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September 2021 Arts District ENews
Music will be programmed on the corner of 6th and Mesa and will feature Dustin Case. Organizers are curating food truck placement on the ArtWalk perimeters, and the guided ArtWalk Tours will gather at 6:00pm in The Artistry (491 West 6thStreet).
August 2021 Arts District ENews
In solidarity with our Pat Carroll’s leadership, we will continue to offer the Guided ArtWalk Tours. Meet us at The Artistry and we will be visiting Gallery Azul to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month. FREE Tickets
Washington Post
In Southern California, consider San Pedro instead of Long Beach. Just over the Vincent Thomas Bridge, neighboring San Pedro is quietly emerging as a destination in its own right. The former commercial fishing village is home to one of the West Coast’s largest cruise...
CBS LA
We learn about Artists Sunday, started by Chris Sherman. A day to encourage shopping and support of local art. We meet Southern California Artists Phoebe Barnum and Lowell Nickel and learn from Linda Grimes of the San Pedro Waterfront Arts District why the...
Daily Breeze
The music, the art — and the crowds — returned to the streets of San Pedro on a warm summer night, Aug. 5, to celebrate the monthly “First Thursday,” an event that’s been dark ever since the pandemic struck in March 2020.
NBC Los Angeles
The art walk scene has been slimmer, for sure, since the spring of 2020, but, here and there, they’re beginning to gallivant back into our worlds, hearts, and activity-seeking minds.
San Pedro, which has long been one of the aforementioned hubs of art, music, great eating, and sublime sauntering, is ready to bring back its art walk, which it will do on Thursday, Aug. 5
Torrance Daily Breeze
Long Beach, South Bay nonprofits get over $50K
July 2021 Arts District ENews
The popular First Thursday ArtWalk will return at 6:00pm on Thursday, August 5th, in the historic core of downtown San Pedro. The redesigned First Thursday will feature guided ArtWalk tours, open galleries, outdoor dining, and live music on the corner of Sixth Street and Mesa Street stage.
Daily Breeze
San Pedro’s popular First Thursday ArtWalk in the downtown district has been redesigned and is set to return next month.
The popular monthly event, which went dark last year amid the coronavirus, will relaunch from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 5.
June 2021 Arts District ENews
We will also be live streaming from our Facebook page, where you can find videos of previous Armchair ArtWalk Tours and project progress videos.
This is a free service for our community – we miss you and look forward to seeing each other on-line. The July 1st First Thursday Armchair ArtWalk in honor of the July 4th holiday, we will be celebrating the independent spirit of our local artists and their drive to create art. Featured this month will be conversations with Eric Johnson, Karena Massengill, Ben Jackel, and Chad Bishop.
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