Weds, July 1st
Chicago One Love Kick-Off @
Logan Square Auditorium, 6pm
The 7th Annual Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Month celebrations will kick off in grand fashion this year as the local hip-hop community comes together to not only celebrate and mark the contributions of their own, they will converge as a united voice to take a stand, and amplify a collective voice against violence in Chicago, especially violence that affects children... in this year’s community kick-off concert entitled Chicago One Love with special performances by Jitu Tha Jugganot, Dr Groove, Ang 13, Respect Ours, Kuumba Lynx, NoTryDo Sincere, FM Supreme, Lid Law, Aqua Moon, 21st Century Hip-Hop, Poetree Chicago, Amina, Coolout Chris, Absolute Ikon, and more...
Sat, July 11th
Elastic Hip-Hop Series ‘All Stars’ with 360 Emcee Battle, 8pm
This night will also showcase Elastic Hip-Hop Series All Stars,
Phillip Morris, Urbanized Music, among others...
Tues-Sun, July 14th - 19th
Brave New Voices, The 12th annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, convenes the top young poets and spoken word artists, aged 13-19, from across the United States and beyond. Brave New Voices 2009 will take place in Chicago, IL from July 14 – 19. Finals take place at Chicago Theater on
Sat, July 18th
So Fresh & So Green
10am-7pm
Kuumba Lynx and partners presents
So Fresh & So Green, an eco-environmental festival.
Visit www.kuumbalynx.org for details
Sat, July 25th
Social Justice Conference Northeastern Illinois University Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies. Caucuses, workshops, presentations, agenda building The Political Re-Birth of Chicago Hip Hop: Alive and Accountable
Monday July 27th
Edible Audible Picnic
Millennium Park,
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, The Great Lawn…. In a musical salute to urban arts and culture,
Chicago’s hip-hop community comes together to celebrate the 7th annual Chicago Hip-Hop
Heritage Month with musical performance, dance, lyricism, and poetry in a
multi-generational production entitled
‘Chicago Hip-Hop…
And It Don’t Stop…The Movement Continues’.
Ft/ All Natural, Primeridian, Opus, Urbanized Music,
Ang 13, FM Supreme, Deja Taylor, DJ Manowax, AquaMoon,
Kuumba Lynx, Stick & Move, GQ The Teacher.
Weds, July 30th,
The E Event, B-Girl Power Power-Party
@ Darkroom 2210 W. Chicago Ave
Presented by A8, The E Event, Chi Hip-Hop Initiative
Fri, July 31th
Best of Elastic Hip-Hop II,
The Wrap Up Show!
This event will begin with a networking social at 7pm.
The stage opens at 9pm with an open mic, followed by featured performances.
Weekly Events:
Mondays
"Mixtape Monday's" Open Mic
Bring your own music on cd. Sign up by 9pm. $5. 21 & over
Exedus ll 3477 N. Clark Ave.
Tuesdays
Funk Flix @ Butterfly Social Club, 722 W. Grand Ave
6pm until. After work set with networking, a movie, good conversation, dj spins the night out
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