November 2021 Arts District ENews
Help celebrate the 24th Anniversary of the First Thursday ArtWalk, by starting your evening with a one hour Guided Tour. We will be gathering in Sirens and will visit the artists of 7th Street.
October 2022 Arts District ENews
It’s been 24 years since a group of property owners, arts denizens and restaurateurs got together and invited the community to the First Thursday ArtWalk. Conceived as a way to entice visitors to the San Pedro downtown core, the venerable ArtWalk has been in operation since 1996, with artists and galleries opening their creative spaces to the public and attracting the community to enjoy local restaurants.
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
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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.