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LINKS - CITY AND ART/POETRY

Over the years the Links page has grown tremendously with the number of venues added to the listings and the number of artists appearing at the concerts. In 2008, it was the most slowly-loading page on the site. As a result, last year it was split into three sections. The first section contains links to the cities/venues hosting the concerts, as well as a small list of art and poetry links. The second section is a list of band links for the letters "A" through "L," and the third section is a list of band links for the letters "M" through "Z." Some cities/venues do not release their concert information until well into June or later (especially for series in August and September), so the Links section is continually updated during the summer as information is received. Click on a link below to go to one of the three sections.

• CITY AND ART/POETRY LINKS • • BAND LINKS A - L • • BAND LINKS M - Z •

THE ART OF VIDEO GAMES

From March 16, 2012 through September 30, 2012 the Smithsonian American Art Museum will be hosting an exhibition called The Art of Video Games. The exhibition will explore the 40-year evolution of video games as an artistic medium, with a focus on striking visual effects, the creative use of new technologies, and the most influential artists and designers. Earlier this year, the museum/exhibit website offered participants a chance to vote for games to be included in the exhibit. Participants were able to vote for 80 games from a pool of 240 proposed choices in various categories, divided by era, game type and platform. To see a list of the winners (those to be included in the exhibit), go to www.artofvideogames.com.

LINKS PART I - CITY LINKS

The links below are for summer concert venues. Unless otherwise noted, the contacts/venues listed are for the cities sponsoring the concerts. Links for other special concerts and events are included in the main listings. By clicking on the web address you will reach the main site for the city or organization sponsoring the concert. The address for the performance venue is also included. Click on a section of the alphabet below, or scroll down until you find the city name you are looking for.

A - D | E - I | J - L | M - R | S - Z

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Dorothy's Favorites - Some of you have asked about pictures which have appeared on the site, so I'm including a few of them on this page. They're several of my favorites which I've taken over the years. (2013 Note: Many of these have been removed since they are included in the website book.)

ALHAMBRA

Contact: www.cityofalhambra.org or (626) 570-3242
Concert Venue: Summer Jubilee: Cancelled since 2009

Contact: (626) 289-0241
Concert Venue: Rick's Main Street Stage, 132 W. Main Street

ALISO VIEJO

Contact: www.cityofalisoviejo.com, (949) 362-5890 or www.avca.net, (949) 425-2500
Concert Venue: Grand Park Amphitheater, Grand/Horizon

ALTADENA

Sheriff's Department Contact: www.altadenasheriffs.blogspot.com or (626) 798-1131
Concert Venue: Farnsworth Park Amphitheater, 568 Mt. Curve Avenue

ANAHEIM AND ANAHEIM HILLS

Farmers Market Noon Concerts Contact: www.downtownanaheim.com/ or (714) 956-3586
Concert Venue: Center Street Promenade/Lemon Street

Anaheim City Concerts Contact: www.anaheim.net or (714) 765-5263, (714) 765-5191
Concert Venues: Maxwell Park, 2660 West Orange Avenue, and Toyon Park, 945 S. Weir Canyon Road

Anaheim GardenWalkConcerts Contact: www.anaheimgardenwalk.com or (714) 635-7410
Concert Venues: Gala Garden, Anaheim Gardenwalk, 321 W. Katella

ARCADIA

Contact: www.ci.arcadia.ca.us or (626) 574-5113
Concert Venue: City Hall West Lawn, 240 W. Huntington Drive

ARTESIA

Contact: www.cityofartesia.us or (562) 860-3361
Concert Venue: Artesia Park, 18750 Clarksdale Avenue

AZUSA

Contact: www.ci.azusa.ca.us or (626) 812-5280
Concert Venue: Memorial Park, 320 N. Orange Place

BALDWIN PARK

Contact: www.baldwinpark.com or (626) 813-5245
Concert Venue: Morgan Park, 4100 Baldwin Park Boulevard

BELLFLOWER

Contact: www.bellflowerchamber.com or (562) 867-1744
Concert Venues: Streetfest: Laurel Street in Downtown Bellflower; Music on the Plaza: Town Center Plaza, off Bellflower Blvd. between Oak and Belmont.

