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N E W S R E L E A S E
For more information contact:
Maurice Brian Henderson
(215) 687-9618
(215) 463-8474
mauricebrianhenderson@yahoo.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News Release
SCHOOL CHILDREN INVITED TO PERFORM & LEARN AT CITYWIDE YOUTH JAM
Friday, May 26, 2006
ROTUNDA THEATER SPACE
40th & Walnut Street
(Between 40th & 41st on Walnut Street)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
CITY WIDE YOUTH JAM 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Open Mic Performances about Non-Violence and why we should have "Peace in the Hood" by Philadelphia School Children & Community Youth and former Participants of the Philly Teen Slam Team Competition. Spoken Word Artists, Poets, Singers, Rappers and others with Talent are invited to sign-up and perform. Doors open at 3pm to Sign-up for the Open Mic (which seeks to kick-off the preliminary selection for the 2007 Philly Teen Slam Team). Those who choose to highlight there talent may be selected for touring with the Slam Team and/or the National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour. Attendees will be allowed free admittance into the 6pm staged adaptation performance of "To Be Young, Gifted and Black with Rap" featuring members of the National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour with Special Guest Hydeen Beverly from Girard College and Cali Starks, an author and spoken word recording artist from Atlanta who is also the founder of the record label OuttaboxEntertainment.
Special Salute and CD release promotional for the Philly Teen Slam Team, which won the classification of being the Top Five in the World and who also received a standing ovation for there Live Performance at the World Famous Apollo Theater in New York.
The Guest Speaker will be Roger Jackson, Jr., Principal of Paul Robeson High School for the Human Services and author of the bestselling book "I Ain't Scared to Say It."
Award Recipients will include Paulette Chobot from St. Gabriels Hall, Tosha Taylor from the Vare Beacon Community School, Kenyatta Johnson, a Legislative Aide to State Senator Anthony Williams and founder of Peace Not Guns, Robert Hall from Amongst Men, the members of the Philly Youth Slam Team and their coaches Gregory Corbin from Hotep Charter School and William Asad Wright from Lotus Academy. Both of the coaches will also be performing from their new CD releases!!!!
This event is the kick-off of the Memorial Arts Festival as a mission to save the lives of urban youth and school children. The Festival Coordinator is Maurice Henderson, a Truancy Awards Recipient from IDDAY, member of the District Attorney's Office Youth Aide Panel and Edu-tainment Consultant for school programs such as the Amongst Men, Bridging Worlds, the House of Umoja's "Peace in the Hood" and the Catholic Social Services facility St Gabriels Hall.
For more information contact Maurice Henderson at 215.687.9618 or mauricebrianhendersob@yahoo.com
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Memorial Arts Festival & City Wide Youth Jam
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Robins Bookstore
108 S. 13th Street
Phila. PA. 19107
2pm - 8pm
Free and Open to the Public!!!!!!!!!!!
2pm
Workshop: How to Break into the Performing Arts Field, Entertainment Business, Music Industry and Bookselling
3pm
OPEN MIC
4pm
Workshop: How to beome a Successful recording Artist of Spoken Word, Rap Music and Gospel Music
5pm
OPEN MIC
6pm
Workshop: How to Develop Your Performance Skills for the Stage or Create a One Person Show
7pm
Final Presentation and OPEN MIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
N E W S R E L E A S E
For more information contact:
Maurice Brian Henderson
(215) 687-9618
(215) 463-8474
mauricebrianhenderson@yahoo.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News Release
SCHOOL CHILDREN INVITED TO PERFORM & LEARN AT CITYWIDE YOUTH JAM
Friday, May 26, 2006
ROTUNDA THEATER SPACE
40th & Walnut Street
(Between 40th & 41st on Walnut Street)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
CITY WIDE YOUTH JAM 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Open Mic Performances about Non-Violence and why we should have "Peace in the Hood" by Philadelphia School Children & Community Youth and former Participants of the Philly Teen Slam Team Competition. Spoken Word Artists, Poets, Singers, Rappers and others with Talent are invited to sign-up and perform. Doors open at 3pm to Sign-up for the Open Mic (which seeks to kick-off the preliminary selection for the 2007 Philly Teen Slam Team). Those who choose to highlight there talent may be selected for touring with the Slam Team and/or the National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour. Attendees will be allowed free admittance into the 6pm staged adaptation performance of "To Be Young, Gifted and Black with Rap" featuring members of the National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour with Special Guest Hydeen Beverly from Girard College and Cali Starks, an author and spoken word recording artist from Atlanta who is also the founder of the record label OuttaboxEntertainment.
Special Salute and CD release promotional for the Philly Teen Slam Team, which won the classification of being the Top Five in the World and who also received a standing ovation for there Live Performance at the World Famous Apollo Theater in New York.
The Guest Speaker will be Roger Jackson, Jr., Principal of Paul Robeson High School for the Human Services and author of the bestselling book "I Ain't Scared to Say It."
Award Recipients will include Paulette Chobot from St. Gabriels Hall, Tosha Taylor from the Vare Beacon Community School, Kenyatta Johnson, a Legislative Aide to State Senator Anthony Williams and founder of Peace Not Guns, Robert Hall from Amongst Men, the members of the Philly Youth Slam Team and their coaches Gregory Corbin from Hotep Charter School and William Asad Wright from Lotus Academy. Both of the coaches will also be performing from their new CD releases!!!!
This event is the kick-off of the Memorial Arts Festival as a mission to save the lives of urban youth and school children. The Festival Coordinator is Maurice Henderson, a Truancy Awards Recipient from IDDAY, member of the District Attorney's Office Youth Aide Panel and Edu-tainment Consultant for school programs such as the Amongst Men, Bridging Worlds, the House of Umoja's "Peace in the Hood" and the Catholic Social Services facility St Gabriels Hall.
For more information contact Maurice Henderson at 215.687.9618 or mauricebrianhendersob@yahoo.com
***************************************************************************************************
Memorial Arts Festival & City Wide Youth Jam
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Robins Bookstore
108 S. 13th Street
Phila. PA. 19107
2pm - 8pm
Free and Open to the Public!!!!!!!!!!!
2pm
Workshop: How to Break into the Performing Arts Field, Entertainment Business, Music Industry and Bookselling
3pm
OPEN MIC
4pm
Workshop: How to beome a Successful recording Artist of Spoken Word, Rap Music and Gospel Music
5pm
OPEN MIC
6pm
Workshop: How to Develop Your Performance Skills for the Stage or Create a One Person Show
7pm
Final Presentation and OPEN MIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
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