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DOWNTOWN BURBANK NEWSLETTER Taste of Downtown Burbank - Thursday, September 30
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| Downtown Burbank in partnership with
the Burbank Community YMCA is hosting "A Taste of Downtown
Burbank" Thursday, September 30 from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. This fun, outdoors event is in its third year, but is now substantially reconfigured and organized on a much larger scale. With the emergence of Downtown Burbank as highly popular entertainment destination, as well as the opening of a number of successful new restaurants and eateries, the time is right for a Downtown Burbank food festival of regional importance. Partner and beneficiary for "A Taste of Downtown Burbank" will be the Burbank Community YMCA. The Burbank YMCA has been a fixture in Downtown Burbank since 1945 and is dedicated to offering programs and services that contribute to a healthier lifestyle for all. Proceeds from "A Taste of Downtown Burbank" go to the scholarship fund, which enables people who would otherwise not be able to afford it to take advantage of all YMCA programs. |
The event will be held outdoors along San
Fernando Boulevard between Magnolia and Orange Grove and on the AMC Plaza
near to San Fernando. Streets will be closed to cars and a full schedule
of entertainment is planned. Participating restaurants receive a 10 foot
x 10 foot booth for use as a serving & display area. Customers will
purchase a ticket that allows them to sample from all restaurants. Restaurants interested in participating are asked to attend one of two planning sessions in early August:
For further information, please contact Gail Stewart at 818.238.5209 or gstewart@ci.burbank.ca.us |
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POMODORO CUCINA ITALIANA TO OPEN AT Burbank Town Center Pomodoro Cucina Italiana brings its contemporary Italian cuisine to Downtown Burbank in the space opposite PF Chang’s facing Magnolia Boulevard. The restaurant is slated to open in early September. This popular Northern California concept emphasizes fresh, high-quality ingredients in a casual atmosphere at prices that can be enjoyed every day.
Founded in 1994 by Adriano Paganini, former executive chef of the Hyde Park Hotel in London and The Donatello in San Francisco, Pomodoro Cucina Italiana is famous for its handmade gnocchi and garden fresh ingredients like basil and butternut squash. The most popular dish is Gemelli, corkscrew pasta, grilled and smoked chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted mushrooms and cream sauce. Downtown Burbank is proud to include Pomodoro Cucina Italiana in its roster of great restaurants and congratulates Burbank Town Center for securing such a great addition to the Downtown. |
OUTDOOR PICTURE SHOW
CONTINUES THROUGH AUGUST 11 The Outdoor Picture Show continues its run of successful projected outdoors every Wednesday through August 11 in the IKEA Plaza. The fun begins nightly at 7:00 P.M. with features rolling at 8:30 P.M.
You’ll find IKEA Plaza and adjacent streets transformed into a theatre under the stars. In addition to a movie each night, there is an hour-and-a-half, fun-filled pre-movie festival with KIIS-FM’s Street Team, the City of Burbank Parks and Recreation Department’s Kids At Play - Mobile Recreation Van, face painting compliments of Downtown Burbank’s Make-Up Designory and delicious food from area restaurants. Other sponsors include The City of Burbank, Downtown Burbank, Cartoon Network, IKEA and KIIS-FM. Remaining films are:
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Downtown
Burbank Fine Arts Festival October 16 and 17
This two-day outdoor exhibition is a juried collection of art for sale by 90 leading commercial artists, designers, photographers, sculptors, ceramicists and jewelers selected from workshops across California, Arizona and Nevada. Approximately 75% of exhibitors are based in Southern California. All work is original, one-of-kind and executed by the artists themselves, with nothing manufactured, imported or purchased for resale. All of the artists are scheduled to attend the festival in person with a number of them executing works on-site, giving the general public the opportunity to share in the artistic process and to watch skilled artisans work in a variety of media: oils and watercolor, photography, sculpture in wood, stone, metal, clay, iron and glass, fiber art, precious stones, jewelry, pottery and stained glass. The Downtown Burbank Fine Arts and Chalk Festival occurs outdoors on San Fernando Boulevard between Magnolia and Orange Grove. San Fernando Boulevard will be closed to vehicular traffic for the Saturday and Sunday shows. If you are an artist wishing to participate in the show, please contact Ronda Mills at 818.709.2907 or apply via the internet at www.westcoastartists.com . |
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Downtown
Burbank is pleased to launch the East Valley’s largest and most diverse
fine arts festival representing 90 active West Coast artists and
high-quality craftsmen Saturday and Sunday, October 16 and 17, 2004, from
10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The Downtown Burbank Fine Arts and Chalk Festival is free
and open to the public.