16th Annual Firefest Hip Hop Block Party
Pastor Phil Jackson, photo provided by Apprey PR
16th Annual Firefest Hip Hop Block Party
The Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago Interrupts Violence By Providing a Platform to Showcase Arts in North Lawndale
(Chicago, IL, June 15) - The Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago is excited to present the 16th Annual Firefest on August 12th from 12 PM until 9 PM at 2111 S. Hamlin Ave in North Lawndale. The anticipated family-focused event is the only hip-hop block party on the west side featuring viral sensation LaRussell.The Pepsi and St. Anthony-sponsored event is strategically designed to actively keep guests in the space all day to engage in many neighborhood activities. There will be activations stations for the youth, adults, and the entire family. There will be food, music, artwork, yoga, basketball tournaments, graffiti artwork, an EMC battle, game trucks, bouncy houses, and more throughout the day. Many local hip-hop artists are scheduled to perform throughout the day. Closing out the block party will be an unforgettable performance from viral hip-hop sensation LaRussel, who will give his authentic and heartfelt flows.
“The Firefest is important because it brings the community together and continues to perpetuate hope within our youth and young adults,” said founder and CEO Pastor Phil Jackson. “Our block party has always elevated hip hop as an artist tool towards transformation in the lives of our community. People look forward to the North Lawndale community coming together to celebrate the power of the arts for transformation, the arts, and youth.”
To attend the 16th Annual Firefest Hip Hop Black Party, we encourage free registration:
https://events.eventnoire.com/e/16th-annual-firefest-hip-hop-block-party-feat-laru?fbclid=IwAR1axPuyWbH3VVy_IlA0G3SPK4mA7SSGXWBNPx3wTMxZCNywfm9Y078LCDA
About the Firehouse Community Arts Center:
The Firehouse Community Arts Center has served as a haven for young people in the Chicago area for over a decade. It has been coordinating various events and art programs dedicated to preventing and interrupting youth and young adults caught in the violence. The Firehouse Community Art Center was birthed from youth and young adults in North Lawndale who attended an all-youth and young adult Saturday night Hip-Hop worship service in 2003, started by Pastor Phil Jackson. Youth and young adults came from all over the community and city to engage in the arts. This prompted Pastor Phil and several partners to incorporate The Firehouse Community Art Center as a 501(c)(3) in 2006, and 2007 they purchased the 100-year-old Chicago Firehouse in North Lawndale. The Firehouse now offers year-round, multi-disciplinary cultural arts programming, mentorship, leadership, and workforce development centered around preventing and interrupting violence.
