Category: Updates

  • Artist Workshop ~ Roy Anthony Shabla ~ Tuesday Feb 26, 2013

    Artist Workshop ~ Roy Anthony Shabla ~ Tuesday Feb 26, 2013

    The Downey Art League and Downey Arts Coalition present an artist workshop by Roy Anthony Shabla on Tuesday evening, February 26, 2013 at 7:00 PM. Meet at Rio San Gabriel Park in the Activity Room.

    This is an exciting opportunity to experience the techniques of artist Roy Anthony Shabla, who is arguably one of the most unique artists in Downey’s borders.  His paintings are often large format abstract expressionism, exploring various pour techniques, texture and color combinations to a powerful effect.  Also a poet and an author in his own right, he has been an active part of the Downey Arts movement, volunteering as a curator and organizer of local arts and poetry events.

    All are welcome. No charge to attend. Plenty of free parking.

  • Downey Arts Coalition Meeting January 26, 2013

    DOWNEY ARTS MEETING SATURDAY Saturday January 26, 12 Noon, 9324 Paramount Blvd. Downey Arts Coalition meetings are designed for representatives of all the arts groups and arts advocates to get together and discuss upcoming events, new ideas, and ways to work together.  Join us at the Wahlquist home at Noon on Saturday and get involved bringing more arts & culture to our city.

  • Volunteers Needed for Downey Homeless Count

    Tues-Thurs Jan 29-31 @ Downey Moravian Church, 10337 Old River School Rd.
    Downey has long needed to spend some time researching the homeless of our city in order to find ways to help those in need.  Downey has its own homeless survey being coordinated in cooperation with the Los Angeles Housing Services Authority (LAHSA) and the 100,000 Homes Campaign.
    The goal of Downey Registry Week is to create a by-name registry of people living on our streets, enabling us to prioritize those who have been out there the longest and who are the most vulnerable.  On the first night, we’ll count individual homeless neighbors. Then, we’ll survey individuals during the evening hours for the next two consecutive nights. The survey findings will then be presented to the community at the conclusion of Downey’s Registry Week on February 2.
    The Downey Arts Coalition is also recruiting photographers and videographers to join the teams as they go out into the community, to help document the process (with sensitivity toward privacy).
    Learn more at the Facebook page “Downey Counts”
    Sign up to volunteer at this link, choose the team “Downey Counts”
    NOTE: Volunteers need to commit to all three nights (29, 30, 31) and will need to bring their cameras and flashlights.

  • J. Arthur Morris Day at Stay Gallery – February 8, 2013

    Stay Gallery Celebrates J. Arthur Morris Day
    Friday February 8th, 6PM @ Stay Gallery 11140 Downey Ave.
    February 8th is officially ‘J. Arthur Morris Day’ in Downey, celebrating his life and work as a photographer and philanthropist.  From 6-10pm, Stay Gallery would like to invite you to experience the life and adventures of a man that lived life to the fullest with his camera as his third eye as he traveled the world while always keeping his community a top priority. His life as a photographer and philanthropist continues to inspire many that knew his legacy.

    Come enjoy a night of photography, live music, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres.  Please arrive in Cocktail attire. While the event is free, a suggested donation of $20 will support future J. Arthur Morris Events from the collection of over 300 pieces that has been entrusted to the gallery.

  • Hair Club for Poets/Reading with Scissors – Jan. 26, 2013

    HAIR CLUB FOR POETS / READING WITH SCISSORS Saturday Jan 26, 7:30PM @ Number 34, 9029 Florence Ave, 90241
    Poetry curated by Roy Anthony Shabla. Featured poets: Jeffrey Graessley and Scott Nooner Creley Featured musician: Rachel Rain Man Open mic for ten lucky poets Salon after at Casa La Reina Join the facebook group for more information.

  • Music Festival at the Garden of Dreams – Jan. 25, 2013

    Friday, January 25, 2013. 8:00 PM @ 10032 La Reina Ave., 90241

    The Garden of Dreams, better known as Casa La Reina, or the home of Roy Anthony Shabla, will host their 2nd. annual music festival of local bands. Sex Wounds, Pierrot Lunaire, In Tents, Stay Cool Forever, Catheter, Suzie Star, VVWITFVZZ, Courtaud & Bobtail.

