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04.25.05
- Solstice Unveils 2005 Winning Design
The Summer
Solstice group will officially unveil the winning artistic
design for the 31st Annual Summer Solstice Celebration, scheduled
for June 25th, at the Soho Restaurant & Music Club Thursday,
April 28th from 5pm-8pm. Everyone is invited to attend this
celebratory event and enjoy good-time, danceable, blues-funk
music performed by the Debra Farris Band. There will be a
$5 cover charge to support this years Summer Solstice Parade
and Workshop.
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more....
04.12.05
- Sponsors Needed to Fund "Artists-in-Residence"
The Summer
Solstice group announces a call for sponsorships to support
"Artists-in-Residence" to create floats, masks and
ensembles for the 2005 Summer Solstice Celebration scheduled
for Saturday, June 25th. Solstice provides all of the basic
materials and tools needed for building, sewing, etc., however,
funding is needed to pay for artist's salaries and the costs
of some supplies. Read
more....
04.11.05
- Call for Applicants! Jethro Davis Memorial “Junior
Artist” Scholarship Program
The
Summer Solstice group announces a call for applicants for
the annual Jethro Davis Memorial "Junior Artists"
Scholarship. Designed as an artistic mentor program with a
limited number of positions, this program is open to teenagers
14-20 years of age to work directly with Solstice Staff artists
on the creation of ensembles for the parade in our community
arts workshop. Read
more...
04.05.05
- Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club hosts Third Annual
Solstice Tennis Tournament
The Summer Solstice
Celebration group announces its third annual doubles Tennis
Tournament to be held at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet
Club, April 29th and 30th. As a fundraiser for the 2005 Solstice
celebration, this annual Calcutta style Tournament kicks off
with a cocktail party Friday night where teams are randomly
selected and auctioned off in a lively bidding war. Read
more...
04.05.05
- "Dine-Out" Series Kicks Off Solstice Fundraising
Campaign for 2005 Celebration
The first
of the annual restaurant "Dine-Out" events to help
raise much needed funds for this year's Solstice Celebration
will be held on Tuesday, April 19th at Aldo's Restaurant,
1031 State Street, in downtown Santa Barbara. In an effort
to help raise funds needed to pay workshop artists to create
extravagant floats, whimsical costumes and creatively choreographed
dancing ensembles, the Summer Solstice Celebration group has
put together a series of Dine-Out events throughout the months
of April, May and June. Read
more...
04.01.05
- Santa Barbara Solstice Parade and Festival Scheduled for
June 25th, 2005
The Summer
Solstice Celebration group announces the 31st annual Solstice
Celebration scheduled for Saturday, June 25th from 12:00pm
to 8:00pm in downtown Santa Barbara. The theme this year is
"Wild Things" and will feature more than 1,000 parade
participants, complete with extravagant floats, whimsical
costumes and creatively choreographed dancing ensembles. From
its humble beginnings as a small parade featuring street artists,
it is now the largest single-day arts event in Santa Barbara
County, drawing crowds of over 100,000 spectators from around
the world. Read
more...
Trade
Media Contact:
Mary McKeown-Christie, Director of Marketing & Public
Relations
mary_mckeown@hotmail.com
or 805-588-3725
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