The 2nd Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival Kicks-Off Thursday July 26 With a Press Conference in...

WHAT:    Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) will hold a
         press conference Thursday, July 26 to kick-off the 2nd
         Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival, a four-day free music
         concert series themed "A Celebration of Music and Dance".
         The concert series, held in conjunction with The City of
         Newark and Newark Now, celebrates four genres of African
         American music:  Jazz, House, Gospel and Hip-Hop.   For a
         complete list of performers visit:
         www.lpccd.org/music_festival.htm

WHO:     Mayor Cory Booker, City of Newark
         Stefan Pryor, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, City of
         Newark
         Dana Rone, Councilmember, Central Ward, City of Newark
         Modia J. Butler, President, Newark Now
         Keith D. Kinard, Executive Director, Newark Housing Authority
         Theresa Hooper Marshall, PhD, Board Member, Lincoln Park
         Coast Cultural District
         Baye Adofo-Wilson, Executive Director, Lincoln Park Coast
         Cultural District

WHEN:    Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 10:00 A.M.

WHERE:   In the center of Lincoln Park, Newark, NJ.  The park is
         located directly across the street from 1 Lincoln Park,
         Newark, NJ.

WHY:     Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District produces the 2nd Annual
         Lincoln Park Music Festival and other events in anticipation
         of the launch of the Smithsonian Affiliated Museum of African
         American Music (MoAAM) in Newark, NJ.   The music festival is
         designed to show what kind of programming audiences can
         expect to see at MoAAM before the museum is constructed.

         The Museum of African American Music (MoAAM) will be the
         first institution of its type to capture the spirit of
         African-American musical genres such as jazz, gospel, blues,
         rhythm & blues, rock & roll, and hip-hop under one roof.

For more information, to request a concert series press pass, or to schedule interviews, call Kimberlee Williams, 973-280-6533 or kwilliams@femworksllc.com.

Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) is a non-profit organization blending arts, cultural planning, and event programming with community economic development. Its mission is to plan, design, and build an arts and cultural district in Newark, revitalizing one of Newark's most historic, accessible communities. The project includes the building of 300 new "green" units of housing and the creation of the Museum of African American Music, a Smithsonian affiliate.