On this episode of Close to Home, host Maureen Schwab welcomes Anthony Barbosa, founder of the Summer Jam Classic, an annual community-based basketball event hosted in Worcester\'s Crompton Park, and Ice Brown, artist and author of \"My First Summer Jam Classic\", a self-published children\'s storybook inspired by the event, and featuring some of Worcester\'s hometown heroes. They discuss what led Anthony to create the Summer Jam Classic in 2016, addressing a lack of outdoor and participatory public events in the city.
For more info on the Summer Jam Classic, visit:WorcesterSummerJam.com
or to view Ice Brown\'s creative projects, visit:xblvckice.com
Posted August 29th 2025 8:50pm.