For people who don’t partake in meat or dairy, cookout season can be frustrating. This year there’s a cookout coming to the West Side that answers all of their prayers and then some.
The plant-based cookout and block party will take place at the Shifting Energies Fairgrounds on July 6. from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. It’s presented by the Urban Community Revitalization Project, an organization founded by Issa Prescott and Akumba Ashanti that focuses its energies on enlightening the masses on veganism.
The event may be geared towards a plant-based lifestyle but is being labeled as a “family friendly” event that along with over 50 food vendors will also have a live DJ, face painting and kids yoga.
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