Celebrate Hip Hop In Somerville's Union Square

SOMERVILLE, MA – The third annual Evolution of Hip Hop Festival lands in Somerville this weekend. The event will be hosted by Crystal Chandler and Shardai Sam-Clarke and feature rappers, singers, spoken word poets, dancers, beatboxers and visual artists from the community and its surrounding cities.

Live art and interactive activities, as well as information tables from local community groups, will be available during the performances. The festival is an ArtsUnion production, sponsored by the City of Somerville, Somerville Arts Council, Wat's da WURD, Xperience Creative and the Boston Smoke Shop.

The Evolution of Hip Hop Festival will take place Sunday, Oct. 1 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. in Union Square Plaza and feature the following performances:

• Musical performances by Oompa, Marcela Cruz, Notoriety, Devin Ferreira, DJ Slipwax, Genie Santiago, BusyBars, Anturazh, Dzidor Azaglo, Lil' Static & JDel, CeloDAMF, Von Don, Vid the Visionary
• Dance performances by QWAM, VibeStyle & Friends, and CrewNex.
• Live art by Acoma Art, B. Cartier, V.Kash, Marisa Kang, Jessie Nocella, Joey Free, Nic Nak, Basement Trybe, and Baboon

More info/vendor opportunities:

Please contact lisa@xperiencecreative for available vendor opportunities. For questions about the festival, please contact Special Events Manager, Nina Eichner at 617-625-6600 ext. 2998.

Photo Credit: Mark Jones, submitted by City of Somerville