THE 4TH ANNUAL WINTER BLOCK PARTY FOR CHICAGO’S HIP-HOP ARTS

The 4th Annual Winter Block Party for Chicago’s Hip-Hop Arts

Saturday, January 21 2012
12:00 noon - 11:00pm

Admission
Noon-6PM: FREE
8PM: $15/general admission, $12/WBEZ members, $10/students (with valid ID)

Metro
3730 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60613

Presented by Chicago Public Media - WBEZ 91.5FM

Join Voices of a People's History, with Chicago Project Director Mariah Neuroth and Kevin Coval, co-founder and artistic director of Louder Than A Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival, for a free screening of Howard Zinn's film THE PEOPLE SPEAK and a giveaway of free teaching materials including a DVD of the film, books by Howard Zinn, teaching guides, and lesson plans.

ABOUT THE WINTER BLOCK PARTY

WBEZ's Off-Air Event Series extends your listening experience to nights on the town – come see what you’ve been hearing and celebrate Chicago! Each month promises to be different and something not to miss—with discounted tickets for WBEZ members.

Over 2,000 people attended WBEZ’s Winter Block Party last year, and this year’s all day FREE Party will again feature a street art and graffiti gallery, a film screening, a literary event, breakdancing exhibitions, the Emcee Olympics, the Hip-Hop Barbershop, live painting by Ruben Aguirre, music all afternoon by some of Chicago’s best DJs, and more.

First held in January 2009, this all-ages, all-city celebration of Chicago's new and emerging artists of the hip-hop generation is truly a chance for everybody from anywhere to experience the breadth and style, multiple elements and forms of the hip-hop arts.

Then join us for the 2012 culminating event: "Legends of the BodyRock: An All-City 3-on-3" beginning at 8pm (doors at 7:30pm). This retrospective on the history of breakdancing in Chicago will include feature interviews and archive footage, live guests, and the semi-final and final rounds of a live head-to-head “3 on 3” dance battle hosted by Legendary Brickheadz.

DOORS OPEN AT NOON

View the 2012 street art and graffiti gallery exhibition, curated by Believe Inn & Kevin Coval and featuring: Chris Silva, Lauren Feece, Krista Franklin, Ruben Aguirre, Kane One, Angela Davis Fegan, Justus Roe a.k.a djwhitelightning, Brett Whitacre, and MANY MORE.

Shop the marketplace featuring Haymarkert Books and The Silver Room, along with works by participating visual artists. A complete Catalog of works-for-sale will be available at the door.

Make an appointment with the Hip-Hop Barbershop (open Noon-5pm).

1pm: FILM SCREENING (free - limited seating available): "The People Speak" is a beautiful and moving film inspired by Howard Zinn’s groundbreaking books A People’s History of the United States and Voices of a People's History of the United States. Narrated by acclaimed historian Howard Zinn, and using dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries and speeches of everyday Americans, this documentary feature film gives voice to those who spoke up for social change throughout U.S. history, forging a nation from the bottom up with their insistence on equality and justice.