Downey Native to be Featured Poet Downey poet and artist Rosalie Desimone Sciortino will be the featured reader for Poetry Matters, Thursday, January 15, at Stay Gallery. Her work over the years has had an impact on the Downey arts scene in many ways. Sciortino was a leader in Writers Workshop West (a writing… Continue reading POETRY MATTERS: Rosalie Sciortino January 15th 2015
Author: Frank Kearns
POETRY MATTERS: But Who’s Counting
Poetry Matters announces a special event, the December 18 celebration of its three year anniversary. This event also marks the debut of a new chapbook, But Who’s Counting. Editor Lorine Parks has collected a poem from each of the featured poets who have come to read in Downey over the last eighteen months in The… Continue reading POETRY MATTERS: But Who’s Counting
Doodle-icious Mural Approved for Downey Avenue
The City of Downey has awarded a contract to local artist Don Lamkin to recreate his popular collage of Downey images as a mural of the east side of Porto’s parking structure. The painting will be financed by the Art in Public Places fund, and it is the first time a Downey artist has been… Continue reading Doodle-icious Mural Approved for Downey Avenue