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URL:https://coolcleveland.com/events/block-party-grows-into-major-arts-and
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SUMMARY:Block Party Grows Into Major Arts and Community Fest on St. Clair
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 Artist Dayzwhun[/caption]\nSat 8/9 @ noon-9PM\nFive years ago\, Cleveland 
 artist/muralist Dayzwhun started a little festival he dubbed the St. Clair
  Art Fest\, taking place on the corner of St. Clair Avenue and East 40th S
 treet where his tattoo studio Red Lion (which doubles as a gallery packed 
 with visual art) is located.\nNow\, in its 6th year\, what began as a bloc
 k party has outgrown the corner and will be a full-blown street festival s
 prawling from East 41st to East 45th Street. It’s the first year the str
 eet will be blocked off. He’s got some new partners too\, including the 
 Brownhoist\, a vintage office building that’s now a hub for the arts\, l
 ocated at East 44th and St. Clair\, plus city council persons Anthony Hair
 ston and Stephanie Howse Jones. He says the nearby Ingenuity Festival will
  have a presence\, and that the network of musicians and artists who will 
 be present has expanded.\n“It’s a celebration of the arts\,” he says
 . “I noticed that not all of people were being represented in the arts\,
  and I thought this would be a contribution as well to a scene to a commun
 ity. I want to add something to it. Being that hip hop has been a strong c
 ontribution to my life I felt the need to do an event that would honor not
  only hip hop [music] but the artistic side of hip hop — graffiti art\, 
 dancing. It is the 50th anniversary of hip hop. We want to show the next g
 eneration the role the arts play.”\nThat will include more than 50 vendo
 rs\, performers and artists of various types\, including graffiti and mura
 l artists\, as well as hands-on artmaking opportunities with a chalk artis
 t\, ceramics instructor and more. Music will be provided by Joe Abrams &am
 p\; The Faces of BELMEZ\, Muamin Collective\, PEACHCURLS\, and others\; co
 medians Ramon Rivas and Dashawn will bring the laughs\, Poetry Unplugged w
 ith bring the verbiage\, and Deep Roots Collective\, the art gallery in Fa
 irfax\, is putting together a “Word is Born” installation. There’ll 
 be a Family Zone in the street and the Brownhoist will be open as an 18+ g
 athering place. And yes\, there will be food trucks.\n“There’s a littl
 e bit of nervousness\,” says Dayzwhun. “It seems our date has become a
  little more popular as far as having events. We’re in competition with 
 a lot\, but it’s a nice-sized city with a lot of people. It’s amazing 
 to have it in the street\, let the kids draw in the street. Having perform
 ances in the middle of St. Clair is going to be exciting.”\n“It's abou
 t revitalizing the neighborhood\,” he adds. “St. Clair has a strong ar
 tist community. Not just us\, Ingenuity is here\, a few other galleries. I
 t’s the first year we’ve opened it up to neighborhood more — communi
 ty through arts. Unity in the arts is building.”\nThe festival is free a
 nd open to all. Go here for more information.\n[mappress mapid="4735"]
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 Arts,Drinks,Performance,Festival,Eats,Civic
 Affairs,Entrepreneurialism,Party,Comedy,Education,Culture,Kids,Teen,colleg
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