4th Annual TarFest Turns Spotlight on Historic Miracle Mile District as Backdrop to LA's Hottest Emerging Artists

WHEN:
Sunday, October 8th, 2006
Noon to 6:00pm

WHERE:
G. Allan Hancock Park/La Brea Tar Pits
5801 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036

WHY:
The TarFest2006 Free Music & Arts Festival, featuring a day-long music bill presented by 89.9 KCRW, is a community-wide event featuring local artisan exhibitions, food including fare supplied by Whole Foods Market and OrganicsToGo, and numerous interactive activities for the entire family. 89.9 KCRW Presents: The TarFest Music Program showcases an energetic, eclectic mix of hot up-and-coming bands including Bitter:Sweet, The Submarines, Rhythm Roots All-Stars, and community and youth orchestras M. Gray Music Academy and Artistic Journeys. Also, the Scratch DJ Academy will be spinning sets by VIP DJ's and Academy graduates. Aloe Blacc will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the TarFest Music Program, and will also perform with Rhythm Roots All-Stars. Local area museums including The Museum of Natural History, The Craft & Folk Art Museum, and several others will also have a presence at the Festival with hands-on, interactive booths. Other special attractions at Sunday in the Park include a make-your-own-video lab/clinic sponsored by Key Code Media, and a booth offering clinics and one-on-one tutoring by some of LA's hottest DJ's in the art of turntable scratching, mixing, and DJ-ing, courtesy of the Scratch DJ Academy. The Scratch DJ Academy will also empower the crowd by providing "Scratch and Burn stations" for all those in attendance - enabling them to create their own mix tape after a quick lesson from one of Scratch's legendary professors.

HOW:
Reporters on assignment are encouraged to contact Jed Wallace at
[email protected] or call 310-234-3200 to get the complete schedule and details.