BEVERLY HILLS

City Contact: www.canondrivebh.com, www.beverlyhills.org or (310) 985-4229
Concert Venue: Beverly Canon Gardens, 241 N. Canon Drive (between the Montage Hotel and Bouchon). The Beverly Hills Civic Center Plaza concerts will not take place in 2010.

BREA

Brea City Concerts Contact: www.cityofbrea.net , (714) 990-7124 or (714) 990-7725
Concert Venue: City Hall Park, 401 S. Brea Boulevard

Brea Downtown Concerts Contact: www.breadowntown.com, (877) BREA-FUN
Concert Venue: Downtown Brea, Birch Street at Brea Boulevard

BUENA PARK

Buena Park City Concerts Contact: www.buenapark.com, www.buenaparkfinearts.com, or (714) 236-3860
Concert Venue: Boisseranc Park, 7520 Dale Street

"CALM BEFORE THE STORM," Seal Beach Pier, from 2009 "Holiday Collection," photograph © Dorothy A. Birsic

BURBANK

Downtown Burbank Concerts Contact: www.downtown-burbank.org, (818) 238-5180 or (818) 238-5209
Concert Venue: AMC Walkway between San Fernando Boulevard and Palm Avenue

CERRITOS

Contact: Summer Concert Series: www.cerritos.us, (562) 916-8570 or (562) 916-1254
Concert Venue: Heritage Park, 18600 Bloomfield Avenue

Contact: Friday Liberty Plaza Concerts: www.cerritos.us/ or (562) 916-8565
Concert Venue: Liberty Park Plaza, 19211 Studebaker

CHINO

Contact: www.cityofchino.org, www.chinokiwanis.org/ or (909) 591-9831
Concert Venue: Chino City Hall lawn, 13220 Central Avenue

Chino Farmers Market Contact: www.chinofarmersmarket.com or (909) 464-8369
Concert Venue: City Hall, 13220 Central Avenue

CHINO HILLS

Contact: www.chinohills.org or (909) 364-2700
Concert Venue: Crossroads Park, 2765 Chino Hills Parkway and Eucalyptus Ave

CITY OF INDUSTRY

Homestead Museum Concerts Contact: www.homesteadmuseum.org or (626) 968-8492
Concert Venue: Homestead Museum, 15415 East Don Julian Road, one mile north of the 60 Freeway at Hacienda Boulevard

CLAREMONT

City Concerts Contact: www.ci.claremont.ca.us or (909) 399-5490
Concert Venue: Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Boulevard

Claremont Friday Nights Live: (909) 624-1681 or www.claremontchamber.org Concert Venue: Public Plaza off Indian Hill, Chamber of Commerce at Yale Avenue/Second Street, Claremont Depot at 200 W. First Street

COLTON

City Contact: www.ci.colton.ca.us or (909) 370-6153
Concert Venue: Fleming Park, 535 N. La Cadena Drive

CORONA

City Contact: www.discovercorona.com or or (951) 279-3683
Concert Venue: City Park, 930 East Sixth Street

Dos Lagos Concerts Contact: www.promenadeshopsatdoslagos.com or or (951) 279-3683
Concert Venue: Dos Lagos Amphitheater at the Promenade Shops at Dos Lagos, 2755 Lakeshore Drive

COSTA MESA

Contact: www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us/ or (714) 754-5300
Concert Venue: Fairview Park, 2525 Placentia Avenue

Metro Pointe Concerts Contact: www.metropointe.com or (714) 481-5009
Concert Venue: Metro Pointe at South Coast, 901 South Coast Drive

COVINA

City Contact: www.covinaca.gov, (626) 858-7271 and www.covinaconcertband.org
Concert Venue: Covina Park, 301 N. Fourth Avenue at Badillo

CULVER CITY

Culver City Music FestivalContact: www.culvercity.org, www.ci.culver-city.ca.us/ or (310) 253-5762
Concert Venue: City Hall Courtyard, 9770 Culver Boulevard

