GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S 4TH OF JULY BLOCK PARTY: HOME EDITION TO BE BROADCAST ON ABC7/KABC-TV LOS ANGELES
WITH CONTINUED PROGRAMMING STREAMED VIA GRAND PARK’S AND
THE MUSIC CENTER’S DIGITAL PLATFORMS
Rapper D Smoke Headlines Event Along with Performances by San Cha, Amindi and Ginger Root, Plus Stand-Up Routine from Comedy Collective Filipino AF, Cooking Demo by Chef Jocelyn Ramirez of Todo Verde Restaurant and Profiles of L.A. Personalities such as Danny Trejo, Susan Feniger, Mikey Alfred and More, Sharing Stories of Community Pride
The Annual Event Will Televise Live on July 4, 2020
on ABC7 (7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.) and LA 36
and Grand Park’s and The Music Center’s Digital Streaming Platforms (8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.)
For the first time, the eighth annual
Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party: Home Edition has partnered with ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles, Southern California’s most-watched television station, to broadcast the first hour of the highly popular celebration on
Saturday, July 4, (7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. PDT) on ABC7. Viewers can also stream the first hour live on
abc7.com and
ABC7’s Connected TV Apps. The special will simulcast on L.A. County’s public access Channel 36 and will continue with expanded programming streamed from
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. PDT on Grand Park’s and The Music Center’s digital channels. The event is hosted by ABC7 Eyewitness News anchor
Coleen Sullivan, who will be joined throughout the special by Eyewitness Newsmakers’ host
Adrienne Alpert, and community journalists
Sophie Flay, Ashley Mackey and
Eric Resendiz.
In line with Grand Park’s mission to honor the County’s cultural diversity through programming reflective of the “park for everyone,” Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party: Home Edition will feature performances and profiles of more than 25 local artists and community partners representing the vitality of Los Angeles. While the family-friendly, free event pivoted to online platforms due to restrictions limiting large public gatherings, it will now also be accessible to television audiences through this unique partnership. The park will remain open on July 4th as it has been a central site for civil demonstrations; however, there will be no programming available in the park or the traditional fireworks show.
Rapper and songwriter
D Smoke (née Daniel Anthony Farris) will headline the event
, performing songs from his debut album,
Black Habits. The Inglewood native was the winner of Netflix’s music competition show
Rhythm & Flow in 2019. Additional music performances will include Latinx soulstress
San Cha, bedroom pop singer
Ginger Root and dancehall newcomer
Amindi. The line-up also includes Filipino American comedians from
Filipino AF performing improv and sketch routines (digital only) as well as a plant-based Street Tacos cooking demonstration from
Chef Jocelyn Ramirez, owner of East L.A.’s Todo Verde. The remainder of the program features the viewpoints of L.A.-based personalities sharing their personal stories and cultural perspectives of what it means to be an Angeleno. To get the party started, Grand Park will also host two 50-minute DJ sets on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, starting at 5:00 p.m. with
143 Worldwide and the vibrant tones of R&B (DJ Jadaboo), followed by
Cumbiatón and the rhythms of Cumbia at 6:00 p.m. (DJs Sizzle Fantastic and Funky Carmelo); each set will be streamed on
Grand Park’s Mixcloud channel.
