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Willow Smith performing free at Cascade Skating Rink for Walmart Sept. 16

Willow Smith performing on "Saturday Night Live" in April 2022. NBC

Credit: NBC

Credit: NBC

Willow Smith performing on "Saturday Night Live" in April 2022. NBC
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Sept 14, 2022

Walmart is bringing Willow Smith to Cascade Family Skating in Atlanta Friday evening for a free concert.

Smith will sing songs from her upcoming album “COPINGMECHANISM,” which is coming out Sept. 23.

The event is open to the public from 6-9 p.m., but families must RSVP at www.walmartfreeskate.com/atlanta.

Walmart, in a press release, said: “Lace up and join us for a free, family-friendly skate event in celebration of back-to-school season! Get ready for an epic night of fun, food, and swag, on us!”

The heralded skating rink, which opened in 2000 and was featured in the 2006 movie “ATL,” is at 3335 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Atlanta.

Walmart will give $50 gift cards to students who attend, including those from Frederick Douglass High School, Lithia Springs High School and South Cobb High School.

The performance by Smith will be livestreamed on Walmart.com/Live.

Walmart has also hosted free skate events in Charlotte, North Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Kansas City, Missouri; and Dallas.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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