Summer Solstice Celebration is the largest arts event in Santa Barbara, a 3‑day festival and Parade. Saturday’s Parade on State Street draws crowds of 100,000 spectators. It is a creative, multicultural experience with human‑pushed floats, giant puppets, whimsical costumes and masks, drumming, dancing. It makes its way to the festival grounds at Alameda Park, where the Festivities continue.
(Taken from the event’s website: http://www.solsticeparade.com/ )
The 51st Annual Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts is a major regional arts event, presenting the creative endeavors of artists from all disciplines of the art world. Located 8 miles south of Portland, Lake Oswego is an arts conscious community with the highest per capita income in the state. Event features Juried Art in the Park with over 120 booths, food booths, wine & beer tent, musical entertainment, kids activities, and art demos.
(Taken from the event’s website: https://www.lakewood-center.org/pages/festival-of-the-arts)
Welcome summer!
Weekend events will include a carnival, craft and commercial exhibitors, good food, Twilight 5K run, GameTime fun zone, Festival of Cars, youth soccer tournament, rib and corn eating contest, Rogue beer and of course morning hot air balloon launches (5:45am – 6:15am – weather pending) and Night Glow (weather pending)!
(Taken from the event’s website: http://www.tigardballoon.org/ )
17 bands playing music from all over the world & admission is FREE. A fantastic main stage line up of Afrofunk Experience original funk and afrobeats, Manzo Rally with new Latin rock music featuring Gaberiel Manzo lead guitarist from Malo with an all star line up, and the legendary motown review Pride and Joy. Music in 13 various stores & restuarants around Telegraph Ave. area. After party at Askenaz.
(Taken from the event’s website: http://www.berkeleyworldmusic.org/ )
Please join us in the beautiful Red Rock Country of Sedona for a day of fun at Oak Creek Arts and Crafts Shows. The shows are located on scenic Hwy 179 “The Gateway to Sedona” Take home your own personal piece of the Southwest. Sedona is one of the Nations top art destinations. Our shows host top local as well as native artist. This event takes place on June 6‑8 and 27‑29.
(Taken from the event’s website: http://oakcreekartsandcraftsshows.com/index-1.html )
Sounds pretty fancy, right? It simply means three solar system bodies coming together, not in distance, but in perspective. For star watchers it means some pretty sweet night sights! It’s particularly exciting when the moon and planets are involved.
Saturday, July 5 will mark the night of the waxing gibbous moon as it groups together with the bluish colored star Spica and separates from Mars in the southwest sky. On July 6 and 7 the planets and moon will seem to cluster together even more than usual in the southern hemisphere for a truly unique sight.
Take a peek at the sky tonight and you’ll see a full moon. A full moon is when the moon and the sun are opposite of each other from an earth perspective.
Take a peek at the sky tonight and you’ll see a full moon. A full moon is when the moon and the sun are opposite of each other from an earth perspective.
The moon will turn full at 2:09 EDT and just nine minutes earlier it will arrive at its closest point to earth in 2014. Expect a wide tide range and a ‘super’ moon on August 11th. Photographers get your tripod and cameras ready!
Rise and shine if you want to catch this spectacular sight, which will take place Aug. 18 and 19 in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sky gazers will get the opportunity to watch as two brilliant and bright planets- Venus and Jupiter- experience a close encounter with each other, making for one beautiful night sky display.