(Washington, DC) – Today, Friday, August 29, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment will officially launch 202Creates Month at the inaugural 202Creates Con. Since 2016, the Bowser Administration has hosted 202Creates Month every September to highlight the diverse talent driving DC’s creative economy—which has grown from a $3 billion sector to a $15 billion engine of jobs, innovation, and culture.
The immersive, one-day 202Creates Con experience at Planet Word Museum will feature fireside chats, panels, live performances, art in action, interactive activations, and networking opportunities with national and local leaders from Live Nation DC, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the Motion Picture Association, Radio One, National Association of Broadcasters Foundation, Events DC, the DowntownDC BID, and more.
Throughout September, the Bowser Administration will showcase bold, innovative talent from across all eight wards with events including Art All Night (accessible through a new mobile App on the Apple App Store and Google Play), Dine All Night, H Street Festival, DC Jazz Festival, DC Fashion Week, and the 40th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards.
For more information about 202Creates Con and 202Creates Month visit 202createsmonth.com.
When:
Friday, August 29 at 11 am (Doors open at 10 am)
Who:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
LaToya Foster, Director, Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment
Rosemary Suggs-Evans, Director, Department of Small and Local Business Development
Gerren Price, President and CEO, DowntownDC BID
Kelly Flanigan, President, Live Nation DC
Michelle Duke, President, National Association of Broadcasters Foundation
Eddie Harrell Jr., Co-President, Urban One
Dr. Steven G. Johnson, Executive Vice President, Events DC
John Gibson III, Vice President of Public Affairs and Industry Relations, Motion Picture Association
Renata Colbert, External Affairs Director, Motion Picture Association
Crispus Gordon, Vice President of Government Affairs, Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Where:
Planet Word Museum
925 13th Street NW (Entrance on K Street NW)
*Closest Metro: McPherson Square*
*Closest Bikeshare: 12th & L St NW*
Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected].
The DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment will provide a live feed of this event. To view the event, visit mayor.dc.gov/live, tune in on Channel 16 (DCN), or watch on Mayor Bowser’s Facebook or X.
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