Terrell Alliance for Education and the Arts to Host an Evening with Opal Lee

Terrell Alliance for Education and the Arts invites the public to an evening with the Grandmother of the Juneteenth Holiday, Opal Lee, in conversation with renowned portrait artist Sedrick Huckaby. Ms. Opal gained national attention for her efforts to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday. Mr. Huckaby painted her portrait which has been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., where it will be unveiled in March. The two will share the history of her efforts as well as how the portrait came to be.

This program is free and open to the public at 6:00 Monday, February 5, at the Jamie Foxx Performing Arts Center, 400 Poetry Road, Terrell High School campus, Terrell.