04-11-2008, 03:32 PM
Quote:Mind Over Matter
Celebrity Chess & Grappling Exhibition
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Menlo Park, CA
Free to the public
Students, Teachers, Music Lovers, Grappling and Chess Fans - You are Invited
Be our guest as the Hip-Hop Chess Federation host the Mind Over Matter Celebrity Chess & Grappling Exhibition on Saturday, April 12, 2008 from 11:30am to 5pm hosted at the Riekes Center located in Menlo Park, California
Events of the day include: XBox Live Hip-Hop Weekend Play & Win Sweepstakes, special giveaways and a very SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM A CELEBRITY GUEST. The best part is the event is free to the public!
Spread the word and see you there!
Adisa Banjoko, CEO and Founder
Hip-Hop Chess Federation
a non-profit organization that uses chess, music, and martial arts to promote unity, strategy and non-violence
Schedule of Events
Mind Over Matter Celebrity Chess & Grappling Exhibition
HHCF brings together top entertainers and fighters to inspire today's youth
11:30am: Doors Open
12:00pm: Chessmaster LIVE Hip-Hop Weekend Play & Win Sweepstakes (for details visit <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://xbox.com">http://xbox.com</a><!-- m --> - click on XBox Live - Events)
Open Gaming (Closes at 4:45pm)
Chess Tutorials with DLamont Robinson
1:15pm: Riekes Center Welcomes the Hip-Hop Chess Federation
1:30pm: HHCF Panel: Martial Arts as a Path to Non-Violence
Panelist:
Adisa Banjoko, HHCF CEO and award wining author & lecturer
RZA, Wu-Tang Clan, platinum recording artist, actor (recently seen opposite Russell Crow & Denzel Washington in American Gangster)
Josh Waitzkin, International Chess Master, Tai Chi Chuan Push Hands World Champion, author of The Art of Learning
Gene Ching, Associate Publisher Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine, noted author
Rakaa, BJJ practioner, member of the world renowned rap group Dialated Peoples
3:00pm: Judo Exhibition featuring Mike Pechina, Judo Black Belt, Cahill
3:15pm: Jiu Jitsu Exhibition hosted by Denny Prokopos, 10th Planet
3:30pm: 36 Chambers of Shaolin Screening
5:00pm: PEACE OUT!
Location: Riekes Center, Menlo Park, CA
Riekes Center is located at 3455 Edison Way, Menlo Park, CA
Directions: *we recommend that you map from your departure location using one of the many online mapping systems to verify the directions that work best for you
From 580: Take 580 (toward San Francisco) follow the signs to merge onto 880 San Jose/San Mateo Bridge, Merge on to Dumbarton Bridge towards Menlo Park, Turn left on Marsh Road, right on Bay Rd., left of 14th, take first turn on Fair Oaks, left on Edison. (You will drive through a residential area for a short period of time, Riekes Center is at the end of the residential area)
From 880: 880 towards Palo Alto, Merge on to Dumbarton Bridge towards Menlo Park, Turn left on Marsh Road, right on Bay Rd., left of 14th, take first turn on Fair Oaks, left on Edison. (You will drive through a residential area for a short period of time, Riekes Center is at the end of the residential area).
From 280: 280 towards Palo Alto, merge onto 85 towards Mountain View, exit 101 North toward San Francisco, take Marsh exit towards Atherton, left on Marsh Rd., right on Bay, left on 14th, take first turn on Fair Oaks, left on Edison. (You will drive through a residential area for a short period of time, Riekes Center is at the end of the residential area).
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