[Archived] The Mobile Art Lab Presents Lit! Festival Featuring Brown Rice Family

For Immediate Release: July 14, 2017

The City of Alexandria Mobile Art Lab present the inaugural LIT! Festival featuring Brown Rice Family on Friday, July 21 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Waterfront Park, 1A Prince St. This event is free and will take place rain or shine.

All ages are welcome to come and experience a reggae-fusion band Brown Rice Family “today's freshest world roots band jamming towards global solidarity and organic happiness. Guided by a strong belief in the natural flow of things, Brown Rice Family provides the masses with a distinctively organic World Roots Music, which encompasses Reggae, Hip-Hop, Dance Hall, Afro Beat, Jazz Styling, Rock, Brazilian, Latin, and Funk.” 

In addition to live music there will be an amazing dance performance by the Jamaican dance group, 1 Nation Dancers. Participants will also be able to enjoy free activities including henna tattoos, tribal face painting, and screen-printed hats by Soul & Ink. Additionally, guest will be able to document all their LIT! fun at our free photo booth.

For you tasting pleasure, there will be food truck vendors for delicious bites to eat and flavored frozen treats and free ice water. Don’t forget to bring your lawn chairs, blankets and friends and family. 

For more information and to RSVP, visit the Mobile Art Lab webpage. 

The event is hosted by the City of Alexandria’s Mobile Art Lab. For questions contact Tia Bural at 703.746.5517 or tia.bural@alexandriava.gov. 

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, call Tia Burial at 703.746.5517 (VA Relay 711) or e-mail tia.bural@alexandriava.gov.