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On the first Fridays of June, July, and August, the City of Pleasanton's Firehouse Arts Center will be open to the public, offering a variety of free events and activities in the Firehouse Theater, Harrington Gallery, Studio Classrooms, and grand Atrium Lobby. Just completing its third season of shows, exhibitions, and arts programming, the center in downtown Pleasanton is an architecturally unique complex that combines the historically preserved original Firehouse Station #1 with beautiful integrated new construction.
The "Open Mic" event starts at 5:15 p.m., and is anchored by a different guest closing act each month. The public may sign up starting at 4:30 p.m. on the day of the show to have a chance to perform on the Firehouse stage that evening. The first Firehouse Open Mic on June 7 will feature the City of Pleasanton's own award-winning teen improv team Creatures of Impulse. On July 5, popular local singer-songwriter Ryan Cassata is the featured closing act. August closing act is to be announced.
The Harrington Gallery will have a new installation titled The Contemporary Landscape, and children visiting on First Fridays will have the opportunity to create their own art work in a studio project session.
The two-story high Grand Atrium Lobby will host local artists demonstrating their various art forms. June's guest is collage and mixed media artist Sally Haig. Watercolorist Marge Atkins will be demonstrating in July. Fiber and mixed media artist Denise Oyama Miller is slated for August. The public will have the unique opportunity to observe these three established professional artists.
The staff of the Firehouse Arts Center, including theater technicians, gallery staff, and management, will be on hand to chat and answer questions about the Firehouse and its various activities. This is a delightful and unique opportunity for all ages and interests.
DATE/TIME:
June 7, July 5, Aug 2, 5-8pm
LOCATION:
Firehouse Arts Center
4444 Railroad Avenue
Pleasanton, CA, 94566
925-931-4848
http://www.firehousearts.org
COST/REGISTRATION:
Free
http://www.firehousearts.org
MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.firehousearts.org
Phone: 925-931-4848
About City of Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center:
The Firehouse Arts Center, owned and operated by the City of Pleasanton, opened in September 2010. The facility incorporates portions of the city's first fire station built in 1929. Highlights of the venue include a 227-seat studio theater, 2,000 square feet of high-quality art exhibit space in the Harrington Gallery, two large arts classrooms, and a spacious lobby for receptions and events.
