REMINDER!
Multicultural Children’s Literally Art Festival this Saturday at Fremont Park from 11am - 2pm!
Celebrating the Sacramento Poetry Center’s 30th Anniversary, please join us this beautiful Saturday afternoon as we introduce the neighborhood, families and visitors to over 40 Sacramento regional art and performance groups.
There will also be children’s art activities, face painting, book readings and much more fun for the whole family.
Please see the attached flyer and pass the word or forward to anyone you feel would be interested.
- Exhibits and Performers -
Atelier Co-Op
The Book Collector
California Poets in the Schools
Capitol City Young Writers
Crocker Art Museum
Escritores Del Nuevo Sol
Expressive Art for Kids
Forty-Acres Art Gallery
Friends of Fremont Park
Gail Dartez, Theatre Artist, Creative Dramatics for Children
Hot Italian - Gelato Italian ice cream stand.
Twist - The Balloon Man
Matrix Arts Gallery
Na Keiki O’ Hawai’i
Iris Art
Roan Press
Sacramento Area Reading Association
Sacramento Poetry Center
Sacramento State Barrio Art Program
Shiny Object Digital Video, Inc.
Tiny Tots Parent Participation Preschool
Towe Auto Museum
UC Davis Extension Arts and Humanities
Visions and Views
- Spoken Word/Kid’s Open Mic Stage -
11:00 Brad Buchanan
11:30 Lisa Kaplan
12:00 Traci Gourdine
1:00 Alice Anderson & Kids
- Dance & Music Stage -
11:00 a.m.- Kalpulli Xihuacoatl - Aztek Dance Group
11:25 - Na Keiki O’ Hawai’i - Hula Dancers
11:40 - Mike Pickering - Songwriter
11:50 - Patrick Grizzell & Friends - Blues Music
12:20 p.m. - Tracie’s Kitchen String Band - Acoustic with Bob Stanley (banjo), Ken Rabiroff (bass and guitar), Dick Fike (dobro and mandolin), Marty Sweeney (guitar), and Stephen Frantz (guitar)
12:45 - Capoeira Arts Academy Kids - Martial Arts/Music/Acrobatics
1:00 - Capitol City Young Writers - Spoken Word & Music
1:20 - Distinct Creativity (D/C) - Musical Expression (Dancing)
1:30 - The Chant for Peace Foundation
We are also looking for any volunteers that would like to help us clean up the park prior to the event, as well as help set up the stages, tables and chairs. If interested, please come to Fremont Park around 9am this Saturday. We would also love help packing up after the event as well. Your help is much appreciated.
Thank you to all the people that made this event possible:
Sacramento Poetry Center
Friends of Fremont Park
Capitol Area Development Authority (CADA)
Councilmen Rob Fong’s Office
The Friends of the Sacramento Public Library
Posted by Costa Apostolos | Filed under: Uncategorized on May 12th, 2009 | No Comments »
Local businesses and crafters at set up shop at Fremont Park last weekend. Look for the next Indie Sacramento event this fall. http://www.indiesacramento.com/
Posted by Lizz Barringer Lagomarsino | Filed under: Events, Uncategorized on May 7th, 2009 | No Comments »
Rain or Shine!
Saturday, May 2, 2009, 10am-3pm
Fremont Park
1515 Q Street
Corner of 16th & P Streets
Midtown / Downtown Sacramento
http://www.indiesacramento.com/
* FREE Admission! FREE swag bags to the first 150 patrons!
* Shop for hip, handmade goods, clothing, and accessories!
* Enjoy live entertainment!
* Appreciate local food & drink or plan a picnic lunch with the family!
* Attend IndieSacramento’s Craft University for craft classes & demos!
IndieSacramento’s biannual trunk show and craft bazaar happens once again this May 2, from 10am-3pm at Fremont Park in the Midtown/ Downtown Sacramento area.
The IndieSacramento May Market hopes to spread a DIY ethic throughout the Sacramento area, encouraging patrons to live both cheaply and creatively during these trying financial times.
