Brooklyn, NY , July 5, 2010 –Brooklyn Bodega, and F.O.K.U.S., announces Family Day partnerships as part of the 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF). Parents and children of all ages are invited to come out and experience fun under the Brooklyn sun at the Tobacco Warehouse in Empire-Fulton Ferry Park starting at 12pm on Saturday, July 10th.
"It's an honor to announce partnerships with such diverse, positive organizations. From Brazilian dance troupe, Angloerios Do Brooklyn, to Urban Art Beat, to American Beatbox Championships, each organization shares Brooklyn Bodega's mission to positively impact society. We strive to do whatever we can to bring Brooklyn together through the BHF. That's why Family Day is so important. It gives people of all ages a chance to participate in the festival through arts, crafts, performance, music, education, activism and entertainment. With BHF Family Day 2010, we continue one of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival's richest traditions- the celebration of family."
- Wes Jackson, Executive Director, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
"F.O.K.U.S. is proud to be collaborating with Brooklyn Bodega for a third time to make Family Day an explosive, creative and educational event for everyone! Brooklyn is a home for family; the BHF festival its reunion day - so bring Grandma and the little ones out for a summer day of pure family entertainment."
- Allison Maritza Lasky, co-president of F.O.K.U.S.
In their 3rd year collaborating on this Family-focused event, both Brooklyn Bodega and F.O.K.U.S. are excited to build with the return of the world's first museum for children. "I am thrilled, that once again the Brooklyn Children's Museum, will participate in Family Day at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. I can only imagine the fun that will be had by all; families dancing, laughing and playing together. I'm sure the museum's live animals will also join in the fun!"
- Georgina Ngozi, President and C.E.O. of The Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Learning by Leading:
In addition, organizations involved include Black Girls Rock, Inc. and Beverly Bond, the National Black Teen Empowerment, WORLD UP! and the American Beatbox Championships will lead mini workshops involving creating sound and movement with vinyls, music technology, and attendees' bodies. YOUNITY's Alice Mirachi and fellow artist Lichiban will be creating an all-day live community mural while SohNup Industries and the Brooklyn Children's Museum will offer stations for special arts & crafts projects for all ages. The Brooklyn Public Library will offer membership cards for children as well as youth poetry and The League of Young Voters will be talking with Family Day goers about the importance of understanding politics in our Brooklyn and greater NYC communities.
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Taking Care of Y/Our Family:
Without our health, where would our family be? Making sure we understand the family healthcare resources at our fingertips, also appearing at the Festival will be Brooklyn's Metropolitan Hospital who will be encouraging event-goers to get informed about family health care, lifeBEAT will offer educational materials about sexual health and the Icla Da Silva Foundation will be informing all and registering potential bone marrow donors.
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Taking it to the Family Stage:
What would a true Hip-Hop event be without the beats or the moves? This year's bill includes live performances by Circa '95, Black Girls Rock, Inc., Angoleiros do Brooklyn, the Hip-Hop Association, Urban Art Beat, Shambhala Yoga & Dance Center, the Astronomical Kid and special guests! DJ Ethos will be on the tables providing music for event-goers all day.
All-day activities include Brooklyn Crescents lacrosse demonstrations and face painting, arts & crafts, board games, blow-up bowling, basketball, balloon artist and free giveaways sponsored by F.O.K.U.S. are all a part of the family fun to be had this year at the 3rd Annual Family Day and 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival!
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CLICK HERE for the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival's Calendar of Events
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Brooklyn Bodega is a multimedia content production and branding company. Our brand extends into event production, journalism and critical media analysis, digital and grassroots marketing, radio, video, and content distribution. While The Bodega is best known for producing New York City's largest Hip-Hop event, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, our expertise also manifests in Brooklyn Bodega Radio, Bodega TV, our blogazine and online home BrooklynBodega.com, and most recently Savannah Boogie Music and Song - a digital content distributor.
The Bodega is made up of an extraordinary group of cultural programmers, marketing professionals, writers, designers and academics who have heeded their own personal call to action and have dedicated themselves to the celebration and preservation of Hip-Hop culture.
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