     

    More information and links to the bands here at this link:

    https://www.facebook.com/events/387592764665953/

     

  • Music Preview for Symphony’s “Simple Pleasures”

    Music Preview for Symphony’s “Simple Pleasures”

    Saturday night, January 26 at 8PM is the winter concert for the Downey Symphony Orchestra, “Simple Pleasures.”  Music director Sharon Lavery puts a lot of thought into her programs, and recruits exciting new soloists to experience, this one featuring the young trumpet prodigy, Conrad Jones.

    If you haven’t done your musical research yet, perhaps we can help.  The names of symphonic works can often be hard to decode, but there is help out there.  YouTube is a good resource to preview a musical piece to get prepared for the live experience.  The more you listen, the more you are able to absorb all of the complex elements that go into a symphonic piece, improving the listening experience each time.

    Here below is your musical tour, with links to read as you listen.  The pieces range across centuries of different musical movements.

    Quiet City by Aaron Copeland: (Music for the 1939 play by Irwin Shaw) Listen on YouTube, Read about Copeland, About the composition

    Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra by Johann Baptist Georg Neruda:  Listen on YouTube, Read about Neruda, What’s a Concerto?

    Divertimento in D Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:  Listen on YouTube, Read about Mozart, What is Divertimento?

    Simple Symphony by Benjamin Britten: Listen on YouTube, Read about Britten, About the composition.

    Tickets are available at the box office or online, visit www.downeytheatre.com to purchase.

  • “STATE OF THE ART” at Number 34 on Sunday, April 28, 2013

    “STATE OF THE ART” at Number 34 on Sunday, April 28, 2013

    galleRoy @ Number 34 and Downey Arts Coalition are proud to announce STATE OF THE ART. A Democratic and Informational Art Fair for the City of Downey and the Gateway Cities. Curated by Roy Anthony Shabla.

    Featuring Downey Museum of Art, Stay Gallery, Downey Art League, Nuvein Foundation for the Arts, Downey Symphony, South El Monte Arts Posse, Hair Club For Poets / Reading With Scissors, and many many more arts organizations for painting, sculpture, photography, music, theater, dance, poetry, and film plus

    A Democratic, Open-Call Exhibition of Current Contemporary Art

    Sunday ~ April 28 ~ Noon to 6

    hosted by Number 34, 9027 Florence Avenue, Downey

    For information: Roy@DowneyArts.org

  • Movie Club starts Sunday Jan 20

    Movie Club starts Sunday Jan 20

    The Downey Arts Coalition is sponsoring a new monthly movie club to bring highly regarded independent and foreign films to Downey audiences.  In partnership with the Epic Lounge, the evening will feature snacks, drinks, trivia, prizes and more.

    The debut film takes place Sunday, January 20th, with a screening of The Secret in Their Eyes, winner of the 2010 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.  As a bonus, this first event will be free.

    The Epic Lounge is at 8239 2nd Street, Downey, CA 90241 (at New St).  Event starts at 2:00PM.

     

     

  • Gil Hagen-Hill Featured Poetry @ Stay Gallery Thursday

    Gil Hagen-Hill Featured Poetry @ Stay Gallery Thursday

    Change of Venue: Stay Gallery 11140 Downey Ave.

    Gil Hagen-Hill was educated in southern California during the “placid” 1950’s  and “turbulent” 1960’s. He  received a B.A. in Theater Arts from C.S.U.L.A in 1973. Shortly  thereafter he became a member of  Scorpio Rising Theater founded by Alistair Hunter. From there to “The Burbage  Theater” ensemble housed  at the Century City Playhouse . . .some cable TV, a marriage, a beautiful  daughter, a divorce, another  marriage, a trip to Scandinavia, Ireland… He recently sold custom built  motorcycles, is now looking for a new incarnation.

    Gil began writing poetry in high school and in college. In 1994 he began finding poetry more  important in his life – by 2000 his work had appeared in a number of poetry journals on the east coast  and mid -west.

    He  has been published in Verses, Schuylkill Valley Art Journal and Rochester, New  York’s “Hazmat Literary Review.” On  the west coast he was proudly associated with Lummox Journal in its monthly  format as well working with  the Chief Lummox “Rain Dog” Armstrong on several projects including “Through a  Glass Darkly” and “Last Call.” He  has participated in writer’s work shops at Angels Gate Art Center.

    His poetry is hard to classify – sometimes confessional sometimes surreal – but always  evocative.

    New Location: Stay Gallery 11140 Downey Ave (& Firestone), Downey, CA 90241.  

    Series curated by Lorine Parks, lorineparks@verizon.net    Open mic at 7:30 PM