The May Market boasts over 40 craft and fashion vendors, carrying a wide variety of affordable and fashionable handmade goods. Besides having the opportunity to support local small businesses and crafters, IndieSacramento is also giving patrons the opportunity to dabble in DIY themselves by offering IndieSacramento’s first-ever Craft University.
The Craft University tent will offer craft demos like yarn spinning, as well as craft classes, where patrons can make a new craft, for only a few dollars to cover supplies. Check out the IndieSacramento website in April for a full schedule of the classes and demos that will be offered.
Posted by Costa Apostolos | Filed under: Uncategorized on April 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
Members of the Sacramento Chess Club held a Chess Festival on Saturday April 25, 2009 in Fremont Park. There were lessons, a simultaneous exhibition, and quad competition. Families and friends came out to enjoy the sun and play chess in the park. Special thanks goes out to the United States Coast Guard for providing tables and chairs for the event!
Posted by Lizz Barringer Lagomarsino | Filed under: Events on April 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
Fremont Park Farmers Market starts back up on May 5th!
Come on out and get fresh and local produce!
Certified Farmers’ Markets are an effort to reestablish the traditional link between farmers and consumers in California. Certified Farmers’ Markets are “the real thing;” places where genuine farmers offer only agricultural products they grow themselves for direct sale to the public. By eliminating the middleman’s additional costs and multiple product handling, both the farmers and the consumers benefit.
Although the Certified Farmers’ Markets are strictly governed by the high quality and growing standards of California, their farmers can bring field and tree ripened fruits and vegetables which are too delicate for the packing and shipping processes of traditional food distribution systems. In addition, consumers are assured of obtaining only California grown fruits and vegetables, fresh and in season, at attractive prices.
California farmers are the most regulated farmers in the world, but high standards add to the cost of farming and put our farmers at a competitive disadvantage with produce shipped from other areas. By shopping at Certified Farmers’ Markets, consumers directly support our responsible California family farmers, help save our vanishing farmland and maintain a safe food supply in the state where they raise their families.
Certified Farmers’ Markets have become social gathering places and are the face of the communities they serve. They are where the agrarian community and the urban community relate to each other. The markets serve as great communication vehicles whereby patrons come face to face with their food source, enjoy the enlightenment of a multicultural experience and learn from the exchange of information
Posted by Costa Apostolos | Filed under: Events on April 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
Another free pickup game of CTF this coming Tuesday night! Bring your friends and share the love.
We had about 30 people come out last time. Come help us try things out for the league! Wear your XOSO shirts if you’ve got one.
We’ll be at Fremont Park (between 15th and 16th Streets and between Q and P Streets). We’ll play until 8ish or it’s dark. Meet us at the fountain in the middle wearing your Xoso shirt if you have one!
You remember the game: two teams, each with a flag and a jail. You have to sneak across the field, past the neutral zone to capture their flag, all while evading the other team. If they tag you on their side of the field, you go to their jail where you will be guarded vigilantly. Never fear, your team can spring you from the slammer by tagging you before they themselves are captured.
This is a free Xoso Sports event. Invite your friends! If you have a XOSO SHIRT please wear it to this event. We’ll head over to Hot Italian for a little drinking and socializing after the game.
http://www.xososports.com
Posted by Costa Apostolos | Filed under: Events on April 13th, 2009 | No Comments »
We are looking to bring this event to Fremont Park from May until October with this being the first test run, please come out and support this!
Saturday, May 2, 2009, 10am-3pm
Fremont Park
1515 Q Street
Corner of 16th & P Streets
Midtown / Downtown Sacramento
* FREE Admission! FREE swag bags to the first 150 patrons!
* Shop for hip, handmade goods, clothing, and accessories!
* Enjoy live entertainment!
* Appreciate local food & drink or plan a picnic lunch with the family!
* Attend IndieSacramento’s Craft University for craft classes & demos!
IndieSacramento’s biannual trunk show and craft bazaar happens once again this May 2, from 10am-3pm at Fremont Park in the Midtown/ Downtown Sacramento area.
