Theo Chocolate has announced a contest seeking entries from the general public for a new t-shirt design. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older, and submit their own, original work. To participate, submit your image to contests@theochocolate.com before Monday, May 30th at 4p.
On Saturday, May 14th, starting at Noon, volunteers are needed to help with the pre-parade, as the Fremont Arts Council (FAC) shifts float bodies from winter storage to the art studio. On Tuesday, May 17th, visit the Artists’ Reception, at the Fremont Abbey at 7p, to see the floats for the 2011 Solstice Parade. And, on May 21st, attend the Grand Opening of the Solstice Parade build, at the Powerhouse (3940 Fremont Avenue North) at Noon.
On Friday, April 30th, the B.F. Day Elementary School library hosted an art show that gave students, staff, families and the community a chance to see the collection of paintings and mixed-media work commissioned by Windermere Realty – and created by students.
This Friday, May 6th, from 6p – 9p, may well be one of the very best Fremont First Friday Art Walk ever! And how will you know if this is just hype, or wise counsel, if you don’t participate?
This Saturday, May 7th, the Fremont Abbey Arts Center will host the Upper Fremont Festival of the Arts (a.k.a. UFFA!) This will be an open-to-the-public, mostly free, celebration with plenty of entertainment for all ages, as well as demonstrations, live music, visual art, and giveaways! Stop by to see what the excitement is all about, at our very own community center!
On Friday, April 29th, from Noon – 2p, a very special art show will take place in Fremont. In the library of B.F. Day Elementary School (3921 Linden Ave N) will be displayed paintings – on canvas – done by students, and commissioned by Windermere Realty.
On Saturday, May 7th, starting at 1p, the Fremont Abbey Arts Center – Fremont’s homegrown ‘community center’ – will host the 3rd Annual micro-neighborhood festival in Upper Fremont, for everyone who loves a party!
For three weeks, starting Friday, April 29th, Arouet Productions will stage the Terrence McNally play, Frankie & Johnny In The Clair de Lune, at the DownStage Theater of Stone Soup (4029 Stone Way North.) This faithful production, directed by Roy Arauz, will feature Meredith Binder and Greg LoProto in the title roles.
The 46th Street Mural may create much more for our community than an art covered wall. The Steering Committee continue to work – even after the mural is finished, and they’ve shared the results from an on-line survey they conducted that gave feedback on the mural, and other aspects of our community.
Five years ago, Chris Schumacher accidentally packed with him a stuffed toy frog given to him just before he reported for duty at the Coast Guard. After taking a few photos of FrogFrog during his travels on an ice breaker in the Arctic, Schumacher created a ZoomShare web site (www.frogfrog.zoomshare.com) , safe for children, with photos taken at sights all over the globe.