CYPRESS

City Contact: www.ci.cypress.ca.us/, www.cypressrec.com or (714) 229-6780
Concert Venue: Civic Center Green, 5275 Orange Avenue at Grindlay

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DANA POINT AND DANA POINT HARBOR

Dana Point City Concerts Contact: www.danapoint.org/ or (949) 248-3530
Concert Venues: Heritage Park, 34400 Old Golden Lantern, Lantern Bay Park, 25111 Park Lantern Road, or Sea Terrace Park, PCH/Niguel Road

DIAMOND BAR

City Contact: www.cityofdiamondbar.com/ or (909) 839-7070
Concert Venue: Sycamore Canyon Park, 22930 Golden Springs Drive

DOWNEY

City Contact: www.downeyca.org or (562) 904-7230
Concert Venue: Furman Park, 10419 Rives Avenue

DUARTE

Contact: www.accessduarte.com or (626) 357-7931 x245
Concert Venue: Duarte Park, 1344 Bloomdale Street

EAGLE ROCK

Chamber of Commerce Contact: www.eaglerockchamberofcommerce.com or (323) 225-5466
Concert Venue: Eagle Rock Recreation Center, 1100 Eagle Vista Drive

EL MONTE

City Contact: www.ci.el-monte.ca.us or (626) 580-2200
Concert Venue: Arceo Park, 3125 Tyler Avenue

EL SEGUNDO

Contact: www.elsegundo.org or (310) 524-2700
Concert Venue: Library Park, 600 Block of Main Street

FONTANA

City Contact: www.fontana.org/, www.fontanarecreation.org or (714) 839-8611
Concert Venue: Veterans Park, 17255 Merrill Avenue. Also Steelworkers' Auditorium, 8437 Sierra Avenue next to the Lewis Library.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

Contact: www.fountainvalley.org/ or (714) 839-8611
Concert Venue: Fountain Valley Recreation Center and Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst

FULLERTON

Farmers Market Contact: www.cityoffullerton.com/depts/museum or (714) 738-6545
Concert Venue: Wilshire Avenue between Pomona and Harbor Boulevard

Fullerton City Summer Concerts Contact: www.cityoffullerton.com or (714) 738-6545, (714) 738-6575
Concert Venue: Fullerton Sports Park, 560 E. Silver Pine off Bastanchury

Fullerton College Concerts Contact: http://finearts.fullcoll.edu/season, http://music.fullcoll.edu or (714) 992-7142
Concert Venue: Fullerton College Quad, Lemon/Chapman Avenue

GARDEN GROVE

Contact: www.garden-grove.org, www.ggcf.org/ or (714) 741-5280
Concert Venue: Eastgate Park, 12001 St. Mark Street (off Valley View)

GLENDALE

City Contact: www.ci.glendale.ca.us or (818) 548-4098
Concert Venue: North End of Verdugo Park, 1621 Canada Boulevard

GLENDORA

City Contact: www.ci.glendora.ca.us/ or (626) 914-8228
Concert Venue: Bandshell at Finkbiner Park in the Oak Grove area

HAWAIIAN GARDENS

City Contact: www.hgcity.org or (562) 420-2641
Concert Venue: TBA

HERMOSA BEACH

Contact: www.hermosabch.org or (310) 318-0280
Concert Venue: South side of the Hermosa Beach Pier

"SAILING, SYDNEY HARBOR," from the "Travel" collection, photograph © Dorothy A. Birsic

HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood and Highland Concerts Contact: http://www.hollywoodandhighland.com/ or (323) 960-2332
Concert Venue: Central Court, Hollywood and Highland Center, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard next to the Kodak Theater

Universal Studios/CityWalk Hollywood Contact: http://www.citywalkhollywood.com/
Concert Venue: CityWalk at Universal Studios

HUNTINGTON BEACH

Central Park Concerts Contact: www.hbconcertband.org or (714) 842-4481, (714) 374-1650
Concert Venue: Golden West at Talbert behind the Central Library

