Turner Network Sales (TNS), the distribution, sales and marketing arm of
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), and
CNN, TBS, TNT and
Cartoon Network join
Comcast Cable in presenting the
Shades of Our Community tour in Miami, FL. The tour comes to the 33rd Annual
Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival in Coconut Grove, Grand Ave/Douglas Road, in Miami, FL, on Saturday, June 6 from NOON – 8 PM.
The Shades of Our Community tour is an unprecedented traveling “event within an event.” Traversing the country throughout the summer, the tour will be featured at high-traffic community festivals and fairs and offers an array of activities, music, videos, health screenings, children’s activities, and plenty of goodies and giveaways. From confronting health issues, to sharing the bonds of family, it provides the
African American community, and the entire community, a chance to come together to live, laugh, and learn.
The 2,500-square-foot
Shades of Our Community tour consists of five interactive tents that reflect the theme Live. Laugh. Learn. Central to all the fun will be the
Comcast Cable community tent. Attendees can enjoy continuous music, prizes for dance-offs, song-lyric and trivia contests and more. They can have their photo taken with cutout standees of their favorite TV characters. A face-painting artist for kids and lots of giveaways will also be featured. In addition,
Comcast Cable is donating $1,000 to
Big Brothers Big Sisters to honor their efforts in the community.
“
The Shades of our Community tour reflects the first-rate upcoming programming on
CNN, TBS, TNT and
Cartoon Network and provides
Comcast Cable the opportunity to connect with current and potential consumers in a unique and unprecedented setting,” said
Gary Brockman, vice president of network marketing and operations,
TNS. “Every attendee will be able to connect to the tour through entertaining and informative activities covering the bonds of family, joy of laughter, importance of good health and desire to have one’s voice heard.”
CNN’s Black in
America 2 Portrait Studio Tent will offer a complimentary professional photo taken with family and friends and printed on-site. Also at the tent is the
CNN iReport Kiosk, where attendees will have the opportunity to record and upload their thoughts and experiences to CNN’s iReport.com website.
Black in
America 2, the sequel to
CNN’s Black in
America, will premiere on July 22 and 23 on
CNN and
CNN HD. Anchor and special correspondent,
Soledad O’Brien, takes viewers across
America to meet people who are finding solutions to challenges facing the
African American community, and others who are shattering stereotypes about the black experience.
The
TBS Tyler Perry’s Meet the
Browns tent will offer a personalized photo button, pop-a-shot basketball contests, prizes and giveaways.
Tyler Perry’s Meet the
Browns is the latest Perry incarnation, a spin-off of the equally popular
Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. Since January, it has been the #1 comedy among adults and the #1 scripted series among
African American viewers, households and key adults.
The
TNT HawthoRNe tent will offer free health screenings for common health concerns of the
African American community, including glucose, blood pressure and healthy height-to-weight ratio screenings, all given by certified medical technicians. The
TNT medical drama
HawthoRNe premieres June 16 and stars
Jada Pinkett Smith as a strong but caring director of nursing.
Smith is one of the first
African American women since the 1970s to play the title role in a television series.
The
Cartoon Network Star Wars: The
Clone Wars Video Arcade takes attendees to galaxy far away by offering
Star Wars Lightsaber Duels interactive gaming stations with prizes for kids of all ages.
Star Wars:
The Clone Wars is a CG-animated series from creator
George Lucas and
Lucasfilm Animation. It takes audiences on new and exciting adventures combining the legendary storytelling of Lucasfilm with innovative animation. In January, the show was #1 it its time period with boys ages 2-14 and is a great co-viewing franchise, especially between father and son. The second season is slated to premiere in the fall of 2009.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Comcast company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
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