CHAMPS Plans Eclectic Music Jam on May 18

CHAMPSFEST 2013 is the exciting collaboration of students at the CHAMPS Charter High School of the Arts – Multimedia and Performing and its award-winning Arts & Entertainment Radio (AER) radio station.

The fourth-annual all-ages music festival is being held on Saturday, May 18 at the field of Millikan Middle School in Sherman Oaks. Beginning at noon and closing at 10 p.m. it provides a wide array of entertainment for all tastes!

Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “a music fest with some of the best names in the L.A. beat scene”, CHAMPSFEST 2013, is set to be at the forefront of this years LA events. Attracting some of the biggest up-and-coming bands, rappers and DJs to hit the scene in the past twelve months the headliners include; Chris B, Jonwayne, IM5, Doll-Egirl, Djemba Djemba, Cherri Bomb, Charlie C.B. and Alastair. 

The 10-hour line-up includes notable CHAMPS acts including; Senior Citizen Society, Lazloh, Deep Fryd Dynamite, Rebecca Pitchon, E.V.S. and Sunday Postal Service.

In addition to music, a bevy of food trucks will be available from vendors including the Lobos Truck -- home of the infamous “wachos” (nachos meet waffle fries with every topping you can imagine), the converted school bus fondly known by foodies as the “Melt Bus”, Menchies, Antonio’s Pizzeria, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Kettle Popped.

CHAMPSFEST visitors will enjoy perusing an eclectic mix of local merchant pop-up boutiques featuring body art, face painting, nail art, color rub, accessories and clothing. In addition Operation Blankets of Love, 4Good, Providence Hospital Blood Donor Center and the California Highway Patrol will host informational booths.

Fun activities, such as a gigantic blow-up sports course, joust arena and bungee basketball, as well as midway games and opportunity drawings will be available throughout the day.

At least 1,000 visitors are expected to attend CHAMPSFEST 2013.

DATE AND TIME: Saturday May 18th from noon - 10 p.m.

ADDRESS: Millikan Middle School, 5041 Sunnyslope Ave (entrance to the field is on Magnolia by Buffalo), Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

TICKETS: $6 for students$8 for the general publicFor more info: (818) 994-4744 x 210  

ABOUT AER: Adopted by the Grammy Foundation in 2011, CHAMPS Arts & Entertainment Radio (AER) radio station is the most listened to radio station on the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS), a network of over 45 mostly college radio stations in the US and abroad. The station has been visited and supported by a steady stream of industry professionals and celebrities including award winning broadcaster and musician John Tesh and Grammy award winning musician Dave Grohl among others.

CHAMPS Charter High School of the Arts - Multimedia and Performing is a public high school located in Van Nuys. CHAMPS serves high school students from all over Los Angeles County providing them with an excellent public school education with an emphasis on the arts. The 925 students enrolled come from diverse backgrounds; from at-risk to affluent yet, they are all destined for graduation and success in school and in life! CHAMPS has a faculty of industry leaders and educators that are dedicated to impacting the Los Angeles education crisis -- lowering the high school dropout rate and creating a college bound culture.

CHAMPS' changes the lives of high school students through the Arts. Students participate in  award-winning Academies of Performing Arts, Digital Media, Liberal Arts, Robotics, Radio and Broadcasting -- empowering them to be leaders, entrepreneur’s, and passionate advocates for life-long learning and to use their creativity to excel in life.

CHAMPS Charter High School of the Arts believes in creating a college-bound culture for ALL students. The nationally recognized Director of College Counseling has achieved outstanding results ensuring 97% of the students attending CHAMPS go to college. See: www.champscharter.org