Urban hip hop music meets First Nations powwow at the Town of Newmarket's Splash of Culture at Riverwalk Commons Aug. 29.
This year's event, from 8 to 10 p.m., features Hip Hop Hoop Dance, Strings Across the Sky and Selena Vega.
Hip Hop Hoop Dance is a collaboration between Terrence Littletent, a world champion hoop dancer from the Kawacatoose Cree Nation, and Chancz Perry, an inter-disciplinary and Afro-Caribbean-Canadian hip hop artist.
Strings Across the Sky is an award-winning music education program featuring Indigenous youth performing drumming, singing, violin and fiddle-playing, while Selena Vega, a Sacred Heart Catholic High School student, is a Newmarket musician, singer and songwriter.
The evening will begin with a traditional land acknowledgement by Anishinaabe grandmother Kim Wheatley, a speaker, singer, drummer and Anishinaabe cultural consultant who offers traditional teachings to Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
Bring your own chair to the free family event, sponsored by The Davis Residences | The Rose Corporation, at 200 Doug Duncan Dr.
