Burke Residency 37: Karen Kuo
Interview Conducted by Angelica DeJesus Angelica DeJesus: Hi Karen! Thank you for you...


Join us for ECO-STREET, a sustainability themed street fair as a part of the City of Long Beach's larger Beach Streets Event on Saturday, May 20th from 11a-5p! 1st Street between Elm and Linden in the East Village Arts District will feature small businesses, non-profits, local artists, and vintage vendors offering eco-friendly goods and creative and educational FREE activities to support a healthier planet! Thank you to DLBA for sponsoring this event for our community!
FREE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
Textile Repair with Radical Sewing Club
Clothing Swap with Consumption Collab
Pottery Swap with Clay/Cone 11 Studio
Plant Swap with Vida Plant Shop
Record Swap with Record Box
Mushroom Everything Interactive Booth with Culture Shrooms
Leaf Printing Art Activity with Golden Garden
Rock & Leaf Painting Art Activity with Natasha Patel
5-minute Cyanotype Printing Art Activity with Ailene de Vries
Good for You Beauty Station with Wax N Blush
Refill Station with BYO Long Beach
Soap Cutting with Saffria Sage Soap
Brow and Lip Threading with Wildflower Beauty & Brows
Clothing Mending with Carleen
Vintage Shopping with Fervor Vintage, The Surplus Vintage, and Velvet Ears Vintage
Natural Dye Workshop with Hecho by Caye (SOLD OUT but Cayetano will be available to chat with at the booth from 11a-1p and 3:30p-5p)
Learn about composting, reducing waste and plastic, wildlife habitats, monarch way stations, gardening, farming and MORE with our local non-profits Algalita Marine Research & Education, LB Community Compost, LB Reuses, 1st & Elm Community Garden, Sowing Seeds of Change Urban Farm
PLUS shop with local businesses along 1st Street, dine with local restaurants, and enjoy live music and a Kids Zone presented by the Long Beach Airport and the city of Long Beach next to us on Linden Ave!
Hope to see you there!
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Belmont Shore’s most popular event is a summer long “taste of Belmont Shore”, with over 30 restaurants offering samples of their menus and retail stores offering deals and discounts.
Enjoy an evening walking along 2nd Street, savoring food from around the globe, sipping samples, shopping in our retail shops and listening to talented local musicians as you stroll with your family, friends, and dogs (yes, we have treats for dogs too!).
Click HERE for more info!
🌀SAVE THE DATE🌀
Saturday, July 25th, 4-7pm
A new artist showcase is coming to the shop next month featuring handmade nerikomi porcelain works by Karen Kuo Studio!
We hope you can join us for an opening reception event on Saturday, July 25th, from 4-7pm to meet the artist, and enjoy some refreshments and other fun activities including:
💌 Postcard designing with Make Stuff Art Club
🌈 Mini color analysis sessions with Colometa Color