Joy Ride: An Odyssey in Black
October 24 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Joy Ride: An Odyssey in Black
Ceremonial Walk
PUBLIC EVENT: Saturday, October 24th, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
To mark the opening of The American Beauty, join Cecil McDonald Jr. and local artists in a celebratory one-mile ceremonial walk through Homewood in Joy Ride: An Odyssey in Black.
The community is invited to experience Joy Ride as participating artists engage in spoken word, drumming, and durational movement.
Joy Ride is a human-powered rickshaw performance created by artist Cecil McDonald Jr.
Photo caption: Cecil McDonald, Jr., Joy Ride. An Odyssey in Black, 2024. Courtesy the artist.