Thursday, September 23, 2010

Mayor Announces First Annual Central Market Arts Festival


Mayor Newsom Announces First Annual Central Market Arts Festival 3-Week Festival to Highlight Arts and Culture in the Central Market Area


Mayor Gavin Newsom announced the kick-off
weekend for the new Central Market Arts Festival which premieres in Mint
Plaza this Friday at noon and continues over three weeks in satellite
locations that showcase arts and culture establishments in the area.
The arts festival is part of a comprehensive effort to catalyze arts and
culture establishments on Market Street between 5 th and 9 th
Streets, cultivating the area as a destination spot for both tourists
and local arts patrons.


“We are excited to highlight the incredible resources in our City’s
arts community and continue cultivating Central Market as a premier
venue for arts and cultural organizations in San Francisco,” said Mayor
Newsom. “Our intention is for the Central Market Arts Festival to become
an annual event and for it to serve as another piece of the City and
the community’s work to revitalize the area.” Read more.



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