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                17th Annual ArtWalk Expands in Downtown Livermore Celebrating Visual, Performing and Cultural Arts

Livermore, CA – (September 28, 2018) –  A community celebration of the arts sponsored by the Bothwell Arts Center, ArtWalk returns to downtown Livermore on Saturday, October 13, 2018. From 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., handmade and original works by over 200 artists can be enjoyed, as well as live music, cultural arts demonstrations, and crafts for children. The event offers a priceless opportunity for artists to interact with visitors as they explore a broad range of works, ranging from contemporary to classical, abstract to realism, pottery to jewelry and mixed media. Subject matter is equally broad, from floral to figurative and more. During ArtWalk, displays are clustered throughout downtown parks, sidewalks, galleries, wine bars, restaurants and shops, highlighting all downtown Livermore has to offer and honoring art as the theme of the day.

Live music will fill the downtown area with the sounds of a variety of artists. Phil Didlake and his drum circle will be located on McLeod Street between First and Second Street, which will be closed during ArtWalk for the first time and filled with artists’ booths. Shawn Thwaite’s steel drums will be heard at Lizzie Fountain and cultural arts music and dance groups have been scheduled throughout the day on the plaza outside the Bankhead Theater. The Livermore Cultural Arts Council will present Wambo’s Combo and Kyle Kahldusdhal at Livermorium Park. Nearby, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in Recycled Rodeo, a hands-on community art project for all ages that will create temporary sculptures using recycled materials. To help everyone see all there is to see at ArtWalk, bicycle rickshaws, powered for the day by All Together Mobile Bike Rentals, can be used to visit all the parks and participating galleries.

Most artwork is available for purchase and those who purchase more than $200 in art, jewelry, crafts or other products at ArtWalk are eligible to enter a special raffle drawing for a hand-painted wooden box filled with select local wines. Visitors can stop by local restaurants and cafes which are all open during the event and a tasting booth featuring Big White House wines which will be set up in Livermorium Park.

In addition to the artwork set up on the plaza and inside the theater lobby, the Gallery at the Bankhead is exhibiting “The Art of Drama.” Curated by  the Bothwell Arts Center, the exhibit features over 60 works that express the concept of drama as seen through the eyes of a variety of local artists and will be on display through the end of October.

Now in its 17th year, ArtWalk is run by the Bothwell Arts Center. Operated by Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, the Bothwell is located at 2466 8th Street and has served as an arts incubator since 2006, offering affordable and rentable classroom, rehearsal, performance, event, and studio rental space for artists, musicians, actors and others with a cultural arts focus. ArtWalk serves as a key fundraiser for the Bothwell’s ongoing activities. Their largest fundraiser of the year will be “The Golden Age of Hollywood” Gala planned for February 2, 2019 at the Bothwell.

Visit bothwelllvpac.wixsite.com/Artwalk for more information.