North Park is going through some dramatic changes. Many of these changes have been spurred by the fact that it is viewed by many as an art and culture district in San Diego. This perception comes with baggage. That baggage is that when the Arts move in, gentrification is soon to follow. There Goes the Neighborhood! is a four day event that not only hopes to shed light on issues of art and its relationship to a specific community, but to also re-examine, through artistic interventions, some aspects of the neighborhood that are sometimes overlooked. There Goes the Neighborhood! has been organized by a group of artists, architects, and interested parties as a way to initiate a conversation about the dynamics of the neighborhood. Our intention, and why you are now reading this, is to include as many people from North Park in the discussion as possible. We hope to see to you there!
Although I could not go to all the events I have been fortunate to be able to get to some of them.
Sunday I attended two walking garden tours.
Yard by Yard talk, Lesley Stern
And in the evening
The procession started with La Boheme 2, conducted by Andrew Allen and the cast of Stephanie Aston, Meghann Welsh, Mariya Kaganskaya, and Andrew Allen.
Marching band, Bombshell.
Everyone was so incredibly friendly and inviting.
It was my first experience being in a marching band.
My instrument
As we proceeded through the streets of North Park I got a wonderful feeling of community.
Agitprop http://agitpropspace.org/ did so much for this 4 day event to happen and it is hard to express how grateful I am to have them here, in my neighborhood!!!
Thanks…………………………….
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