Food for the Soul
Join us for Food for the Soul: Stories, Tastings, Recipes and Tradition, on Sunday, June 18 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Munson Museum of Art front lawn 310 Genesee Street, Utica, NY.
Enjoy an afternoon of food, music, and tradition, the event is part of Juneteenth Weekend in Utica. Food for the Soul is free and open to the public.
Enjoy tastings from Soul One12 and live music by Astena Smith on the Munson Museum of Art front lawn. Share stories of food and tradition while viewing a display of recipes from local families.
Part of Juneteenth Weekend
This tasty event is just one of a number of Juneteenth events in Utica. View a full slate of events, including the first Levitt AMP Utica concert on June 19, 2023.
About Munson
Munson is an internationally recognized fine arts center in Utica, New York, serving diverse audiences through a renowned Museum of Art, live performances and events, community arts classes, and PrattMWP, the upstate extension campus of the prestigious Pratt Institute.
Founded in 1919, Munson-Williams-Proctor-Arts-Institute, and updated in 2023, Munson continues to evolve while maintaining traditions of fine art and culture. The Museum of Art features a renowned permanent collection, fascinating exhibitions, and education for all ages in an International-style gallery building designed by architect Philip Johnson and also in Fountain Elms, a Victorian-era Italianate mansion with galleries and period rooms.
The Performing Arts division presents world-famous soloists and ensembles, rising stars, recitals with commentary, cinema, family programs, outdoor festival concerts, special events, and educational activities.
The School of Art offers Pratt Munson, a nationally accredited college program in association with Pratt Institute, and community arts classes for adults, teens, and children.
Programs evolving from the interests and intentions of the founders attract more than 150,000 annually.
Munson was originally named for three generations of one Utica, NY family. Alfred Munson (1793-1854), who moved from Connecticut in 1823, accumulated the initial family fortune from industrial interests in the Northeast, including the manufacturing of burrstones and textiles, coalmines, canal development, and railroad and steamboat transportation. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had two children, Helen (1824-94) and Samuel (1826-81).
