What’s part graffiti competition, part music festival, part skateboard exhibition, part spoken word showcase, and part eco-sustainability fair?

The Life Is Living Festival.

Although Bay Area temperatures have been below normal this summer, Youth UpRising will still hold its annual “Hotter Than July Block Party” this Friday, July 23, at its state-of-the-art youth center at 8711 MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland.