Downey High School is showing student art work across all disciplines Thursday evening, 4 to 7PM in the J-Hall on campus. The event is free to the public, and there will also be food prepared by culinary students as well.
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Next Meeting May 28th, WHS Chalk Festival
Our next meeting will take place at 11AM on Saturday May 28th at Warren High School, taking place during their 2nd Annual Chalk Art Festival, which runs 8AM to 4PM. We’ll be meeting in George Redfox’s classroom, J-1 out at the back of the school near the parking lot. We’ll be discussing the Downey Museum of… Continue reading Next Meeting May 28th, WHS Chalk Festival
Coordinating Art with Downey Symphony Concert
One of the sadly under-utilized features of the Downey Theatre is the gallery space that was designed with the lobby. In it’s forty year history it may have been used less than 5 times, with two of those in the past year. One of those just a couple weeks ago coordinated with the Downey Symphony… Continue reading Coordinating Art with Downey Symphony Concert
Next meeting, Saturday April 30th 2PM
Pencil in our next meeting for April 30th, 2PM, back at the Downey Theatre green room. We have special guest, Jay Lopez, formerly of the Downtown LA Art Walk, and currently of Art Weekend LA, Off Broadway LA, and has is own outfit called Contemporary Cultural Consultants. He helps cities find their footing with arts… Continue reading Next meeting, Saturday April 30th 2PM
Next Meeting Saturday March 26th
The second meeting of the Downey Arts Coalition will be this Saturday, March 26th, 12 Noon at the Downey Civic Theatre. Meeting will take place in the green room, so please enter from the back door on Brookshire Ave. The theatre’s address is 8435 Firestone Blvd, Downey. We’ll discuss ideas for a Downey Art Walk event,… Continue reading Next Meeting Saturday March 26th
Visiting band students from Kobe, Japan at the Downey Theatre
Warren High Band director David Niemeyer has organized an exciting event at the Downey Theatre next Wednesday March 23rd. You may have heard about the recent Japanese earthquake. I’ll let his words explain. “Over a year ago I was contaced by a company in Tokyo that helps groups have joint concert experiences/ trips. I’m guessing… Continue reading Visiting band students from Kobe, Japan at the Downey Theatre
Inaugural Downey Arts Meeting – Feb 26
Come join us at Xela Coffee House for the first “exploratory” meeting of the Downey Arts Coalition. We don’t fully know what shape it will all take, but we can start the conversation. Saturday, February 26th at 11AM Xela Coffee House 12012 Paramount Blvd. Downey, CA For more information you can email us on the… Continue reading Inaugural Downey Arts Meeting – Feb 26
Greek Trilogy Oresteia at the Downey Theatre
The vision of director and producer Leonidas Loizides is to “hand over the torch of ancient Greek culture” to the rest of us, a task that bears more significance today than ever before.
Porto’s Bakery Ready To Open
We took part in a pre-opening training event at Porto’s Bakery in Downey this weekend. There is an album of pictures up on our facebook page. Click here to view. Porto’s Bakery Pre-Opening Event The significance of Porto’s to the Downey arts scene is yet to be fully scene, but the potential is huge. This… Continue reading Porto’s Bakery Ready To Open