Evolution of Hip Hop Festival

The Evolution of Hip Hop Festival was created to share positive hip hop music and spoken word with people of all ages, & share the history of hip hop music and what it brings to our communities. The festival will include musical performances by local artists, spoken word performances, vendors, and hands-on activities. The festival will highlight the talents from the Somerville community and surrounding cities and showcases Hip Hop culture throughout the decades. This is a free, family-friendly festival!

This festival is an ArtsUnion production put on as a collaboration between the City of Somerville Arts Council and SCATV’s Somerville Line producer Yvette Wilks with support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

This festival will feature:

• MC's Crystal Chandler & Shardai Sam-Clarke
• Spoken word presentation about the evolution of the hip hop culture by Donnie Dixon
• Dance performances by The CONcept Artists, Present-Day Dance Theatre & Sinha' Capoeira Boston
• Art, interactive activities & local community groups
• Spoken word & hip hop open mic

To sign up for the open mic sessions email: watsdawurd@gmail.com

For more information, visit www.somervillema.gov, or www.somervilleartscouncil.org.