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CONTACT: Malkia ‘Kia’ McLeod, chief
BCRP’s Communications Division, Office of Public Information
O (410) 396-6694 C (443) 651-0365
Mayor Rawlings-Blake Joins Baltimore’s Youth for
MJ’s Thriller Reenactment
WHAT: Rec and Parks’ Booo Bash
WHO: Mayor
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Council President Bernard C.
"Jack" Young,
Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, Police Commissioner
Anthony W. Batts,
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks’ Ernest W. Burkeen, and
Baltimore’s youth
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 4:30-7
p.m. (Thriller remake 5-5:30 p.m.)
WHERE: Rita R. Church Community Center at
Clifton Park
2101 St. Lo Dr. — 21213
BACKGROUND: Michael Jackson’s 1980s hit “Thriller” will
be resurrected on Halloween night by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Council
President Bernard C. "Jack" Young, Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, Police Commissioner
Anthony W. Batts, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks’ Ernest W. Burkeen, and
approximately 70-100 of Baltimore’s youth.
The
youth, ranging from preschoolers to preteens, will gather for Rec and Parks’
Booo Bash, a free event, which will allow them to make spooky jewelry, create
creepy snacks, and engage in the Thriller performance at the Rita R. Church Community Center at
Clifton Park starting at 4:30 p.m. The Thriller rehearsal and dance will start
at 5 p.m.
Baltimore’s youth also may pick up the FREE
Trick-or-Treat safety bags and learn Halloween safety tips at the city’s
recreation centers and special facilities. For more information about Halloween safety or BCRP’s
Spooky and FUN Halloween events, please call 410.396.7900 or visit us at: bcrp.baltimorecity.gov.
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