Pier Plaza Concerts Contact: www.surfcity-hb.org, www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/ or (714) 536-5486
Concert Venue: None since 2009

Surfin' Sundays Contact: www.surfingmuseum.org/ or (714) 960-3483
Concert Venue: Pier Plaza Amphitheater (PCH/Main) or the International Surfing Museum parking lot, 411 Olive Avenue (off Main Street)

Bella Terra Contact: www.bellaterra-hb.com or (714) 897-2534
Concert Venue: Amphitheater outside Century Theaters, 7777 Edinger Avenue

IRVINE

Sizzlin' Summer Sundays Concerts Contact: www.cityofirvine.org, or (949) 724-6606
Concert Venue: Woodbridge Community Park, Alton/Lake

Great Park Concerts: www.ocgp.org or (949) 724-6247
Concert Venue: Friday Night Dance Parties/Saturday Concerts at the Great Park, Sand Canyon exit off the 5 Freeway

IRWINDALE

Contact: www.ci.irwindale.ca.us or (626) 430-2224, 2226
Concert Venue: Irwindale Park, 5050 N. Irwindale Drive

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"BRIDGE AT SOUTH COAST PLAZA," photograph © Dorothy A. Birsic

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE

City Contact: www.lacanadaflintridge.com or (818) 790-8880
Concert Venue: Memorial Park, 1301 Foothill Boulevard

LA HABRA

City Contact: www.labracity.com or (562) 905-9708
Concert Venue: El Centro-Lions Park, 320 E. Erna Avenue behind the Public Library (Euclid/La Habra Blvd.)

LA HABRA HEIGHTS

Contact: www.lhhia.org or (562) 697-4317
Concert Venue: "The Park," 1885 N. Hacienda Road

LA MIRADA

Contact: www.cityoflamirada.org/ or (562) 943-7277
Concert Venue: East side of La Mirada Regional Park, 13701 Adelfa at La Mirada Blvd.

LA PALMA

Contact: www.cityoflapalma.org or (714) 690-3350
Concert Venue: Central Park, 7821 Walker Street (between La Palma and Orangethorpe)

LA PUENTE

Contact: www.lapuente.org or (626) 855-1561
Concert Venue: Cancelled for 2009

LA VERNE

Contact: www.laverneheritage.org www.ci.la-verne.ca.us or (909) 596-8700
Concert Venue: Heritage Park, 5001 Via DE Mansion

LAGUNA BEACH

City Contact: www.lagunabeachcity.net/ (949) 497-0722
Concert Venue: Please note: Laguna Beach residents, please contact your city offices directly for summer concert information.

LAGUNA HILLS

Contact: www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us (949) 707-2680
Concert Venue: None in 2011

LAGUNA NIGUEL

Contact: http://www.ci.laguna-niguel.ca.us/ (949) 362-4351 or (949) 425-5100
Concert Venue: Crown Valley Community Park Amphitheater, 29751 Crown Valley Parkway

LAKE ARROWHEAD

Lake Arrowhead Village Contact: http://www.lakearrowheadvillage.com or (909) 337-2533
Concert Venue: Lake Arrowhead Village, 28200 Highway #189

LAKE FOREST

Contact: www.lakeforestca.gov or (949) 461-3450
Concert Venues: Pittsford Park, 21701 Pittsford Drive, and Lake Forest Nature Park, 26215 Dimension Drive

LAKEWOOD

City Contact: www.lakewoodcity.org/ or (562) 866-9771 x2408
Concert Venue: Del Valle Park, 5939 Henrilee Street at Woodruff

LONG BEACH

Long Beach Municipal Band Concerts Contact: www.lbparks.org/ or (562) 570-1743
Concert Venues: Stearns Champions Park (450 E. 23rd Street), Bixby Park (130 Cherry Avenue), Whaley Park (5620 Atherton Street), Los Cerritos Park (3750 Del Mar Avenue), Marine Stadium (5255 Paoli Way), and El Dorado Park (Studebaker/Willow)

