Calendar Listing: Art on the Waterfront Festival at the Port of Los Angeles; Cargo Container Art Installations, Live Performances, Family Activities and Skateboarding Demonstrations Celebrate Art and Culture of Harbor Area.

Port of Los Angeles:

WHAT          The first annual Art on the Waterfront festival at the
              Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro celebrates the art and
              culture of the port communities and Southern California.
              The San Pedro area has long been the center of a vibrant
              art scene. This first annual event brings together a
              broad collection of Southern California artists to
              showcase their talents along the main channel of the
              nation's largest container port.

WHEN          Saturday, April 29, 2006
              11 a.m. -- 5 p.m.

WHERE         Port of Los Angeles -- Harbor Boulevard Parkway
              Harbor Boulevard between Santa Cruz and 3rd Streets,
                   San Pedro

COSTS         Free admission
              Free parking (at Harbor Blvd. and 1st Street)
              Free art exhibition
              Free skateboard demonstrations by Wicked Wahine
              Free performances and family activities all day
              Food available for purchase

ACTIVITIES    -- Six commissioned art installations in 20-foot cargo
                 containers
              -- Art Fair featuring Harbor area artists
              -- Live stage featuring cultural dancing groups
              -- Skateboarding demonstrations by the Wicked Wahine
              -- Artist-lead children's activities
              -- Chalk artists

SPONSORS      Angels Gate Cultural Center (www.angelsgateart.org)
              SP Arts (www.SanPedroArts.org)
              Port of Los Angeles (www.portoflosangeles.org)
              Los Angeles City Recreation & Parks Department
                   (www.laparks.org)
              Los Angeles Councilwoman Janice Hahn, 15th District
                   (www.lacity.org/council/cd15)
              Fast Lane Transportation (www.fastlanetrans.com)