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Listen to this articleSave Our Streets-Boston, Inc. (SOS) is hosting the 4th Annual Boston Urban Arts Festival on July 16th, 2016 at DCR Martini Shell Memorial Park, 1015 Truman Parkway, Hyde Park, MA. The Urban Arts Festival is a free event to display and encourage the arts within the Boston community, promote positive creative outlets among its youth to prevent violence, all while supporting local Boston artists. From 12-5pm there will be family-friendly events including children’s games and activities like sack races, dodge ball, painting and more. The Boston police and fire departments have been invited as well to speak and run activities for the children.
From 1-5pm there will be live performances from Boston locals including some bands, spoken word, dancers and more. Visual artists will also be in attendance, creating canvases and various other art mediums on site. We are collaborating with the Hyde Park Arts Association and they will host their “Battle of The Arts” competition. Artists will be creating art onsite within a time frame and artist who receives the most votes wins a cash prize. Food and drink will be offered at the event. There will be free giveaways and raffles will be held for prizes.
The purpose of hosting Boston’s 4th Urban Arts Festival is to create more opportunities for local artists to connect with their community. This will help to position Boston’s youth toward something positive and constructive.
Event Date: July 16th, 2016 from 12pm – 5pm
Location: DCR Martini Shell Memorial Park, 1015 Truman Parkway (next to stop and shop), Hyde Park
Cost: Free for all ages – Family-friendly event
Children Activities: From 12-5pm
Live Performances: From 1-5pm
For more information or for volunteer opportunities, please visit www.sos617.org
