JUNETEENTH at Farm Arts Collective
With Janus Adams, Oliver King, Grey Wolf, and Adrienne Jensen
Thursday, June 19th at 7 PM

Celebrate Juneteenth at Farm Arts Collective and experience stories of race and courage in an unforgettable evening of truth-telling, music, and memory. This annual event at Farm Arts Collective on Willow Wisp Organic Farm will begin with a Lenape opening ceremony with Lenape culture bearer, Grey Wolf (Robin Henderson),  followed by Oliver King’s performance of poetry by Langston Hughes including the well known poem, “I,Too, Am America.” Following Mr. King’s presentation, Emmy Award-winning journalist and historian Janus Adams, host of The Janus Adams Show will appear, and human rights activist, Adrienne Jensen will also offer a reflection.

This live multimedia event at Farm Arts Collective features riveting stories and rare audio-video clips—from Indigenous photojournalist Josué Rivas at Standing Rock to hidden Underground Railroad sites in upstate New York. With readings, music, audience Q&A, and a celebratory sing-along, the evening concludes with Mary McLeod Bethune’s (educator, college founder, Civil/Women’s Rights leader; member, FDR’s “Kitchen Cabinet”) time-honored recipe for sweet potato pie, a surprise takeaway—and a gift to remember. The evening starts at 7 PM, with light refreshments offered. Tickets are Pay-What-You Can at the door.

Janus Adams-- Emmy Award-winning journalist, historian, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of eleven books, Dr. Janus Adams is the host of public radio’s “The Janus Adams Show” and podcast. A frequent on-air guest, she has appeared on ABC, BET, CBS, CNN, Fox News, NBC’s The Today Show, and NPR’s All Things Considered. With more than 500 articles, essays and columns to her credit.Her book, Glory Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American History, was licensed by McDonald’s and reached more than 3 million readers.A pioneer of issue-oriented African American and women’s programming she has hosted her own radio and television talk shows for more than ten years. Her series, “Milestones in African American Business History,” ran on public radio’s Marketplace. Her 19-hour International Women’s Day marathon broadcasts brought her to NPR as the network’s first National Arts Correspondent and opened the New York News Bureau.

Robin Grey Wolf Henderson
Robin is a Sullivan County writer, actor, martial artist, and a member of the Ramapough Lunaape First Nation people.

Adrienne Jensen
Adrienne is the Executive Director of Evergreen Meadow Academy. She is the past Executive Director of the Sullivan County Human Rights Commission. Adrienne has worked with and developed programs for youth-at-risk, both rural and migrant families, women's empowerment, elders, and issues around the ever-growing housing crisis. She is embedded in Sullivan County's community-based infrastructure and is respected throughout New York State as a human rights professional. Adrienne is a member of the Farm Arts Collective board of directors.

G. Oliver King
Starting as a young actor in NYC, G. Oliver King studied under Geraldine Fitzgerald and Marketa Kimbrel, leading to transformative lessons with Lee Strasberg. Touring NYC with The Everyman Company and The Chalk Circle Players, he also traveled to farms, reservations, and prisons across the U.S. and Mexico, performing with the NY Street Theatre Caravan at the Munich Olympics. In LA, he danced with The Shirley Martin Dancers and acted with Company of Angels. Teaching at La Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico, G. Oliver King appeared in the film Ultraje. He portrayed diverse roles with the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, worked with Delaware Valley Opera, and staged Shakespeare in the Park for At-Risk Youth. Producing Sullivan County’s first all African American production of A Raisin in the Sun, he directed historical tributes and played Captain Gilroy in NACL’s Courage. In 2021, G. Oliver King presented a virtual series of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time and read as Troy Maxson in August Wilson’s Fences with SUNY Sullivan’s Theatre Arts program.