Lake Ave./Arts Coalition Open House set for Sat., Sept. 5
You can’t get too much of a good thing. After May’s first (and wildly successful) open house, the North Lake Ave. Business District in conjunction with the Altadena Arts Coalition will have another open house over Labor Day weekend — Sat., Sept. 5, from 5 PM until 10 or so.
Highlight of the event will be Project: Altadena — a display of the work of 100 local photographers armed with disposable cameras who recorded 2,700 pictures of life in our town over the month of July. According to Lori Webster of (Altadenablog sponsor) Webster’s Fine Stationery, and a member of the Arts Coalition, “The Project: Altadena! photos will be displayed in the alley behind Altadena Hardware. We plan to take one photo from each submission, enlarge it and display those at Altadena Junction. All photos will be returned to the photographer after the exhibit. Food and entertainment will be available in the alley, and also at different business locations.”
Among the businesses reporting in so far: Webster’s Fine Stationery will host another Blogger’s Cafe and a book signing by novelist and Pasadena Weekly reporter Andre Coleman. Webster’s will also showcasing new products with free samples and givaways. Ben McGinty, owner of (Altadenablog sponsor) the Gallery at the End of the World, will hold another “Art Bender Weekend” highlighting local artists. McGinty says that “Wreck N Sow will be playing on the ‘Cement Stage’, John from O Happy Days will be catering to the delights of the vegetarians in our midst and The Coffee Gallery will be serving caffeinated treats!” Julie Sandoval of Coffee Gallery told Altadenablog that they would have their mobile unit up to to make it more convenient for everyone attending. There will be lots more, so keep checking Altadenablog for the latest details!
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Lake Ave./Arts Coalition Open House set for Sat., Sept. 5
You can’t get too much of a good thing. After May’s first (and wildly successful) open house, the North Lake Ave. Business District in conjunction with the Altadena Arts Coalition will have another open house over Labor Day weekend — Sat., Sept. 5, from 5 PM until 10 or so.
Highlight of the event will be Project: Altadena — a display of the work of 100 local photographers armed with disposable cameras who recorded 2,700 pictures of life in our town over the month of July. According to Lori Webster of (Altadenablog sponsor) Webster’s Fine Stationery, and a member of the Arts Coalition, “The Project: Altadena! photos will be displayed in the alley behind Altadena Hardware. We plan to take one photo from each submission, enlarge it and display those at Altadena Junction. All photos will be returned to the photographer after the exhibit. Food and entertainment will be available in the alley, and also at different business locations.”
Among the businesses reporting in so far: Webster’s Fine Stationery will host another Blogger’s Cafe and a book signing by novelist and Pasadena Weekly reporter Andre Coleman. Webster’s will also showcasing new products with free samples and givaways.
Ben McGinty, owner of (Altadenablog sponsor) the Gallery at the End of the World, will hold another “Art Bender Weekend” highlighting local artists. McGinty says that “Wreck N Sow will be playing on the ‘Cement Stage’, John from O Happy Days will be catering to the delights of the vegetarians in our midst and The Coffee Gallery will be serving caffeinated treats!” Julie Sandoval of Coffee Gallery told Altadenablog that they would have their mobile unit up to to make it more convenient for everyone attending.
There will be lots more, so keep checking Altadenablog for the latest details!
You can’t get too much of a good thing. After May’s first (and wildly successful) open house, the North Lake Ave. Business District in conjunction with the Altadena Arts Coalition will have another open house over Labor Day weekend — Sat., Sept. 5, from 5 PM until 10 or so.