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The Water Quality Educational Outreach Sculpture

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The Water Quality Educational Outreach Sculpture
Angela Hoseltine Pozzi of Portland, Oregon, is the artist behind this stunning piece of Water Quality Educational Outreach, art which features the most caddisfly and rich biodiversity around aquatic ecosystems. Ms. Pozzi has also done some artwork for the Smithsonian Museum. This art is to promote clean water awareness in Northern Virginia. This 14-month project collected plastic debris from Prince William County’s waterways that was later shipped to Portland, Oregon.

San Francisco’s Sunset District night market debuts with food, art and music

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San Francisco’s Sunset District night market debuts with food, art and music

SAN FRANCISCO – The bustling lunchtime crowd at Hole in the Wall Pizza in the Sunset district is about to get even busier. 

Awadalla Awadalla, the owner of the pizzeria, is gearing up for a special evening as he prepares to showcase his New York-style pizzas at the inaugural Sunset Night Market.

“I have a booth in the Night Market, so we’re getting ready. We’re doing a display, lights, and everything. We’re going to start setting up our booth soon,” said Awadalla.

Awadalla has been serving up slices of pizza on Irving Street since 1997. On Friday night, his delectable creations will take center stage at the Sunset Night Market, a first-of-its-kind event.

Inaugural Night Market in San Francisco’s Sunset District on September 15, 2023.

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“We believe Night Market is going to change the atmosphere and the thinking of the people. They will feel better leaving their houses, walking around, and partying on the streets. We think it’s going to change the mentality of the people,” Awadalla added.

The Night Market arrives at a crucial time for businesses in the area, which have been grappling with an increase in crimes that have driven customers away. Sam Kaleh, who owns a convenience store near Awadalla’s pizzeria, is all too familiar with this issue.

“Crime is bad. They just broke my window in the morning. The police called me at 5 in the morning,” Kaleh lamented.

Both Awadalla and Kaleh enthusiastically support the Night Market, an event organized by Supervisor Joel Engardio.

“This Night Market is about creating joy, celebrating all the fun things in life—art, music, food. Night markets, they bring people together, they make streets safer. They give small businesses a boost—all the things we need in San Francisco right now,” Engardio explained.

The inspiration for the Sunset Night Market came from Engardio’s husband, who hails from Taipei. During their visits to Taiwan, they marveled at the vibrant night markets there.

Engardio realized that the Sunset District needed its own version.

The supervisor collaborated with local businesses to turn this vision into a reality.

The result is a lively street party that will take place from 5 to 10 p.m., featuring 70 stands offering a variety of food, games, and arts and crafts. Attendees can enjoy three entertainment stages with musical acts throughout the evening and even hit the dance floor with a DJ.

For Awadalla and Kaleh, this event represents an opportunity to not only showcase their offerings but also to make some extra income. Kaleh, in particular, is preparing extra batches of his famous brownies to meet the expected demand.

AIDS memorial sculpture sparks debate in Palm Springs

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AIDS memorial sculpture sparks debate in Palm Springs
A proposed AIDS memorial sculpture in Palm Springs is at the center of a heated debate with its design sparking concerns in the community. The controversial sculpture, meant to honor those who lost their lives to HIV and AIDS, is facing scrutiny for its abstract design and perceived inappropriate connotations. The sculpture, standing at nine

No Sculpture For Roundabout

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No Sculpture For Roundabout
The state Department of Transportation will not let the town of Pomfret install a sculpture at the center of the Routes 20 and 60 roundabout. Deputy Town Supervisor Ann Eckman has been working with the DOT for more than a year on plans to beautify the roundabout center, which currently contains nothing but pavement and […]

Roundabout won’t be getting sculpture

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Roundabout won’t be getting sculpture
The state Department of Transportation will not let the town of Pomfret install a sculpture at the center of the Routes 20 and 60 roundabout. Deputy Town Supervisor Ann Eckman has been working with the DOT for more than a year on plans to beautify the roundabout center, which currently contains nothing but pavement and…

Behind the Lens with ICM Photographer Joanna Proffitt

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Behind the Lens with ICM Photographer Joanna Proffitt

When people see her work for the first time, they have a hard time believing Joanna Proffitt’s abstract photographs weren’t created using photo-editing software. On the contrary, her colorful, soft, painterly abstract images are created by Proffitt and her camera using a unique photography technique.

Much of Proffitt’s art is made with intentional camera movement (ICM). Using a slow shutter speed and movement, from her or from her subject, Proffitt creates arresting images.

“It’s very playful,” she says.

The results are always unique and can’t be replicated because they’re so dependent upon that singular pattern of movement and where the light is in that moment.

Though the Surprise resident had taken some photography classes at Glendale Community College, where she learned techniques like ICM, she’d let that hobby drop off to focus on her family and career as a legal assistant.

Proffitt has always considered herself crafty and creative, but a yoga class in an art studio got her thinking. She inquired about how to show work, and with “beginner’s luck,” the first photo she entered into a juried exhibition was accepted. She continues to exhibit her work at galleries around the state.

Proffitt largely shoots photography in her spare time and when traveling, taking inspiration from nature and architecture. She’s interested in capturing “things that are hidden in plain sight.”

“We’re so busy all the time – we’re on our phones, we’re rushing from one place to the next,” she says. “I think a lot of art is like that, capturing what a lot of people might miss, the magic in the mundane.”

See Proffitt’s work at joannaproffitt.com or on Instagram @joannaproffittphotography.

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