The IndieSacramento May Market hopes to spread a DIY ethic throughout the Sacramento area, encouraging patrons to live both cheaply and creatively during these trying financial times. The May Market boasts over 40 craft and fashion vendors, carrying a wide variety of affordable and fashionable handmade goods. Besides having the opportunity to support local small businesses and crafters, IndieSacramento is also giving patrons the opportunity to dabble in DIY themselves by offering IndieSacramento’s first-ever Craft University. The Craft University tent will offer craft demos like yarn spinning, as well as craft classes, where patrons can make a new craft, for only a few dollars to cover supplies.
Check out the IndieSacramento website in April for a full schedule of the classes and demos that will be offered.
www.indiesacramento.com
Posted by Costa Apostolos | Filed under: Events on March 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Please join the Sacramento Chess Club and Friends of Fremont Park for a fun filled afternoon of chess in Fremont Park.
Saturday April 25th: 10am - 2pm (In case of rain, event will be moved to May 9th)
- Open Chess: 10am - 2pm
- Kid’s Chess Lessons: 10am and 12pm
- Simultaneous Exhibitions Starts at 11am
- Unrated Chess Quads (mini-tournaments) : 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Trophies to the winners. Sign ups at the event.
Come to learn, play and watch the simultaneous play in action! For those who have not seen a simultaneous, it’s quite the scene. One person playing 10-20 people simultaneously jumping from board to board without missing a beat!
Please pass the word to anyone interested.
For more information contact:
The Sacramento Chess Club
http://www.sacramentochessclub.org/
sactochess@sbcglobal.net
Phone: (916) 524-9479
Donations are needed to help Friends of Fremont Park continue to bring community events to Fremont Park. If you or your company are interested in being a sponsor, please contact Fremontpark@sbcglobal.net. No donation is too small and is much appreciated.
The Friends of Fremont Park (FFP) will gather and work together for the improvement of Fremont Park . The primary objectives of FFP are to ensure that Fremont Park is a safe and pleasant place for neighborhood residents and visitors and to establish the park as a vital focal point of a thriving community. Activities of the FFP will include the continued pursuit of improvements and enhancements to the park and the promotion of the park as a location for neighborhood gatherings and planned community events.
Posted by Costa Apostolos | Filed under: Events on March 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Dear Friend of the Arts,
This year marks the Sacramento Poetry Center’s 30th anniversary. We would like to hold a celebration for all of our contributors over the years, and do something to help launch a new generation of writers and artists.
We invite you to participate in a day-long Multicultural Children’s Literary Arts Festival to be held at Fremont Park (15th and P Streets) on Saturday, May 16, 2009. This event will combine performances, exhibits and interactive activities for children. We are offering each participant (organization, individual or business) FREE exhibit space for the day and invite you to create at least one interactive activity for children for your space. We will also have several areas for ongoing performances throughout the day.
If you would like to participate, please register online at http://www.mccaf.net by Friday, March 13, 2009.
This event will be at no cost to you and will give you an opportunity to highlight your group’s activities and share them with the community. We are hoping that this event will introduce children and their families to many of Sacramento’s regional arts groups and give us the chance to celebrate art together.
Thank you for your support,
The Sacramento Poetry Center
& Friends of Fremont Park
Posted by Costa Apostolos | Filed under: Uncategorized on March 6th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
4th Free Capture the Flag game!
Another free pickup game of CTF this Saturday! Bring your friends and share the love. The league is coming up (April 2009) and we want everyone to get a chance to try it out first.
We had about 30 people come out last time. Come help us try things out for the league! Wear your XOSO shirts if you’ve got one.
We’ll be at Fremont Park (between 15th and 16th Streets and between Q and P Streets) on Saturday morning February 28th. We’ll play until 1 or 1:30pm. Meet us at the fountain in the middle wearing your Xoso shirt if you have one!
You remember the game: two teams, each with a flag and a jail. You have to sneak across the field, past the neutral zone to capture their flag, all while evading the other team. If they tag you on their side of the field, you go to their jail where you will be guarded vigilantly. Never fear, your team can spring you from the slammer by tagging you before they themselves are captured.
This is a free Xoso Sports event. Tell your friends! If you have a Xoso t-shirt please wear it to this event. We’ll head over to Hot Italian for a little drinking and socializing after the game. Please let us know if you plan to attend…
Posted by Costa Apostolos | Filed under: Events on February 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
