FX Staging Pop Up for New Series "Snowfall"
Set in the early 1980s, Snowfall explores the genesis of the crack cocaine epidemic and its wider impact on the culture.
[via press release from FX] FX Staging Pop Up For New Series Snowfall
"1980s Throwback Experience" Celebrates The Era Depicted in Snowfall
Free Activation Will Be Open To The Public From June 23-25 At The Hudson Loft in Downtown Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - June 19, 2017 - The early 1980s are returning to Los Angeles this weekend as FX opens an immersive throwback experience ahead of the premiere of the new drama series Snowfall. Set in the early 1980s, Snowfall explores the genesis of the crack cocaine epidemic and its wider impact on the culture.
The Snowfall pop-up is free and will be open to the public from Friday, June 23 to Sunday, June 25 at the Hudson Loft in Downtown Los Angeles.
WHAT:
· DJ academy where you can learn to spin old-school vinyl with the pros
· Meet and greet with Lonzo Williams, the godfather of early West Coast hip-hop
· Custom lacing station to freshen your kicks
· Barber shop featuring John Mosley, aka The Popular Nobody, giving classic 80s fade-ups
· Sliders and Coleslaw by world famous Bludso's BBQ
· Delicious tacos by Trejo's Tacos
· Giveaways and more, including a pass to attend the premiere screening of Snowfall on Monday, 6/26 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel*
WHEN:
· Friday, June 23rd from 12pm-8pm
· Saturday and Sunday, June 24th and 25th from 11am-7pm
WHERE:
· Hudson Loft, 1200 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
For information about the activation: https://www.facebook.com/events/231498877355160/
*Seating not guaranteed and on a first come, first served basis
Snowfall will premiere on Wednesday, July 5 at 10 PM ET/PT on FX. Created by John Singleton & Eric Amadio and Dave Andron, Snowfall is executive produced by Singleton, Amadio, Andron, Thomas Schlamme, Michael London and Trevor Engelson. Andron serves as showrunner.
Los Angeles 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Snowfall is a one-hour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course, including: Franklin Saint (Damson Idris), young street entrepreneur on a quest for power; Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata (Sergio Peris-Mencheta), a Mexican wrestler caught up in a power struggle within a crime family; Teddy McDonald (Carter Hudson), a CIA operative running from a dark past who begins an off-book operation to fund the Nicaraguan Contras and Lucia Villanueva (Emily Rios), the self-possessed daughter of a Mexican crime lord.
ABOUT FX
FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks, a business unit of 21st Century Fox. FX Networks is comprised of FX, FXM and FXX. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in 90 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series, including The Americans, The Strain, Taboo, Legion and Snowfall; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story, Fargo, American Crime Story, FEUD: Bette and Joan and the upcoming Trust; and acclaimed hit comedy series including the award-winning Louie, Baskets, Better Things and Atlanta. In 2016, FX received a basic cable record 56 Emmy(R) Award nominations and a basic cable record 18 wins, including 9 for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, Sons of Anarchy and Justified. The network's library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network.
Set in the early 1980s, Snowfall explores the genesis of the crack cocaine epidemic and its wider impact on the culture.
[via press release from FX] FX Staging Pop Up For New Series Snowfall
"1980s Throwback Experience" Celebrates The Era Depicted in Snowfall
Free Activation Will Be Open To The Public From June 23-25 At The Hudson Loft in Downtown Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - June 19, 2017 - The early 1980s are returning to Los Angeles this weekend as FX opens an immersive throwback experience ahead of the premiere of the new drama series Snowfall. Set in the early 1980s, Snowfall explores the genesis of the crack cocaine epidemic and its wider impact on the culture.
The Snowfall pop-up is free and will be open to the public from Friday, June 23 to Sunday, June 25 at the Hudson Loft in Downtown Los Angeles.
WHAT:
· DJ academy where you can learn to spin old-school vinyl with the pros
· Meet and greet with Lonzo Williams, the godfather of early West Coast hip-hop
· Custom lacing station to freshen your kicks
· Barber shop featuring John Mosley, aka The Popular Nobody, giving classic 80s fade-ups
· Sliders and Coleslaw by world famous Bludso's BBQ
· Delicious tacos by Trejo's Tacos
· Giveaways and more, including a pass to attend the premiere screening of Snowfall on Monday, 6/26 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel*
WHEN:
· Friday, June 23rd from 12pm-8pm
· Saturday and Sunday, June 24th and 25th from 11am-7pm
WHERE:
· Hudson Loft, 1200 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
For information about the activation: https://www.facebook.com/events/231498877355160/
*Seating not guaranteed and on a first come, first served basis
Snowfall will premiere on Wednesday, July 5 at 10 PM ET/PT on FX. Created by John Singleton & Eric Amadio and Dave Andron, Snowfall is executive produced by Singleton, Amadio, Andron, Thomas Schlamme, Michael London and Trevor Engelson. Andron serves as showrunner.
Los Angeles 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Snowfall is a one-hour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course, including: Franklin Saint (Damson Idris), young street entrepreneur on a quest for power; Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata (Sergio Peris-Mencheta), a Mexican wrestler caught up in a power struggle within a crime family; Teddy McDonald (Carter Hudson), a CIA operative running from a dark past who begins an off-book operation to fund the Nicaraguan Contras and Lucia Villanueva (Emily Rios), the self-possessed daughter of a Mexican crime lord.
ABOUT FX
FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks, a business unit of 21st Century Fox. FX Networks is comprised of FX, FXM and FXX. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in 90 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series, including The Americans, The Strain, Taboo, Legion and Snowfall; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story, Fargo, American Crime Story, FEUD: Bette and Joan and the upcoming Trust; and acclaimed hit comedy series including the award-winning Louie, Baskets, Better Things and Atlanta. In 2016, FX received a basic cable record 56 Emmy(R) Award nominations and a basic cable record 18 wins, including 9 for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, Sons of Anarchy and Justified. The network's library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network.
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