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FRESNO–Straight Outta Fresno Presents: Battle for Fresno State, Championship Round

Name: FRESNO–Straight Outta Fresno Presents: Battle for Fresno State, Championship Round
Start: 2018-04-15T02:30:00-07:00
End: 2018-04-15T10:00:00-07:00
Location: Fresno State University North Gym

April 15, 2018 @ 2:30 am – 10:00 am

Free

FRESNO– Straight Outta Fresno Presents: Battle for Fresno State, Championship Round is the second of two battles hosted by the Straight Outta Fresno public history project. In this Championship battle, winners from the Battle for Fresno State, Preliminary Round, Battle of the New Years 3, and winners of an event-day open round, will compete for the Battle for Fresno State crown and prize money. The Battle for Fresno State will feature an impressive lineup of judges made up of some the most respected west coast b-boys representing southern, central, and northern California. The Battle for Fresno State Championship Round will also feature a discussion of Fresno and Central Valley hip-hop history with a panel including:

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.

Details

Date:: April 15, 2018
Time:: 2:30 am – 10:00 am
Cost:: Free
Website:: https://www.facebook.com/pg/FresnoStatePublicHistory/events

Venue

Fresno State University North Gym

5305 N Maple Ave
Fresno, CA 93710 United States + Google Map