On Friday May 11th Elementz welcomed Cincinnati into its new home at 1100 Race St. The evening was soundtracked by our DJ’s with performances by members of the S.T.A.R.S. music program and members of Elementz dance company, Kre8v. Our graffiti artists painted a live mural on the corner of Central and Race. Throughout the evening Elementz staff and youth leaders gave tours of the new building to the large gathering of visitors. We also had media coverage through WCPO Channel 9 news who featured the event on there nightly news. View the short news video above.
Recently Elementz Creative Director, Akhe Abdullah, was blessed with the opportunity to represent Elementz and talk about our upcoming Welcome Reception on the noon show with Tanya O’Rourke of WCPO Channel 9 news. If you missed the interview you can view the embedded video above.
This April, Abdullah and RStreetz went to The Wiz 101.1 studios to record a promo for The Elementz reception. They were also able to have a live On Air with EJ Greig where they discussed the community, the new building, and the future of Elementz.
Come join us at the reception of our new building! It’s May 11th, 6-9pm here at our new location at 1100 Race St.
Mildred Fallen of CityBeat magazine has written an excellent article that shines light on the prominent women of Cincinnati whom are not spoken of nearly enough when discussing the city’s Hip Hop scene. The article features Elementz DJ Instructor Apryl Reign, as well as other talented female supporters of Elementz, such as radio personality Jai All Day, Indie by Choice’s Mercedes Brown, and Hip Hop Congress’ Tiffany Suriah Harmon. Click Here to view article.
This is the OFFICIAL release of theElementz Digital Newsletter for Winter of 2012! RStreetz hosts as we revisit some of Elementz’ hottest events of the winter such as our performance with The Wiz at Land of Illusions, John Blake Jr’s Jazz workshop, an online interview discussing politics with Hi Tek, and a special surprise announcement! View the video online now by clicking the image above or by clicking here
On Sunday January 15th, Elementz: The Hip Hop Youth Arts Center & the Jewish community of Temple Shalom officially became neighbors! The theme of event was “injustice” and “loving your neighbor,” a fitting theme just before the birthdate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Elementz instructors taught arts classes based upon these themes to youth and adult members of Temple Shalom. Fox 19 news covered the story in a short article which can be read here.
