Dates & times
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- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Let Your Light Shine: A Juneteenth Musical Celebration in Jackson
The Two Mississippi Museums bring two strands of the state’s history into one complex: the Museum of Mississippi History traces 15,000 years of culture, while the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum interprets struggles including slavery, Jim Crow and the Freedom Riders. Opera Mississippi’s Juneteenth concert is presented in that setting, with faith, freedom and African American resilience at the center of its stated themes.
A venue with a Mississippi frame
The museums describe their work as connecting the state’s past with movements that still shape the present. That makes the venue relevant to a concert centered on freedom and resilience, but the event listing does not announce a museum tour, related exhibition or other museum program as part of the evening.
For visitors considering the concert alongside a museum visit, keep those plans distinct: the event information confirms the concert at the museum complex, but does not say whether galleries will be open or included.
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Four featured names, no published set order
Opera Mississippi names John Christopher Adams, Katrina Cox, Hosea Griffith and Hilary Watkins as featured performers. The announcement describes vocalists and musicians but does not assign individual roles or give a set order.
The concert is billed around faith, freedom and African American resilience. Song titles and specific musical styles are not listed, so the available program detail is its theme and performer roster rather than a preview of particular selections.
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Featured performers
Opera Mississippi lists John Christopher Adams, Katrina Cox, Hosea Griffith and Hilary Watkins. The published 6:00–8:00 p.m. window is for the concert as a whole, not an individual set time or order for each performer.
Saturday, June 19, 2027 · The Two Mississippi Museums
- Let Your Light Shine: A Juneteenth Musical Celebration, featuring John Christopher Adams, Katrina Cox, Hosea Griffith and Hilary Watkins
Plan your visit
Saturday, June 19, 2027
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. The concert is scheduled for 6:00–8:00 p.m.
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The Two Mississippi Museums
The event address is 222 North Street, Jackson, MS 39201.
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Free, with donations welcome
Admission to the concert is free, donations are welcome, and seating is general admission.
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A seat-reservation option is listed
Opera Mississippi provides an RSVP option, but its event information does not say whether a reservation is required. Contact the box office at 601-960-2300 if you want to confirm before relying on walk-up entry.
Gallery entry is not specified
The concert is presented in collaboration with the museums, but the event information does not say whether museum galleries or exhibitions will be open or included. The free-admission notice is for the concert.
Getting to the museum
Destination and directions
The confirmed event destination is The Two Mississippi Museums, 222 North Street, Jackson, MS 39201. The supplied event information does not specify an entrance, parking, transit service or accessible-entry arrangements. Use the map link to calculate directions from your own starting point; contact Opera Mississippi’s box office at 601-960-2300 with event-specific arrival or access questions.
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Before you make a plan
What time do doors open?
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2027. The concert runs from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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Do I need to reserve a seat?
Opera Mississippi offers an RSVP option, but its event information does not say whether a reservation is required. Call the box office at 601-960-2300 to confirm.
Does free concert admission include museum galleries?
The event information confirms free concert admission but does not say whether museum galleries or exhibitions will be open or included.
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Who is featured?
Opera Mississippi names John Christopher Adams, Katrina Cox, Hosea Griffith and Hilary Watkins. Individual set times and order are not published.
Location & Google Maps
The Two Mississippi Museums
222 North Street, Jackson, MS 39201
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