1st Thursday ArtWalk - San Pedro, the Edge of LA - May 3, 2012
1st Thursday Artwalk May 3, 2012 Flyer & Map
Art Galleries & Studios dot the old Downtown San Pedro area. Attend an artist opening reception or watch artists at work.
Restaurants: You're in for a real treat visiting San Pedro's restaurants. The cuisine ranges from English to Mexican, Mediterranean to Italian, Japanese to California Cuisine, Hungarian, Thai and others. Limani Taverna a new Greek Restaurant at 301 W. 6th St will be open till 11:00pm.
Live Music For May
Receptions and Ribbon Cuttings: At 5:00pm at the Warner Grand Theatre, Councilman Joe Busciano, and the Grand Vision Foundation will host a reception to welcome and introduce Captain Nancy Lauer, LAPD Harbor Division.
Later across the street at 437 6th Street, 6:00 pm there will be a Ribbon Cutting for the USS Iowa Outreach Center. The new office will serve as the volunteer center and provide temporary space for staff. It will also feature a "Ship's Store" with USS Iowa merchandise.
And don't miss Rep. Janice Hahn's open house for her San Pedro Campaign Headquarters, located at 447 W. 6th Street from 6:00 - 8:00pm. Voting for the new 44th District will be held on June 5, 2012.
Shops: This month promises more suprises to come in the unique downtown stores and shops. Downtown San Pedro is the perfect place to shop for unique gifts for family and friends.
Take a walk down memory lane visiting antique shops or have an author sign their new book at Williams' Book Store at 443 W. 6th Street.
Gourmet Food Trucks
SPECIAL FEATURE! Gourmet Food Trucks. This 1st Thursday, Several Mobile Food Vendors greet you through out the Downtown. The Food Trucks will be located on 6th, 7th and Mesa Streets! Several new Trucks will be Downtown along with some of your favorites from previous 1st Thursdays. Be sure and visit our 1st Thursday Food Truck Location Interactive Map. The Map is updated every month. Click here. A simple click on the truck's name will show on a map the trucks location and address. A link to the food truck's website is shown at the same time.
Gallery Neuartig - Our Labyrinth exhibit opens on Thursday 6:00pm - 9:00pm.
Lazy Dog Studio will be featuring 7 different artist showing their favorite scene's of San Pedro. Also, the Pt. Fermin Lighthouse Society will be here selling wine tasting tickets to help raise funds for the Pt. Fermin Lighthouse.
Artwalk Tour
The May 3rd Artwalk Tour continues to introduce the diversity of the art scene in San Pedro. Each month a different itinerary is planned to provide visitors with the opportunity to experience a wide range of visual treats. The free one hour tour meets in the Chamber of Commerce Boardroom Gallery, 7th & Mesa, at 6:30. The artists or gallerists usually introduce their work with a short talk.
Be ready for a bit of a long walk this month. We are heading South on Pacific Avenue a few blocks after our stop at
Gallery 478. And, this tour will include a choice of galleries for our third stop. More on that later.
Gallery 478 brings us "Byrd is Back", selected paintings from his works from 1970 to 2012. Byrd is a well known Southern California painter, craftsman, and illustrator, known for his Geometric Abstractions that are often decidedly "hard edged" but nuanced in his mixed media constructions. Byrd was included in the recent Pacific Standard Time (PST) exhibition "Best Kept Secret: UCI and the Development of Contemporary Art 1964-1971" at the Laguna Art Museum. "We see this show as an extension of the Getty's Pacific Standard Time; the artworks of earlier days in Los Angeles continue to be of great interest," said Ray Carofano of Gallery 478.
The National Watercolor Society offers it's 2012 All Members Exhibition. Ninety paintings selected by juror exemplify the best of water media painting. NWS members submitted entries from all over the United States and overseas. Expect to see a broad range of beautiful work, including portraits, landscapes, city views, and abstract paintings.
The third stop has an option. One is Flazh! Alley, an adults only alternative fine art gallery which is two blocks beyond the NWS show. They feature the world premiere in a public gallery of an exhibit titled "Metamorphosis of a Butterfly: A Kaleidoscope Vision of Life by a Gay Chinese Artist." Beijing artist Xiyadie was born in Shanxi Province - the cradle of many Chinese Folk Arts, including paper cutting, which is his specialty.
If the distance or the subject doesn't interest you (or you have youngsters with you), you will be offered an option based on what else is new in the Arts District.
Many dining opportunities await you in Downtown San Pedro. Popular independent restaurants featuring a variety of ethnic and American food options are joined by several of the most popular gourmet food truck in Los Angeles.
Each month the Artwalk tour starts at 6:30, meeting at the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce, 390 W. 7th Street, and follows a different itinerary. To receive monthly tour information by email, contact FirstthursdaySPtour@gmail.com. Following the approximately one hour tour, visitors are encouraged to visit other galleries, shop, eat and enjoy the music and ambiance that fill the streets on First Thursday.
Please download and print the 1st Thursday Artwalk May 3, 2012 Flyer & Map to use as your guide. (Adobe Acrobat PDF File 331KB)
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Reminder: 1st Thursday Parking on Streets and in Municipal Lot is Free After 6pm, No Matter What the Signs Say. No Kidding!
