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[Julie Chang Schulman] So, "On the Block"
is a all-day monthly event where we bring together
local vendors, makers, curators, vintage folks from our community.
We have performances, 7 hours of stage for DJs and movement,
and it is just a way of really tying together
not just vendors, but also the local ecosystem
with the spaces and the youth and the creatives...that's "On the Block."
[Rialto Estolas] The event came from us talking about having spaces
to have people come out and have vendors and music
for people who don't have spaces to do so and give people platforms
and opportunities that they may not have available.
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[Carolyn Hitt] It's open to everybody.
It's free.
There's no gates, no fees.
As well. as it directly supports three different
BIPOC-led creative and community cultural spaces right here on this block.
[Diana Adams] Rio Estolas owns Throwbacks Northwest.
Carolyn Hitt runs Blue Cone Studios and
Julie Chang Schulman is a local artist,
and I'm the owner and operator of Vermilion Art Gallery and Bar.
The four of us have been hanging around for years together on this block
and we kind of decided to put our heads together and
come up with something that would be community-building.
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"On the Block" is
supported in part by a grant from the Office of Economic Development
from the City of Seattle, a neighborhood recovery.
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[Roger Maldonado] What's beautiful
about "On the Block" is that it's about creativity,
and it's about amplifying the local creative scene.
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[Jewel Perkins] It's all about showing off your streetwear, showing off your artwork,
and having a really good time with everyone here involved.
[Julie Chang Schulman] Thank you for being a part Second Saturdays "On the Block."
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