Join us for our annual celebration of the artistic and cultural vibrancy of the Washington Park neighborhood. Our family-friendly community block party will feature games, activities for the whole family, and performances from local musicians and the Arts + Public Life/Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture artists-in-residence, along with food from a variety of local vendors.
Block Party Features:
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE STAGE
- Set by student DJ Alex Aguilar (1:45pm)
- Performances...
Join us for our annual celebration of the artistic and cultural vibrancy of the Washington Park neighborhood. Our family-friendly community block party will feature games, activities for the whole family, and performances from local musicians and the Arts + Public Life/Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture artists-in-residence, along with food from a variety of local vendors.
Block Party Features:
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE STAGE
- Set by student DJ Alex Aguilar (1:45pm)
- Performances by teens in our Community Actors Program with After School Matters. (2pm)
- An homage to house music by artists-in-residence Honey Pot Performance (2:15pm)
- Set by student DJ Sydney Johnson (2:45pm)
- An Afro-Latin set by Pa-ti (3pm)
- A soul set by DJ Ayana Contreras (3:45pm)
- Special Performance by artist-in-residence alumnus avery r young (4:30pm)
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Artist-designed games
- Make-and-take activities with FrankenToyMobile and Inside Out
- Cold Blooded Animals
- Double Dutch Competition with James T. Green
- A tour of the Arts Incubator and Design Apprenticeship Program Woodshop and youth programs
- Free family reunion-style t-shirt designed by Artists-in-Residence
- Open studio with David Leggett
FOOD
- Soul Food + BBQ from the Southern Pitch Food Truck
- Free shaved ice by Hustleman for the first 200 attendees
- Free ice cream from Melissa Leandro as part of Mom & Pops Exhibition in the Arts Incubator Gallery
- Free desserts by Ms. Lee's Good Food for the first 50 attendees
- Extended hours and coffee specials at Currency Exchange Café
Free.
Presented by Arts and Public Life and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture.
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This event is wheelchair accessible. Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to participate in these events should contact Arts + Public Life for assistance at 773.702.9724 or artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu.