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Englewood Summer Festival Coming to a Close

By Wendell Hutson | August 4, 2014 6:05pm
 The last So Fresh Saturdays festival is Aug. 30, 2014 in Hamilton Park in Englewood.
The last So Fresh Saturdays festival is Aug. 30, 2014 in Hamilton Park in Englewood.
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ENGLEWOOD — The annual outdoor festivals sponsored by the Resident Association of Greater Englewood will end this month for the summer.

The last "So Fresh Saturdays" festival runs from 3-8 p.m. Aug. 30 at Hamilton Park, 513 W. 72nd St. The purpose of the festivals, said Asiaha Butler, president of RAGE, is to keep residents positively engaged and safe for the summer.

So Fresh is a community event that provides food, music and family entertainment while showcasing various artistic expressions and educational workshops that focuses on youths, entrepreneurship, hip hop, media, social networks, community activism, and culturally relevant history through music, film and art, Butler said.

Last Saturday the festival was held at Ogden Park, 6500 S. Racine Ave., where Grammy-award rapper and music producer Che" Rhymefest" Smith helped judge an open mic contest.

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