BART & Berkeley to Dedicate Mural.News Editors OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2002 On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. BART, the City of Berkeley, and the Ohlone Greenway The Ohlone Greenway is a pedestrian and bicycle path in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The path is named for the local indigenous people (Ohlone Indians) who originally lived in the area. Group will dedicate ded·i·cate tr.v. ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing, ded·i·cates 1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. 2. , and celebrate, the emergence of the Ohlone Greenway Project. Festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. will begin at the Peralta Community Garden, which is located on BART property on Peralta near the corner of Peralta and Hopkins Hopkins, city (1990 pop. 16,534), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; inc. as West Minneapolis 1893, name changed 1928. The city manufactures machinery, computer and electronic parts, steel products, air pollution equipment, ophthalmic lenses, tools, Street in North Berkeley. The Ohlone Greenway Project has involved the creation of the community garden and recently completed works of art along the BART right-of-way, including a colorful 73 foot mural mural Painting applied to and made integral with the surface of a wall or ceiling. Its roots can be found in the universal desire that led prehistoric peoples to create cave paintings—the desire to decorate their surroundings and express their ideas and beliefs. by local artists depicting the cultural history and the evolution of transportation in the area. The public art was funded by BART in partnership with the City of Berkeley.
EVENT RUNDOWN
What: Dedication of public art project
When: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 24
Where: Event begins with a gathering of BART and Berkeley
officials, and members of the community at the Community
Garden on Peralta near Watkins. Following a tour of the
Garden, guests will move to the ceremonial site at the
Mural, a short walk down the greenway from the garden.
Speakers: BART Director Carole Ward Allen, Berkeley Mayor Shirley
Dean, and Landscape Architect Karl Linn, who spearheaded
the project.
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