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The beloved children’s classic, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” is celebrating its 5oth year and Creature Features in Burbank is honoring the tale with their own gallery of handcrafted original art work that will be on display from Oct. 26 through Nov. 2.
Fans of the genre can visit the store during normal business hours.
On Friday August 6, from 6-10, residents came out to the Wilmington Art Walk on Banning’s Landing. The night included music, activities for kids as well as hand crafted items by Wilmington artists.
The event was started by a group of 7 individuals whose goal was to enrich residents with hand crafted items.
To kick of the Summer Concert series, a music festival entertained crowds on Sunday Afternoon on June 8th, 2015. Sponsored by Artists for Trauma, a group that rehabilitates people suffering from various injuries, kids could make their own art, while watching young woman perform despite limitations.
And the Family Stones performed on the stage as the event
concluded as the sunset.
For the first two weekends in March, residents celebrate the annual migration of the grey whale with a variety of fun events for all ages.
There were also various high school marching bands and as well as Dana Point’s 5th Marine Regiment, who came all the way down from San Clemente to march for the whales.
There was also a street fair that further kept crowds entertained with a variety of different booths.
Down by Dana Point Wharf, local artists had their latest creations on display for the Art Show and sale.
And as the sun set at Lantern Park and crowds took in the beauty of the coast, the festival concluded its first day with a fitting movie overlooking the ocean.
On Saturday March 15, 2014 from 1 to 6, Long Beach residents experienced everything Native American at Shoreline Village in a Free Festival. With music, storytelling and arts and crafts, people were able to learn a little about the Native culture.
Watch below to see the beautiful dances that were being displayed just off the coast of the port of Long Beach.
For more information, including upcoming events, visit the Wildling Museum online.
Solvang…
One of the oldest destinations based on Denmark and Scandinavian History, found just two hoursNorth of Los Angeles.
As previously reported, it is home to the Santa Ines Mission.
On the opposite side of Solvang, just within walking, there is another museum that shows a different side of the city’s history.
The Elverhoy Musuem of History and Art gives visitors a look into the home of its founders, an internationally recognized painter and sculptor, Viggo Brandt- Erichsen and his wife. The collection of houses that make up the museum contain antiques including a spinning wheel as well as a collection of painting and sculptures.
It’s “one of the few museums outside Denmark, devoted to the Danish- American experience” and it’s free to experience while in Solvang.
