The first event for "So Fresh Saturdays" at an Englewood Park takes place
Saturday from 3 to 8 p.m. in Hermitage Park, 5839 S. Wood Street. It's part of the Chicago Park District's
Night Out in the Parks. In the meanwhile more info from the
Tribune :
A collective of community-based poets, rappers, musicians, dancers
and other artists will gather Saturday in Englewood to kick off a series
of free outdoor festivals in the neighborhood, officials said.
“So
Fresh Saturdays” is a series of gatherings designed to get residents
out into their local parks to claim the spaces for child’s play, said
Asiaha Butler, a long-time Englewood resident and president of the
Resident Association of Greater Englewood.
The move comes just as school is about to let out for summer and the
warm weather will drive more people into the city’s public spaces.
Gathering
in the parks to play, entertain and educate young people, the group
hopes, will leave little room for gang members and adults committed to
wrongdoing to take over the areas.
“We know … we have to blend
arts and entertainment with activism in order to engage and address
issues we have throughout the neighborhood” Butler said in a released
statement.
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