A performance for the people: Organizers of the People’s Fest want Douglass Park to be accessible to the community year-round. | _KellyGarcia__ 👇
On a cloudy afternoon a couple of Saturdays ago, faint lyrics could be heard echoing down Marshall Boulevard, which exits Douglass Park on the park’s south side. The sound was not coming from any of the bands performing at Riot Fest inside the park, but a small crowd had gathered under the shade of nearby trees to watch the performer: an older woman playing guitar in front of a banner that read NO RIOT FEST.
The next song was an acoustic cover of the 1937 folk song “Hello Stranger” by Chicago-based “tape explorer” Magic Ian. Rapper Veg@ P played a set from his newly released EP. Johnny Marshall performed some stand-up. The Black queer punk trio Bussy Kween Power Trip gave an exhilarating performance. Slowly, the crowd of bobbing heads grew.Their electric sound sent shockwaves through the air.
Pointing to his shirt, Ozero told a story of when he pissed some people off after visiting Hollywood Forever, the iconic resting place of Hollywood’s biggest stars. On a bench, Jorge Angel, a resident who’s been living across the street from Douglass Park for ten years, sat pensively. “I have nothing against people who do that,” he said. “I just think they need to respect the residents who live here.”
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