FREE-ISH: Stories of Joy and Resistance

Celebrate Juneteenth with an evening of storytelling, poetry, music, and trivia on Thursday, June 18th from 7-8:30pm!

Hosted by Diana Veiga, FREE-ISH features music by Queen Supreme and four storytellers: JJohn Johnson, Micah the Poet, Shawna Renee, and Ronald Young Jr. sharing first person stories filled with laughter, truth, and testimony on what it takes to get free… cause for us freedom has always been worth the fight, and joy is one of the most radical things we’ve got.

Details: 

• Tickets are $10

• Doors open at 6:45pm

• Museum biergarten opens at 4pm and will remain open until 9pm. Guests are welcome to bring beverages to show. 

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ABOUT A [NEW] AMERICAN DREAM

What's your dream for America for the new 250 years?

A [New] American Dream won't give you the answers. Every gathering in this project will put you in the room with others who care about what comes next. We'll figure it out together, in conversations sparked by cabaret, storytelling, screenprinting, panel discussions, poetry, and more. Because none of this works unless we're in relationship with each other, and relationships begin with conversation. And art is how we create the space for those conversations.

No one seizes a dream. We build it together, or it collapses. The American Dream isn't over. That choice gets made in rooms like this one.

Join curator Philippa Pham Hughes and the Heurich House Museum for a series of gatherings from May 20th - August 7th, 2026 as America (and DC) enters its 250th year. While visiting, you'll engage with two art interactive installations: “these dreams belong to you and me” by Xena Ni and “Hey, We Still Need To Talk!” by Philippa Pham Hughes.

Can't make it? Check out more A [New] American Dream gatherings!

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A [New] American Dream is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities and the DC Office of the Secretary's DC Voting Rights Grant.