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FRESNO–Straight Outta Fresno Presents: Battle for Fresno State, Championship Round
April 15, 2018 @ 2:30 am – 10:00 am
Free
- Legendary Popping pioneer, Timothy “Poppin’ Pete” Solomon
- Deborah McCoy of McCoy hip-hop
- local b-boy legend Charles “Goku” Montgomery of Climax/Soul Control
- Aren “DJ Hecktik” Hekimian, Grizzly Fest organizer and one of the primary architects of the central California hip-hop scene
Portions of the Straight Outta Fresno public history exhibit made up of material from the Straight Outta Fresno archive dedicated to the documentation of Fresno hip-hop history will also be up during the event. In addition, from 9:30am-11:00am, Straight Outta Fresno staff will be on site to conduct walk-in oral histories with any community members who want to share their history and to scan any material (photos, flyers, etc.) community members would like to share. All material gathered will be uploaded to the Straight Outta Fresno public archive which will eventually be hosted on Fresno State’s Henry Madden Library website. Location: Fresno State University, North Gym: 5305 N Maple Ave (near Barstow/Cedar), Fresno, CA 93710 Battle for Fresno State, Championship Round is a free event This event is part of a project Straight Outta Fresno: From Poppin’ to B-Boying and B-Girling supported by California Humanities through an Humanities for All Project Grant.
