Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, NYC

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Affair: Arthur Ashe Kids' Day

When: Saturday, August 25, 2018 @ 9:30AM

Hot Spot: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing, NYC

Deets: Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day powered by Net Generation is the largest single-day, grassroots tennis and entertainment event in the world, with chart-topping music acts and today’s best tennis players coming together to celebrate tennis legend and humanitarian Arthur Ashe.

The day features a ticketed Stadium Show inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, as well as a free Grounds Festival with interactive games, music and tennis activities for all ages and abilities to promote the many health benefits of tennis. The Grounds Festival also features a free concert with exciting up-and-coming talent on the Festival Stage hosted by Radio Disney. 

Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day will also highlight Net Generation, which embraces all aspects of youth tennis from age 5 to 18. Net Generation is a new platform that improves access and safety for kids to get into the game in schools, parks and tennis clubs across the country. For more information about Net Generation and to get involved, visit www.netgeneration.com

Proceeds from Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day benefit the USTA Foundation which helps fund the National Junior Tennis & Learning Network (NJTL), a nationwide group of more than 500 nonprofit youth-development organizations that provide free or low-cost tennis, education and life-skills programming to more than 225,000 children each year, founded 49 years ago by Arthur Ashe, along with Charlie Pasarell and Sheridan Snyder.

About Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe was a top ranked tennis player in the 1960s and 70s. Raised in the segregated South, he remains the only African American player ever to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon, the Australian Open or the US Open. He was much more than an athlete though. His commitment to social justice, health and humanitarian issues left a mark on the world as indelible as his tennis was on the court. His legacy as a conscience leader, humanitarian, educator and athlete continues to have a positive effect on our society.

For more information on Arthur Ashe and his legacy, please visit the Arthur Ashe Learning Center at www.arthurashe.org.

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Cost: Grounds Festival, free; Stadium Show; $10-$25

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