All Culture OCT 2 WED 2013 OCT 4 FRI 2013 SBCT TO THE BEAT OCT 7 MON 2013 OCT 9 WED 2013 Trail (SBCT) Festival A ‘70s themed Hip Hop DJ party SBCT ON THE FLIP SIDE RDACBX BOOGIE MICS honoring the Father of Hip Hop, DJ Kool SBCT, THE POINT CDC & TATS CRU SBCT & MUSIC HERITAGE events are FREE Boogie Mics’ Anniversary Party hosted by Herc. Host MC A.B.E and DJ Boogie THE WRITERS BENCH CENTER CHECK THE RHYME: Two part exhibition: [Side B] is a group BRONX AND BEYOND unless otherwise show of Pioneer photographers who John Mega and Warren Britt. Special Blind create an evening dedicated to his Graffiti workshop based on the original preserved the history of Hip Hop, appearance by DJ Kool Herc. Two songs innovations and contributions to DJing. “Writing Benches” where Graffiti artists An MC Freestyle Challenge event noted. capturing the other side of the Bronx’s $7. www.rebeldiaz.blogspot.com Event is for adults: 18+ years or older. used to meet in subways and street focusing on MCing from the “Golden Make sure to come dressed to impress in benches to develop their skills. Graffiti Age” of Hip Hop. Host Lady L, DJ Fred darkest times through the culture, OCT. 4 FROM 7 PM – 12 AM, BMHC your funky fresh ‘70s outfit! Pioneers TATS CRU will be honored at the Ones and featured artists, YC the Cynic strength and innovation of Bronxites. LAB: 1303 LOUIS NIÑÉ BLVD. BX, NY 10459 Featuring photographers: OCT. 5 FROM 7 – 9 PM event and will give a presentation and and Rebel Diaz pay homage to three CASITA: 928 SIMPSON ST, BX, NY 10459 demo. Workshop is for ages 13+ or older. of the most influential MCs of all time: Charlie Ahearn, Henry Chalfant, TBB THE BRONX BOYS ROCKING Joe Conzo, Jr., Ricky Flores and Register at: [email protected] Pioneer Grandmaster Melle Mel and CREW ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Trailblazers KRS ONE and Eric B. & Lisa Kahane as well as a special EL FOGON CENTER FOR ARTS OCT. 7 FROM 4:30-6 PM, THE POINT Join DJ Danny Dan the Beatmann, Aby, Rakim. Event is for adults 18+ years dedication to the Godfather of Hip Hop ART RAPTURE MONTHLY SHOWCASE CDC: 940 GARRISON AVE BX, NY 10474 Bom 5, Chief 69, DJ Charlie Hustle, or older. by Chief 69 and OF THE ARTS Solo 138, Edertron, Noir, Papo and OCT. 9 FROM 7 – 9 PM, BMHC LAB: Statch (U.R.G.O.D). El Fogon’s monthly showcase of Hip Hop many others for the yearly celebration of 1303 LOUIS NIÑÉ BLVD. BX, NY 10459 the original B-Boy Crews in Hip Hop. visual artists and performers. Event is for OCT 8 TUES 2013 [Side A] is a solo show of Bronx artist all ages. Admission: $5. www.elfogon.org OCT. 4 AT VARIOUS TIMES AND LOCATIONS SBCT & PREGONES THEATER Glendalys Medina, whose work OCT. 5 AT 8 PM incorporates the elements of Hip Hop FOR DETAILS VISIT TBB ON FACEBOOK I REMINISCE [SO YOU NEVER YC THE CYNIC CHIEF 69 EL FOGON: 989 HOME ST. BX, NY 10459 as tools for individual transformation. FORGET THIS] BRONX RIVER ART CENTER A panel exploring the global influences OPENING: OCT. 2 FROM 6 - 8 PM TBB THE BRONX BOYS ROCKING BOOGIE DOWN STENCIL WORKSHOP of Hip Hop with special guest [Side B]: OCT. 2 – NOV. 6, 2013 CREW ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION [Side A]: NOV. 20, 2013 – JAN. 8, 2014 Participants will have the chance to join performance by Cricket and The First Join DJ Danny Dan the Beatmann, Aby, Events are for all ages. the Bronx River Art Center’s teaching Step Crew from Iraq. Panelists include: artist, Manuel Acevedo, and staff in Bom 5, Chief 69, DJ Charlie Hustle, Solo Cricket, Hayder Al-Kaabi, Kwikstep, CASITA: 928 SIMPSON ST, BX, NY 10459 creating their own “Boogie Down” stencil 138, Edertron, Noir, Papo and many Mark Naison and Joseph Schloss. and painted bandanas. Event is for all others for the yearly celebration of the Moderated by Toni Blackman. BRONX CHILDREN’S MUSEUM BIRTH ages. www.bronxriverart.org original B-Boy Crews in Hip Hop. Performance is in