2nd Fridays
2nd Fridays, February - November, 2010
5 - 9 pm
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OVERVIEW
Enjoy special events and promotions from February to November. From June through August, 2nd Fridays also feature a late night beer garden, Farmers Market from 11 am to 3 pm, local live entertainment, food tasting, plays, poetry and street performers, artist receptions and presentations. In summer, participate in Art Walk where downtown businesses become “galleries” hosting local artists. All demonstrations and exhibits are free of charge.
February 12, Celebrate Love
April 9, Celebrate Guy’s Night Out
May 14, Celebrate Ladies Night Out
June 11, Art Walk
July 9, Art Walk
August 13, Art Battle, Art Walk, and Salsa Farmers Market
Cooking demonstration and Home-made Salsa Contest at the Farmers Market, DeCarli Square, 12:30 - 1:30 pm. Click here to download rules and application.
Late evening craft beer garden at Janet Leigh Plaza, 
5 - 9 pm.
Taste brews at $2 a fill. Last call at 8 pm.
Live music at Janet Leigh Plaza and DeCarli Square, 5-9 pm. See below for complete schedule.
3rd Annual Art Battle, De Carli Square,
5:30-7:30 pm.
2nd Fridays Art Walk, Weber Avenue and Sutter Street, 5-9 pm.
Walking tours of public art and downtown history are available during the Art Walk. Schedule a group today by calling the Downtown Stockton Alliance, (209) 464-5246.
Free Trolley and Metro Express transportation, approx. every 15 minutes between Miracle Mile and Downtown Stockton, 4:45 pm - 10 pm. Click here for details.
September 10, Knit-in
October 8, Unity Day
November 12, Theme TBA
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MUSIC LINE-UP
August 13
The Downtown Stockton Alliance is currently booking theatre, spoken word, and
dance groups, community service organizations, musicians and street performers
for Friday evenings. Click here to apply or contact Jennifer Krengel, Event Coordinator,
at jkrengel@downtownstockton.org.
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Art Walk
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The Art Walk is held the 2nd Friday of the month June-August. It is a self-guided tour featuring art work in every medium; from photography to sculpture, from fine art to live music and spoken word. Downtown businesses become “galleries” hosting local artists. All demonstrations and exhibits are free of charge.
The Tidewater Gallery and the San Joaquin Law Library host their monthly Meet the Artist Reception featuring guest and resident artists.
Historic Bob Hope Theatre features classic cinema series and Mighty Morton organ concerts. |
AUGUST 13th Art Walk:
Meet the Artist Reception at the Tidewater Art Gallery, 5-8 pm. Entitled "4 the Joy of It" the August exhibit is a group show featuring three resident jewelry artists, Gay Lynn Saunders, Susan Winton and Rebekah Burr-Siegal, and a guest artist from Lodi, Debbie Kafton.The show presents a collection of wearable art showcasing unique talents and different artistic visions. For these artists, jewelry design is both a labor of love and a constant source of joy.
Meet the Artist Reception at the San Joaquin County Law Library, 5-8 pm.This month, the Law Library hosts an exhibit "The World: the Way I See It" by Jack Nguyen. Nguyen captures the images of his travels and focuses on depicting nature, objects and people (see photo to the right). Photography, to him, is a path to discovery. Through the viewfinder there is a separate world, unlike the one we see with our naked eyes.
In support of this community, all profits from the exhibition will be donated to support student scholarships for the disabled and visually impaired students at Delta College.
3rd Annual Art Battle at DeCarli Square , 5:30-7:30 pm is coordinated by the Jagged Lines of Imagination Academy and sponsored by the Stockton Arts Commission. JLI is a downtown non-profit, housed within the Plea for Peace Center at 630 E. Weber Ave. All participants are required to incorporate scenes from the downtown waterfront to be eligible for the competition. For more information and to apply click here.
Bob Hope Theatre features "Singing in the Rain," a classic movie made in 1952. Also this evening, proceeding the movie at 6:30 pm, an organ concert featuring Tom Thompson on the Mighty Morton. Movie Time: 7:00 pm and ticket prices are $8 for adults and $4 for youth.
Temporary exhibitions in the Hotel Stockton, on the Janet Leigh Plaza, venues along Weber Avenue will feature photography, painting and live music.
Downtown Art Walk is free to attend and there is no commission fee for art sold at the event. Click here to download an event guide.
Artist applications will be accepted after March 1, 2010. For more information e-mail Jennifer Krengel, Event Coordinator.
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DOWNTOWN STREET PERFORMERS
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EVERYDAY ART IN DOWNTOWN STOCKTON
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Take a self-guided tour of downtown's art and history. Downtown is filled with signature historic architecture that will take you back to the times when Stockton was called "the brick city." Public art is present downtown wherever you go: on sidewalks, inside buildings, in the squares and plazas.
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The Tidewater Art Center and Gallery hosts interesting art exhibits all year long, M-F, 10 am - 5 pm. Visitors may also enjoy music concerts and an opportunity to meet an exhibiting artist during the Meet-the-Artist receptions.
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Downtown maintenance hole covers, designed by Stockton artist Molly Toberer, carry unique aesthetic legacy of the American 1930’s style. There are 20 units spread from Martin Luther King Plaza to Main St. and from Weber Point to San Joaquin St. 17 unique designs are represented, such as Work, Taste, Grow, Invent, Sister Cities and others. Click here to download a brochure with map. |
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Downtown Stockton Marina and Joan Darrah Promenade feature a variety of public art projects. Sit under kinetic sculptures at the Morelli Park or on the North Shore behind the Ballpark; explore sidewalk insets depicting local history; notice intricate metal railings and lamp-post decorations. More about the Marina at www.marinadowntownstockton.com. |
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