After a two-year hiatus, San Ramon’s free Artwork and Wind Competition returns to Central Park this Memorial Day weekend.
“Town of San Ramon is worked up to have the Artwork & Wind Competition again with you in 2022,” recreation supervisor Adam Chow mentioned. “The final time the pageant was held was in 2019 and the group may be very excited to have the occasion return in its entirety. This yr will characteristic an expanded structure taking up all of San Ramon’s Central Park.”
“Along with the spectacular kite flying demonstrations, there might be a schedule packed stuffed with leisure for the entire household together with reside music, puppet exhibits, and a big youngsters zone,” Chow added. “Let’s go fly a kite!”
Three leisure phases will characteristic native efficiency troupes, martial artists and musical acts. Among the many scheduled musicians are metal drummers Pan Exstasy, R&B artists East Bay Mudd, Americana group Pacific Normal, large banders Woman Okay and The Kings of Swing, pop performers Mercy and the Heartbeats and celebration band The Freshmakers.
The occasion additionally features a kite making workshop, face portray, craft stations, skilled skateboard and scooter demonstrations, a tethered balloon demonstration and a helicopter touchdown on Sunday. Moreover, the San Ramon Police Division and San Ramon Valley Hearth Safety District will reveal the “jaws of life,” hands-only CPR and Okay-9 search and rescue all through the weekend.
Whereas not having fun with the music, taking part within the actions or taking in any of the weekend’s demonstrations, guests can peruse and buy the work, images, jewellery, clothes, pottery and toys of greater than 100 artists, together with Ruth Miller, who created this yr’s pageant art work.
Miller, whose work might be on show on the Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery contained in the San Ramon Group Middle, will even host a pageant poster signing and meet and greet on Sunday.
For these fascinated by paying their respects to fallen troopers, a Memorial Day program takes place on Monday at San Ramon’s Memorial Park, 5001 Bollinger Canyon Street at 9:30 a.m. This system consists of patriotic music, speeches, poetry, a second of silence and putting of flags.
The free Artwork and Wind Competition runs from 11 a.m. to six p.m. Sunday and Monday at San Ramon’s Central Park, 12501 Alcosta Blvd. Distributors might be onsite with meals and drinks for buy, and company are inspired to go inexperienced by using their bikes to the occasion and profiting from Sports activities Basement’s free valet bike parking.
For extra info go to, www.artandwind.com.
