For what it is worth:

It is noted in most Black history professional circles and literature that the origin of the term "picnic" derives from the acts of lynching African-Americans. The word "picnic" is rooted from the whole theme of "Pick A Nigger." This is where individuals would "pic" a Black person to lynch and make this into a family gathering. There would be music and a "picnic." ("Nic" being the white acronym for "nigger.") Scenes of this were depicted in the movie "Rosewood."

Not true, look it up on snopes:

"'Picnic' began life as a 17th-century French word -- it wasn't even close to being an American invention. A 1692 edition of Origines de la Langue Françoise de Ménage mentions 'piquenique' as being of recent origin marks the first appearance of the word in print. As for how the French came by this new term, it was likely invented by joining the common form of the verb 'piquer' (meaning "to pick" or "peck") and a nonsense rhyming syllable coined to fit the first half of this new palate-pleaser.

The first documented appearance of the term outside the French language occurred in 1748, but it was 1800 or thereabouts before anyone can prove it made it into the English language. Even then, it still wasn't in America -- it was in England."

Or do a search for "picnic etymology" on Google, or look up "picnic" in a good dictionary.

I'd like to point out to the submitters of this event and everybody else that this post was nearly rejected for two reasons. The main reason is that it failed to include where it was happening. If you are posting an announcement about an event to a website outside of your city, please include the city so people know where the event is taking place. It shouldn't be incumbent upon the editors to figure this out. Secondly, it needs a good intro paragraph explaining the event.

Chuck