TAKING IT TO THE STREET PAINT THE TOWN AT NEXT WEEKEND'S ARTS FESTIVAL IN NEWHALL.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer NEWHALL - They'll be dancing in the streets Saturday night as the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Street Art Festival goes into full swing. The two-day event, on San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the in Downtown Newhall, also will feature skateboard demonstrations, live music on two stages, a carnival with a giant Ferris wheel Ferris wheel, amusement park ride. It consists of a power-operated wheel that is about 50 ft (15 m) in diameter. It has two rims that are parallel to and equidistant from the shaft about which the wheel rotates. , a fine-arts and crafts marketplace and chalk painting for experts and first-timers alike. In homage to the Bella Via festival that took place on Town Center Drive in Valencia and was discontinued in 2002, more than 80 artists will re-create the works of the masters as well as create original pieces on the asphalt of the Farmer's Market parking lot between 5th and 6th streets. ``This is part of the city's revival of Downtown Newhall,'' city arts coordinator Michael Marks Michael Marks, (June 1859 – December 31 1907), was one of the two co-founders of the retail chain Marks and Spencer. Marks, who was born in Slonim, Belarus (then part of Russian Empire and Poland) as Michał Marks of Polish-Lithuanian and Jewish ancestry, emigrated said. ``The festival will bring people down to the city's first historic Main Street location, which is our theater and arts district
The Arts District . It's natural that we embrace art - it's part of everyday life and through creativity, everyone's life is enhanced.'' Cement artist Glenn Bell's downtown studio will be open for tours and tales during the festival. Bell, one of many artists being featured during the event, is determined to prove that the substance most people relegate rel·e·gate tr.v. rel·e·gat·ed, rel·e·gat·ing, rel·e·gates 1. To assign to an obscure place, position, or condition. 2. To assign to a particular class or category; classify. See Synonyms at commit. to sidewalks and foundations can be a work of art. ``The easiest way to describe my work is to say I'm a dyslexic dys·lex·ic or dys·lec·tic adj. Of or relating to dyslexia. n. A person affected by dyslexia. sculptor,'' he said. ``Everything I do is upside down and backward until I turn it over.'' His gallery is filled with wall hangings, obelisks and other creations in earthy tones and bright colors. Anyone looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the dull finish of traditional concrete won't find it here. ``We think of cement as structure or support, never as a finished product,'' he said. ``My father was a geologist; when I was a kid, we chased pretty rocks all over the world. I thought since cement is just a coating a bit denser than paint, why couldn't I re-create some of those rare geological wonders?'' The Downtown Newhall Theatre and Arts District is anchored by two theaters; the Canyon Theatre Guild Theatre Guild U.S. theatrical society. Founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner (1890–1962) and others, the group proposed to produce high-quality, noncommercial plays. and the Repertory East Playhouse. During the festival, the REP will feature a photo display from the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Historical Society's ``One Day In the Life of Santa Clarita,'' and will host a wine-tasting teaser teaser an animal used to sexually tease but not to impregnate the members of the opposite sex. Usually males and they may be surgically prepared to ensure that they cannot mate or are not fertile. for the upcoming Loose Goose Wine Festival. The Canyon Theatre Guild is partnering with the Downtown Main Street Association to host a beer garden in front of the theater. Both theaters will present their regularly scheduled shows - at the REP ``The Mousetrap,'' and at the Canyon guild ``I Sincerely Doubt That This Old House Is Very Haunted'' and ``Frankenstein.'' ``The festival is going to show people that the arts can be alive in our community and Old Town Newhall can be the heartbeat of culture,'' REP co-artistic director Michael Owston said. Tim Ben Boydston, artistic director of the theater guild, joined Owston in his sentiment. ``We're very excited to welcome the visual artists to downtown,'' Boydston said. ``It's going to be a great event for families to come, there will be things for the kids to do and it's really exciting to see the arts community blossoming here in the arts district.'' Members of the Santa Clarita Valley Artists' Association will create 20 plein art pieces that will be auctioned to benefit their new gallery on San Fernando Road, which will be open for special hours during the festival. Another aspect of the festival will be the fourth annual Newhall ArtWalk, in which businesses invite artists to use materials found in their establishments to create unique works of art that will be on display through Oct. 31. Marks stressed that there will be no outside food vendors at the festival; visitors will be given maps showing all the restaurants, cafes and convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. in the festival area and encouraged to shop local. San Fernando Road will be closed Friday evening through Sunday from 5th Street to Lyons Avenue. Newhall Avenue and Railroad Avenue will be open for through traffic. Festival parking and a free shuttle will be available at 13th Street. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO The free Santa Clarita Street Art Festival will be held Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on San Fernando Road between 5th Street and Lyons Avenue, Newhall. For information, log onto www.StreetArtFest.com SCHEDULE Santa Clarita Street Art Festival entertainment: Saturday 10 a.m.: Chris Murphy, eclectic rock Noon: Sasha Smith, alternapop/Americana 2 p.m.: Ashley Maher, Afropop 4 p.m.: Bayu, samba/reggae 6 p.m.: Lisa Haley & the Zydecats, Cajun 8 p.m.: Boogie Knights, disco/rock Sunday 10 a.m.: Coyote Hills Jazz, Dixieland Noon: Lucky Stars, Western swing 2 p.m.: Bandidos The Bandidos Motorcycle Club is a one percenter motorcycle club with a worldwide membership. The club was formed in 1966 by Don Chambers in Texas. Its slogan is We are the people our parents warned us about. de Amor, Latin/Gypsy 4 p.m.: Lisa Haley & the Zydecats, Cajun CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: (1) IF YOU GO (see text) (2) SCHEDULE (see text) |
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