Photo by Jasmin Cardenas.
Image: In Armstrong Park, Haji Healing Salon leads a Diasporic Dance experience. Aquil Charlton, Lawrence “Binkey” Tolefree, and Lional “Brother El” Freeman improvise in the next tent. Photo by Alfredo Romo.
Image: Ebere Agwuncha and Alex O’Neill guide youth as they use tools to improvisationally build a structure in Armstrong Park. Photo by Marya Spont-Lemus.
Image: At the Bronzeville Community Garden, Lawrence “Binkey” Tolefree improvises with various participants and passersby. This day’s events were offered in partnership with Build Bronzeville and Boxville’s Wednesday Markets. Photo by Alisha B Designs.
Image: Mobilize! team members offer programming on and near Oakwood Beach as part of Brother El’s Sandbox Symphony VI. Photo by Alisha B Designs.
Photo by Alisha B Designs.
Semana del 8 de agosto, 2021
"Mobilize! Creative Blocks, Collective Dreams" en Kenwood/Oakland/Bronzeville
Este verano, Mobilize Creative Collaborative presenta “Mobilize! Creative Blocks, Collective Dreams” (¡Movilizar! Cuadras Creativas, Sueños Colectivos): una serie de reuniones comunitarias de una semana de duración, que se llevan a cabo al aire libre en cinco vecindarios en los lados sur y suroeste de Chicago, co-diseñado con un equipo de artistas y organizadores comunitarios que también tienes raíces es estos barrios. Esta programación en Kenwood/Oakland/Bronzeville es hecha en conjunto con North Kenwood-Oakland Community Advisory Council, Armstrong Park Council, Build Bronzeville, y Brother El’s Sandbox Symphony, con programación adicional y apoyo por Chicago Park District, Engage Bronzeville, Haji Healing Salon, y AB Designs.
Lugares
Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park (4433 S. St. Lawrence Ave.)
Bronzeville Community Garden (323 E. 51st Street)
Oakwood Beach (4100 S. Lake Shore Dr.)
El Programa Para Kenwood/Oakland/Bronzeville
Este evento es gratuito, para gente de todas edades, accesible, y al aire libre. Excepto cuando indicado lo contrario, puede unirse a eventos o talleres a cualquier hora guste. Para los eventos con (*), se pide que participe desde el principio.
Programación sujeta a cambios.
Lunes, 9 de agosto, de 3-7pm
En Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park (4433 S. St. Lawrence Ave.)
Martes, 10 de agosto, de 3-7pm
En Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park (4433 S. St. Lawrence Ave.)
Miercoles, 11 de agosto, de 4-7pm
En Bronzeville Community Garden (323 E. 51st Street), como parte de Build Bronzeville’s Boxville Wednesday Markets
Jueves, 12 de agosto, de 3-7pm
En Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park (4433 S. St. Lawrence Ave.)
Sábado, 14 de agosto, de 2-8pm
En Oakwood Beach (4100 S. Lake Shore Dr.), como parte de Brother El’s Sandbox Symphony VIACCESSIBILITY:
Facilidad de Acceso
Ponga se en contacto a través de nuestra página www.mobilizecreative.com con sus preguntas o requisitos de facilidad de acceso.
Meet the Kenwood/Oakland/Bronzeville Team
Aquil Charlton | Music Producer. Maker. Multimedia & Participatory Artist.
Founder of the Mobile Music Box and founding member of Mobilize Creative Collaborative, Aquil “AQ” Charlton (he/him pronouns) uses imagination, music, and making to engage people and communities in play. Rooted in hip hop and black rhythmic traditions, the dynamically talented AQ is a block party in the flesh: He can rap while programming beats and improvise a hook with the audience as they play along on instruments they made together by hand. Aquil is an accomplished performer, DJ, and producer who has participated in tours, cultural exchanges, and residencies as far from home as Pakistan and Moscow. He uses analog electronics, synths, samples, and natural recordings to create otherworldly environments and simple grooves for his witty, cerebral songwriting. He also performs live improvisations and collaborates with other musicians and visual artists to create immersive experiences. A Kenwood, Chicago resident, Aquil is a teaching artist in his community and father to a young son.
IG | @mobilemusicbox @mraquil
Binkey | Singer, Writer, Poet.
Binkey can do it all. He sings, writes and recites poetry, freestyles, writes plays and skits, acts and host open mic sets all over the world. Binkey is an excellent writer and his comedic timing cannot be matched. He can host anything from poetry sets to bar mitzvahs (and he has too!!)
Binkey accents his poetry with captivating lyrics and soul-filled melodies. His passion for performance and seemingly endless energy are fueled through his love for teaching, learning, mentoring and entertaining.
Some of the accomplishments that Binkey has been awarded include: 2010 MGD Freestyle Champion, BET New Face Finalist, Jokes and Notes Stand-up Winner, Mixtape Mondays Rap Battle Champion, Creator of Just-Us Improv, Lead vocalists for bands Deep Fayed & Fly By Pants, Actor in numerous plays at Chicago Theatre, DuSable Museum & Gate Theatre in ChiangMai, Thailand, winner at Showtime at the Apollo Theater in New York.
Binkey now back in Chicago from SE Asia where he’d created a community of artist who come to share their gifts with the world at his home Healing House every Friday. This is only the beginning for him.
IG | @binkey1
Jasmine A Barber | Tarot Reader + Spiritual Practitioner, Rapper, Multidisciplinary Artist, Educator, Curator, and Host/Speaker
Jasmine A Barber, also known as the rapper J Bambii, is an artist, educator, tarot reader, and cartoon-lover from the Southside of Chicago. She is the founder and creator of The Brown Skin Lady Show & the community healing initiative called “Come Together”. Jasmine has also released a tape called “RETROGRADE” under her alias. She is currently working on another body of music & more community focused events.
IG | @oprah_gucci , Website | https://linktr.ee/brownskinladyshow
Lional “Brother El” Freeman | Spontaneous Composer, Multidisciplinary Creative and Educator (Motivational Technologist)
Lional “Brother El” Freeman is a spontaneous composer, multidisciplinary creative, and educator who uses music and visual arts to express ideas while connecting people to a higher plane of consciousness. Raised in the hip hop aesthetic and DIY movement, he constantly looks to push the boundaries of music as an expert in the Live PA field. Formally trained as an Audio Engineer and Graphic Designer, he has acquired many different skills running The Beat Bank, an independent record label. His sets often include using sequencers, synthesizers, drum machines, and samplers to create fully improvised and live beat-making. As an educator, Brother El has developed outreach methods that teach multiple subjects to youth audiences centered around electronic music, science, and wellness. Students gain not only musical knowledge and abilities, they learn firsthand the importance of working together as a team, self-discipline, personal responsibility, confidence, and the value of commitment.
IG | @BrotherEl , Website | www.thebeatbank.net
