Radio Commentary
The plaza of the
Old Mission will again come to colorful life when Santa Barbara’s Italian
Street Painting festival is celebrated over Memorial Day weekend, May 26 to 28.
I Madonnari, part Renaissance fair, part
performance art, and one of Santa Barbara's most popular open-air festivals,
will once again transform the piazza at the Mission over Memorial Day Weekend.
My office sponsors
the program, run through our Children’s Creative Project, as a continuing means
of fostering art education and expression for young and old alike.
It is also a major
fund-raiser for the Children’s Creative Project.
The Project uses
professional artists-in-residence to provide quality arts instruction in the
visual and performing arts.
They also sponsor
professional performing arts groups to come to Santa Barbara to work with our
school children.
These performers
reach some 40,000 children in scores of elementary schools.
The CCP is more essential
than ever as more and more school districts are forced to cut arts offerings
from their budgets. Every dollar raised is used to support visual and
performing arts instruction.
At the I Madonnari festival, pavement squares
sponsored by businesses and organizations are made available for local artists,
architects, and school children.
Don’t
miss out on this local tradition, starting May 26 at the Santa Barbara Mission