2nd annual “Soul Food and Champagne Brunch” in recognition of Juneteenth to take place June 22

The Friends of Cedar View (FOCV) have announced tickets are now on sale for the 2nd Annual Juneteenth “Soul Food and Champagne” Brunch taking place at the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center in Red Bank, N.J.

About Soul Food and Champagne” Brunch

This year’s event features great food, mimosas, and champagne. Soft drinks and desserts will also be available.

Guests will enjoy live music by Chuck Lambert and a historical figure portrayal by Lorraine Stone. The event includes a tour of the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center and its exhibits.

Funds raised will support the restoration and maintenance of the cemetery.

Event Details

The event will take place Sunday, June 22 between 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. at the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center located on 94 Drs. James Parker Blvd, Red Bank, NJ.

Tickets are $75 per person (processing fee applies). Purchase via Eventbrite.

Seating is limited. If weather permits, the brunch will be a Garden Style Party on the Cultural Center’s front lawn. Otherwise, it will be held indoors.

Tickets for Soul Food and Champagne” Brunch

To purchase tickets, please visit Eventbrite.

About Friends of Cedar View Cemetery

Friends of Cedar View (FOCV) works to preserve and protect Cedar View Cemetery, an African American burial site in Lincroft, New Jersey, founded on November 14, 1850.

The organization strives to maintain the solemnity of the cemetery and raise public awareness of its historical and cultural significance. Cedar View is one of Monmouth County’s most historic Black gravesites, where many interred were formerly enslaved people and their manumitted descendants.

For decades, the cemetery was neglected and overgrown. Recent restoration efforts by FOCV have helped return it to a place of remembrance and honor.