"Art on Millionaire's Row," the Altadena Library's second annual arts and crafts festival, will take place on Sat., June 11, from 10 AM to 6 PM at the Altadena Library, 600 East Mariposa St. The arts and crafts festival will comprise the following:
- An exhibition of art, all for sale, in the library building itself. There will be a juried competition, with prizes awarded. The twenty-five to thirty pieces include ceramics, art glass, oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel landscapes and nature studies, sculpture, and digital and film photography. On Friday, from 6-9 PM, an artists reception will be held in the library . All of the artists are from Altadena or surrounding communities, including Pasadena, South Pasadena, Monrovia, LaCanada, San Marino, and Covina.
- About 40 artists and craftspeople will be selling their work in booths on the library grounds. Objects and materials include jewelry, ceramics, gourd art, art glass, clothing, paintings, sculpture, quilts and other fabric art, wood carvings, and photography.
- Live music will play all day long on the grounds. We will start with the Eliot School orchestra playing light classical music, followed by the Pasadena High School Jazz Ensemble. Other musicians will include Celtic harpists, guitar players, and singers of folk, popular standard, and torch songs. In addition, there will be "wandering minstrels" roving the grounds and playing as inspired.
- A special children's art project, with materials and instructions provided.
- An exhibition of works of art based on books, featuring actual (deaccessioned) books made into artworks. Many of the Salon exhibitors have agreed to create special pieces for this part of the show.
- Food vendors, mostly local favorites, selling fried chicken, Louisiana-style sausages, tamales (Salvadoran style), salads, sandwiches, fruit cups, pastries, cookies, cupcakes, and ice cream, and hot and cold coffee drinks and smoothies.
Art on Millionaire's Row was a name suggested by Altadena historian, Michelle Zack. Mariposa Street, where the library is located, was once lined with the mansions of families like the McNallys and the Greens (of the Hotel Green in Pasadena). Col. G.G. Green's home was located where the library is now; its cobblestone carriage house, on its own spacious grounds, can still be seen from the back of our building.
The library itself is an iconic midcentury modern building, designed by Boyd Georgi in 1967, with much of its original architect-chosen furnishings intact. Art on Millionaire's Row is a benefit for the library, which hopes to restore and expand in the next few years. Admission to all activities are free.
