The Converse Sneaker Art Battle

Sat., April 15, noon-7 p.m., free, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St., 215-418-4700

Whether you're walking in a rare pair of Adidas 35s or working out the classic Chucks, your sneaks have a history. Get schooled in gangsta fashion at the Global Artists Coalition's display of rare, original hip-hop handbills from historian Curtis Sherrod and photojournalist Jamel Shabazz's old-school snapshots chronicling the early rap industry. The shout-out to style carries on as artists of the illest skills tag a Julius Irving-style white leather shoe in a battle for a limited-edition Converse shoe deal. That's some fancy footwork, kids.