WHAT TO EXPECT

• Opening Welcome: Fred Hearns, Curator of Black History, Tampa Bay History Center
• Opening Prayer – Pastor Freddie Hinson, Jr., New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
• Pledge of Allegiance & National Anthem — Soloist Santiago Pinkney, Springstead High School
• Lift Every Voice and Sing – Soloist Sonja Wise, Ret. Senior Corporal, Tampa Police
• Readers of the Emancipation Proclamation (order may change): Dr. Fred J. Gainous, President Emeritus, Florida A&M University (FAMU); Dr. Jesse Pisors, President, Pasco-Hernando State College; Jeff Rogers, County Administrator, Hernando County; John McKethan, Brooksville City Council; Lechelle Booker, Principal, Hernando High School; Rev. Dr. Emery Ailes, Pristine Springhill Baptist Church; Frank Bell, Historian, Buffalo Soldiers -- Woods & Wanton Chapter, Tampa
• Featured Speaker, Natalie Kahler, Author of Fielder Harris (Elizabeth Robins Diary Podcast)
• Closing Prayer, Pastor Tammy Langley, Citadel of Life Cathedral, Inverness

30-minute intervals begining at

11:00 am to 4:30 pm

Led by Members of the FAMU Marching 100 Alumni Band

FAMU Brooksville Agricultural and Environmental Research Station,

22271 Chinsegut Hill Road, Brooksville, Fl 34601

• Festival Welcome
• Opening of FAMU Farm Fest
• Remarks by Florida A&M University and guests

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Current Workshops, Demonstrations, Educational Activities, Cooperative Extension, 4-H Hand-On workshops, Vendors, KidZone, Wagon Rides, Petting Zoo, Farmers Market, Health Expo

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Workshops/ Demonstrations
• Youth, Family and Community Workshops
• 4-H Farm to Fork Activities