**This event is free, but RSVP is preferred, see Wealthy Theatre website for details: "Block Party" Juneteenth Screening (Presented by Baxter United) | GRCMC

A Juneteenth Celebration presented by Baxter United!
Part of the community summer series.

Watch the made-in-GR movie "BLOCK PARTY" for free in the theater! With Juneteenth celebrations before the film!

5:00pm - Parking Lot Festivities
6:00pm - WT Doors Open
7:00pm - Movie Begins

Take a photo at the Father's Day Photo Booth!
Connect with community resources!
Free food will be provided for Baxter Residents!

Presented by Baxter United
We Are Baxter! Created to help build Access, Creativity, Equity, & Unity in the Baxter neighborhood. https://linktr.ee/baxterunited

Support by: Baxter Neighborhood Association, Habitat for Humanity, City of GR Office of Special Events, Kenneth Cortez Productions.

BLOCK PARTY
Recent Harvard graduate, Keke McQueen (Antionette Robertson), is eager to pursue the next stage in her life away from her beloved hometown for a lucrative career in Atlanta. When she discovers that her Grandma (Margaret Avery) is suffering from dementia, Keke puts her career at stake in order to save her grandma's historic Juneteenth block party, and in the process, Keke falls back in love with her hometown and its people.

Block Party (2022)
Directed by Dawn Wilkinson
Written by Mat Allen & Krista Suh
Starring: Antoinette Robertson, Margaret Avery, Golden Brooks, Faizon Love, John Amos, Luenell Charlyne Yi, Merle Dandridge.
Produced by Branch Out Productions
Shot in Grand Rapids!
Runtime: 1hr 30min
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: Not Rated  |  Common Sense Media Rating: 14+