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Alex Pardee’s (Juxtapoz cover #79) long-awaited (first ever) vinyl figure is the Walrus Rider, a two-faced creature, whose legs were stolen, seeking vengeance and searching for his legs atop his walrus associate. The figure is approximately 11″ tall and has bendy arms and a removable tusk, which fits into the rider’s hand. Make sure to mark on Saturday, May 30th on your calendars, as Alex will be releasing and signing his Walrus Rider at the UP flagship store in San Francisco. More info here…
On Saturday May 9, The Living Word Project partnered with Riverside Theatre, MAPP International, Mighty4 and Samurai Graphix to present LIFE is LIVING, a public outdoor installation to catalyze deeper thought and community action around the value of life and our relationship to our planet. LIFE is LIVING is an attempt to use Hip-Hop culture to de-corporatize the GREEN movement, emphasizing LIFE in neglected neighborhoods as a pathway to arts integration and green living.
The event in Harlem featured: The Estria Invitational Living Word Graffiti Battle, The Mighty 4 B Boy Battle hosted by Paulskeee and the JamesTOP Blackbook Battles with live performances by Kurtis Blow’s Hip Hop Choir, Brave New Voices Green Team, Riverside Inspirational Choir, Grace Kelly Jazz Quartet, and D Cross, hosted by Marc Bamuthi Joseph.
Youth Speaks Executive Director James Kass will accompany two incredible young poets to the White House as they perform for President and Mrs. Obama. Jamaica Osorio (Hawai’i) and Joshua Bennett (Philadelphia), both prominently featured in HBO’s Brave New Voices, will share poems as part of a night of artistic exploration around the power of voice. Joining James Earl Jones, Michael Chabon and others, these two young poets will represent the Brave New Voices movement as part of a new generation of poets and cultural leaders.
