Press Release: Bowser Administration to Celebrate Chuck Brown Day with Virtual Festival

News Release — DC Department of Parks and Recreation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  August 18, 2020 

6th Annual Celebration Will Take Place Online  

DPR Media Contact: Michael Tucker Jr.

(Washington, DC) – On Saturday, August 22, 2020, the Bowser Administration and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), in conjunction with the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment (OCTFME), will celebrate the late Go-Go legend Chuck Brown’s birthday with the 6^th Annual Chuck Brown Day virtually. The event celebrates the Godfather of Go-Go and the rich, original musical history of the District. 

Mayor Muriel Bowser hosted a community celebration last February to sign a bill designating Go-Go music as the official music of Washington, DC. The legislation established a program to support, preserve, and archive Go-Go music and its history. Although the District cannot celebrate Chuck Brown Day in person this year, the community will come together online to give the music he loved an international platform for all to enjoy for his birthday.  

The virtual festival will include two hours of entertainment and will broadcast on DCN Channel 16 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., as well as stream on all of DPR’s social media platforms.  Fans can also host watch parties on social media.  

The event will be hosted by DJ Kool and feature performances by Suttle Thoughts, Experience Unlimited (E.U.) Featuring Sugar Bear, and the Chuck Brown Band.   

WHAT: 

6^th Annual Chuck Brown Day 2020 (Virtual) 

WHEN: 

Saturday, August 20, 2020 

Music Festival –8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

WHO: 

The Bowser Administration 

Kenyan McDuffie, Councilmember Ward 5 

Delano Hunter, DPR Director 

The Chuck Brown Foundation and Family 

WHERE: 

Airing on DCN Channel 16  

Online at Chuck Brown Day 

For more information or to RSVP visit DPR.events.  Follow hashtag #ChuckBrownDay 

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