop Denis Madden, Archdiocese of Baltimore
-Prayer of Healing - Reverend Charles Sembly, Union Bethel AME Church
-Meditation - Imam Derrick Amin, Muslim Cultural Center
-Remarks - "Reflections on 1963"
-Rabbi Arthur Waskow
-Charles Mason
-Sharon Langley
-Introduction of Sponsors, elected officials and heroes of 1963
3: 40 Nucleus – R& B and Gospel
4 :10 Set The Captives Free Choir
4: 30 Charm City Labor Chorus
5:00 Honoring our Heroes: Presented by Peter O’Neal and Rabbi Gila Ruskin
5:10 Cherise and Sapphire Exchange
6:00 Sade Marble - Tracks
6 :15 The Spindles - MOTOWN Revue
In the Storytelling Tent: Treasure the Lessons of History
Throughout the afternoon of July 7 at Gwynn Oak Park (except during the dedication ceremony at 2:45) you can stroll over to our Storytellers Tent and be inspired by the words of some very special people.
1:00-2:00 spoken word artists: Em Sea Water, Slangston Hughes, Linda Joy Burke
2:00 Leo Burroughs, Jr.
Come hear the fascinating accounts of the civil rights heroes who were present at the protests of 1963:
Among the "veterans" of the 1963 protests who will be there throughout the afternoon sharing their stories:
Rabbi Arthur Waskow
Dr.Todd Gitlin
Alison Turaj Brown
Marc Steiner
Charles Mason
Leo Burroughs, Jr.
John Roemer will speak about the role of the Indian Embassy in bringing about the desegregation of Gwynn Oak and
introduce us to a representative from the Indian Embassy in Washington D.C.
Delegate Jill Carter will pay tribute to her father, Walter P. Carter
Also in the Storytelling Tent during the afternoon:
George Arnold, personal friend of the King family, will recite the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sharon Langley, the first African American child to go on a ride at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in August, 1963
will reflect on how this impacted her and her family's life
ART WITH A HEART: Record your place in history by signing your name on this piece of community art
that will be displayed in the Woodlawn Senior Center
Throughout the afternoon of July 7 at Gwynn Oak Park (except during the dedication ceremony at 2:45) you can stroll over to our Storytellers Tent and be inspired by the words of some very special people.
1:00-2:00 spoken word artists: Em Sea Water, Slangston Hughes, Linda Joy Burke
2:00 Leo Burroughs, Jr.
Come hear the fascinating accounts of the civil rights heroes who were present at the protests of 1963:
Among the "veterans" of the 1963 protests who will be there throughout the afternoon sharing their stories:
Rabbi Arthur Waskow
Dr.Todd Gitlin
Alison Turaj Brown
Marc Steiner
Charles Mason
Leo Burroughs, Jr.
John Roemer will speak about the role of the Indian Embassy in bringing about the desegregation of Gwynn Oak and
introduce us to a representative from the Indian Embassy in Washington D.C.
Delegate Jill Carter will pay tribute to her father, Walter P. Carter
Also in the Storytelling Tent during the afternoon:
George Arnold, personal friend of the King family, will recite the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sharon Langley, the first African American child to go on a ride at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in August, 1963
will reflect on how this impacted her and her family's life
ART WITH A HEART: Record your place in history by signing your name on this piece of community art
that will be displayed in the Woodlawn Senior Center
In the Main Tent
Registration Table
Name-tag Table: If you were at the July 1963 protests, stop by & get a name tag !
Book table for ROUND AND ROUND TOGETHER
Oral History table: Come write down your memories of Gwynn Oak
T-shirts and posters for sale, memorabilia to view and information on All The King's Horses documentary video
Donation Table: Please donate whatever you can to help with the cost of mounting this festival!
Registration Table
Name-tag Table: If you were at the July 1963 protests, stop by & get a name tag !
Book table for ROUND AND ROUND TOGETHER
Oral History table: Come write down your memories of Gwynn Oak
T-shirts and posters for sale, memorabilia to view and information on All The King's Horses documentary video
Donation Table: Please donate whatever you can to help with the cost of mounting this festival!
In the Carousel Horse Tent
Come see the horse that Sharon Langley rode as a very little girl on August 28, 1963, when she was the first African American child to go on a ride at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park on its first day without segregation.
The horse is making a special guest appearance at Opening the Gates, on loan from its current home on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., where the old Gwynn Oak merry-go-round is now located, called now:
the Carousel on the Mall. The current owners of the merry-go-round, Stan and Donna Hunter, are bringing this horse up for the day to be put on display. It has now been decorated with the names of people and groups that worked to end segregation and discrimination. Sharon Langley's name is on a brass plate attached to the back of the horses saddle. An historical marker has been installed at the Carousel on the Mall in D.C., telling about this merry-go-round's role in Civil Rights history. (CLICK HERE to see a photo of the marker and the horse.)
Come see the horse that Sharon Langley rode as a very little girl on August 28, 1963, when she was the first African American child to go on a ride at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park on its first day without segregation.
The horse is making a special guest appearance at Opening the Gates, on loan from its current home on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., where the old Gwynn Oak merry-go-round is now located, called now:
the Carousel on the Mall. The current owners of the merry-go-round, Stan and Donna Hunter, are bringing this horse up for the day to be put on display. It has now been decorated with the names of people and groups that worked to end segregation and discrimination. Sharon Langley's name is on a brass plate attached to the back of the horses saddle. An historical marker has been installed at the Carousel on the Mall in D.C., telling about this merry-go-round's role in Civil Rights history. (CLICK HERE to see a photo of the marker and the horse.)
Along the Walkway
Tuskeegee Airmen Table
Negro Baseball League Table
Midway Games
Food, entertainment, and more
Tuskeegee Airmen Table
Negro Baseball League Table
Midway Games
Food, entertainment, and more