collaboration with the OF HIP HOP MURAL OCT. 4 FROM 4 – 6 PM OCT. 5 FROM 12 – 4 PM, Event is for all Faculty of American Voices’ YES Mural workshop led by the Bronx BRAC: 2064 BOSTON RD, BX, NY 10460 ages. BETANCES COMMUNITY CENTER: Academy Iraq. Event is for all ages. Children’s Museum. Event is for all 465 ST. ANNS AVE., BX NY 10455 OCT. 8 FROM 6 – 8 PM, PREGONES ages. Visit BCM’s Facebook page for THE POINT CDC 4 PM – 12 AM, Event is for adults: 18+ THEATER: 575 WALTON AVE., BX, NY 10451 more information and to sign up. STATCH FROM MAMBO TO HIP HOP: GRAFFITI years or older. THE HIDEAWAY: 1180 OCT. 2 FROM 4 – 6 PM AND THE MEDIA IT INSPIRES COMMERCE AVE. BX, NY 10462 CASITA: 928 SIMPSON ST, BX, NY 10459 As part of their “From Mambo to Hip Hop” series, THE POINT CDC presents a photography exhibition and artist OCT 6 SUN 2013 OCT 3 THURS 2013 presentation featuring FLINT… and NIC ONE with images of Graffiti from the SBCT & THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE BAAD! BRONX ACADEMY OF ARTS late 1960s and 1980s. Event is for all ARTS BREAK EASY AND DANCE ages. www.thepoint.org A Breaking and DJ / Turntablist event FLYING THROUGH THE AIR IN with Host Chief 69 and DJ Enygma that OCT. 4 FROM 7 – 9 PM, THE POINT CDC: PANTYHOSE – QUEERS IN HIP HOP pays homage to Breaking Pioneers, The 940 GARRISON AVE BX, NY 10474 Panel discussion with queer dancers Bronx Boys Rocking Crew and Rock and artists that are shaping the image Steady Crew as well as DJ Grandmaster REBEL DIAZ of Hip Hop. Event is for ages 13+. Flash, inventor of many of the earliest 718-842-5223 OCT 5 SAT 2013 Hip Hop DJ innovations such as backspin and punch phrasing. Event is for all ages. OCT. 3 AT 6:30 PM, BAAD!: 2474 SBCT THE BRONX REVOLUTION AND OCT. 6 FROM 6 – 8 PM WESTCHESTER AVE., BX, NY 10461 THE BIRTH OF HIP HOP THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS: 1040 DJ BOOGIE A multimedia production about Hip GRAND CONCOURSE, BX, NY 10456 BLIND BRONX MUSIC HERITAGE CENTER Hop’s South Bronx origins told through DANCE PARTY WITH DJ KS*360 the personal narratives of 5 Hip Hop FOR UPDATES TO THE (KWIKSTEP) @ THE BMHC LAB! Pioneers: GrandWizzard Theodore, MC A.B.E SCHEDULE AND TO Groove with DJ KS*360 (aka Kwikstep: Joe Conzo, Jr., Grandmaster Caz, DOWNLOAD THE SOUTH Rokafella and BG183 of TATS CRU. internationally-known Hip Hop dancer) BRONX CULTURE TRAIL Created and directed by acclaimed LADY L along with Rokafella and Full Circle MAP SITES PLEASE VISIT: Dance Company to classic Hip Hop, choreographer Joanna Haigood in Funk, Disco, House and Latin Grooves! collaboration with 3_Search and the www.casitamaria.org Event is for all ages. cast. Event is for all ages. DJ www.bronxmusic.org OCT. 5 AT 3:30 PM FRED ONES OCT. 3 FROM 6:30 – 10 PM, BMHC CASITA: 928 SIMPSON ST, BX, NY 10459 LAB: 1303 LOUIS NIÑÉ BLVD. BX, NY 10459

DUCATION TS & E CRICKET R AR FO PRESENT TER STREETS CEN N THE IA ING I AR ANC THE FIRST M D D ITA AN STEP CREW AS FROM IRAQ C DJ ENYGMA OCTOBER 2–9, 2013 SOUTH BRONX SOUTH BRONX CULTURE CULTURE TRAIL FESTIVAL TRAIL ADVISORY COUNCIL PHOTO CREDITS: MEDIA PARTNERS All photos are courtesy of Alex Aponte* the artists. Cover photo: “Notorious Two,” (1981) by Anna Arraya Colon* 52 People for Progress, Inc. Joe Conzo, Jr. Special Arthur Aviles BAAD! Bronx Academy of thanks to Joe Conzo, Jr. Antonio Sergio Bessa for his talent, vision and Arts and Dance Nancy Biberman generous support. Bronx Children’s Museum BG183* (TATS CRU) Benny Bonilla* Bronx Council on the Arts Américo Casiano* Bronx Documentary Center Alvan Colon Lespier Marcos A. Crespo Bronx Music Heritage Center THE SOUTH Robert Crespo* BRONX CULTURE Bronx Net Jorge Popmaster Fabel TRAIL is an initiative by Bronx River Art Center Elizabeth Figueroa Casita Maria Center for Arts Ricky Flores* & Education and its Company in

