PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: July 29, 2005
Contact: Ken Tangvik, Hyde Square Task Force, Inc.
617-905-7424 (cell)
ktangvik@aol.com
A
Summer Evening of Youth Dance, Hip-Hop and Rap
Great
Photo-Op for POSITIVE Boston Summer Youth Activity
On Wednesday, August 3, the Hyde Square Task Force will hold an
“Evening in Mozart Park” to celebrate the talents and diversity of
local youth. The event will take place between 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at
Mozart Park, located at the corner of Centre and Mozart Streets in the
Hyde/Jackson Square area of Jamaica Plain. (RAIN DATE IS THURSDAY,
AUGUST 4)
At the park, youth of all ages will be performing Latin Dance, Hip-Hop,
Break-Dancing, Rap, and Martial Arts. Among the groups that will be
performing are: Ritmo en Acción of the Hyde Square Task Force,
Youth from the Hyde Square Task Force’s youth-led Summer Dance Camp,
the Bromley Heath Cheerleaders, dancers from ROCA, and other local
dance groups.
Brenda Rodriguez-Andujar of the Hyde Square Task Force, a coordinator
of the event, stated that: “Mozart Park continues to be notorious for
youth-gang activity and drugs, but activities like Evenings in Mozart
sends a strong message about all the positive activities of our urban
youth. We want to put our youth up on stage to show the community their
talent and passion.”
In addition to showcasing local youth, the Hyde Square Task Force and
other community groups will be celebrating two major recent community
victories in the neighborhood related to development: the recent
announcement by Mayor Menino of the $200 million Jackson Square
Development and also the Blessed Sacrament Church.
Mayor Menino is scheduled to attend the event that will also feature
food, music, children’s activities, refreshments and a book give-a-way
for children and parents.
