5th Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival Kicks-Off Newark's Largest Outdoor Concert Series

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Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District

Jul 20, 2010, 09:46 ET

NEWARK, N.J., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- To kick-off the internationally anticipated 5th Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival, Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District will host a press conference on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 11:00am at the Russell Aldo Murray Gallery. Every year, the free three-day music festival draws tens of thousands of visitors to Newark all seeking world-class live music (Jazz, Gospel, House, Hip Hop), dance, arts and culture, green consciousness and family fun. For a complete list of this year's performances and attractions for seniors, families, and children please visit www.lpccd.org/mf2010.

WHO:	Baye Adofo-Wilson, Executive Director, LPCCD
	Theresa Hooper-Marshall, Board Chair, LPCCD
	Lauren Craig, Esq., Director, Russell Aldo Murray Gallery
	Caryl Lucas, Newark Community Health Centers
	Zanetta Glover, State Farm

	Invited Speakers:
	Governor Chris Christie, State of New Jersey
	Steven R. Runk, Executive Director, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts
	Mayor Cory A. Booker, City of Newark
	Donald M. Payne Jr., President, Newark Municipal Council
	Ras Baraka, Newark Municipal Councilmember, South Ward
	Darrin Sharif, Newark Municipal Councilmember, Central Ward

WHAT:	A press conference to kick-off the 5th Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival.

WHEN:	July 29 at 11:00am

WHERE:	Russell Aldo Murray Gallery, 460 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102

WHY:	Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District is a non-profit 501c (3) organization with a mission to plan, design and build a comprehensive arts and cultural district in the Lincoln Park/Coast area of the City of Newark, New Jersey. Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) is transforming a low-income neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey from blighted lots into an urban eco-village. Leading the revitalization of an emerging arts and cultural district, LPCCD is one of the nation's best practices in sustainable urban development. The project includes 125 LEED United States Green Building Council certified units, music festivals, historic restoration projects and the Museum of African American Music, a Smithsonian Affiliate.