The South Bronx The South Bronx Bronx Tourism Council GrandWizzard Theodore* Residence, Dancing in the Streets, FESTIVAL Trail Culture City Lore Rolando Infante in order to capture key moments in the Michael Kamber South Bronx community’s cultural history El Fogon Center for the Arts Elena Martínez and incorporate them to stimulate economic El Maestro Pedro Albizu Campos Kerry McLean future economic and creative development. Community Center Al Quiñones Tina Ramírez* CASITA MARIA CENTER FOR ARTS & EDUCATION En Foco Angel Rodriguez* continues its 79-year legacy of serving youth of the This year’s SOUTH BRONX Rosalba Rolón South Bronx community and other New Yorkers at its Lehman College Art Gallery new state-of-the-art-facility with comprehensive kindergar- Rafael Salamanca, Jr. CULTURE TRAIL FESTIVAL: THE No Longer Empty ten through college arts and education programs supported Bobby Sanabria by a gallery and a theater to bolster learning. Casita offers safe, BIRTH OF HIP HOP leads us back to the begin- Pepatián Robert Sancho* rigorous and creative programs both during the school day and ning. The earliest days when there was DJ Kool Herc with Pregones Theater Lisa A. Sorin during out-of-school time that help transform the lives of the youth Eric Soto it serves. www.casitamaria.org his desire for positive social change, unrivaled sound and ingenious Rebel Diaz Dave Valentin* innovations to the break that revolutionized everything about the beats. TATS CRU The Mural Kings DANCING IN THE STREETS has a 29-year legacy as a producer of *Casita Maria innovative dance, interdisciplinary, and site-specific performances in From there, we celebrate all the B-Boys, B-Girls, DJs and MCs who The Bronx Boys Rocking Crew Alumni unexpected public locations throughout . Since moving to the followed by manipulating those beats into an extension of the body, mind and The Bronx Museum of the Arts South Bronx in 2011 as a Company in Residence at Casita Maria, Dancing in the Streets is applying that legacy towards developing public performances soul. We revel in the Graffiti Artists’ refusal to remain unseen and anonymous. We The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx that expand the cultural conversation, build community, nurture The Laundromat Project artists, and reclaim, revitalize, and draw attention to the borough’s unknown pay tribute to Afrika Bambaataa’s commitment to evolving and bringing Hip Hop architectural, natural, and cultural treasures. www.dancinginthestreets.org The Point CDC together, while still holding the core values strong. We cherish the esteemed artists and WHEDco THE SOUTH BRONX CULTURE TRAIL is supported by The Rockefeller Foundation’s historians who documented and preserved it for future generations. We venerate all the NYC Cultural Innovation Fund with additional support from Bronx Lebanon Hospital Windows of Hip Hop Center, Con Edison, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and The New York great Pioneers of Hip Hop, who not only changed our city but also took the entire Woodlawn Conservancy Community Trust. The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop is supported by the world with them in the process. National Endowment for the Arts, Con Edison, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters / MetLife Foundation All-In: Re-imagining Community Participation Grant Most of all, we stand in awe of earlier generations of Bronxites and their insuppressible spirit Program and sponsored by . that transformed unfathomable socio-economic and political challenges into an unstoppable force for creation. Fortunately for us, the Bronx’s aesthetic drive is still as strong today, because THE BIRTH OF HIP HOP also brings us right back to the here and now. We treasure and make way for all of our brilliant, emerging artists, who continue to build on the monumental legacies of the past. We hope you join us, since ultimately, this festival is about you – taking part and making it all worthwhile.