Long Beach Marketplace Contact: www.longbeachmarketplace.com/ or (562) 431-6282
Concert Venue: Long Beach Marketplace, 6475 E. Pacific Coast Highway at 2nd Street

Rancho Los Cerritos Concerts Contact: www.rancholoscerritos.org/ or (562) 570-1755
Concert Venue: Rancho Los Cerritos, 4600 Virginia Road

Shark Lagoon Nights Contact: www.aquariumofthepacific.org/ or (562) 590-3100 x0
Concert Venue: Aquarium of the Pacific, Shark Lagoon area

Shoreline Village Weekend/Weekday Summer Concerts Contact: www.shorelinevillage.com or (562) 435-2668
Concert Venue: Shoreline Village

LOS ALAMITOS

Contact: www.ci.los-alamitos.ca.us/ or (562) 430-1073
Concert Venue: Laurel Park, Katella at Bloomfield

LOS ANGELES - DOWNTOWN

Grand Performances Contact: www.grandperformances.org/ (213) 687-2159
Concert Venue: Grand Avenue at California Plaza next to the Museum of Contemporary Art

Pershing Square Concerts Contact: www.laparks.org, click Quick Links, concerts/Pershing Square, or (213) 847-4970
Concert Venue: Pershing Square, Olive/5th Streets.

Music Center Active Arts Contact: www.musiccenter.org or (213) 972-7211, (213) 972-3660
Concert Venue: Los Angeles Music Center Plaza, Grand Avenue between Temple and 1st Street.

1st and Central Summer Concerts Contact: www.janm.org or (213) 625-0414
Concert Venue: Japanese American National Museum Courtyard, 369 E. 1st Street

The Colburn School: www.colburnschool.edu or (213) 621-2200
Concert Venue: 200 South Grand across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall

LOS ANGELES - MUSEUM DISTRICT AND MID-WILSHIRE

Friday Night Jazz at LACMA and Latin Sounds Concerts Contact: www.lacma.org or (323) 857-6000
Concert Venue:Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd

Sundays Live Contact: www.sundayslive.org or (323) 857-6234
Concert Venue: Leo S. Bing Theater, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd

Los Angeles Farmers Market Concerts Contact: www.farmersmarketla.com or (323) 933-9211
Concert Venue: Farmers Market West Patio, 6333 W. Third Street

LOS ANGELES - WEST

The Getty Museum Contact: www.getty.edu or (310) 440-7300
Concert Venue: Getty Museum, Getty Center Drive off the 405 Freeway

Skirball Cultural Center contact: www.skirball.org/ or (310) 440-4500
Concert Venue: Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda off the 405 Freeway

UCLA Fowler Museum contact: www.fowler.ucla.edu or (310) 825-4361
Concert Venue: UCLA campus

UCLA Hammer Museum contact: www.hammer.ucla.edu or (310) 443-7000
Concert Venue: 10899 Wilshire Boulevard

MANHATTAN BEACH

City Contact: www.ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us/, www.citymb.info or (310) 802-5406
Concert Venue: Polliwog Park, Redondo Avenue at Manhattan Beach Blvd.

MARINA DEL REY

Fisherman's Village Contact: www.visitthemarina.com or (310) 305-9545, visitor information
Concert Venue: Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way

Classical Thursdays/Pop Saturdays Contact: http://www.beaches.co.la.ca.us/, www.labeaches.info, www.visitthemarina.com or (310) 305-9545
Concert Venue: Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way

MISSION VIEJO

City Contact: www.cityofmissionviejo.org or (949) 470-3061, (949) 470-8440
Concert Venue: TBA

MONROVIA

Contact: www.cityofmonrovia.org or (626) 256-8246
Concert Venue: Library Park, Myrtle/Palm

MONTCLAIR

Contact: www.ci.montclair.ca.us/ or (909) 625-9479
Concert Venue: Patio next to City Hall, 5111 Benito Street, and Alma Hofman Park, 5201 Benito

MONTEBELLO

Contact: www.cityofmontebello.com or (323) 887-4540
Concert Venue: Montebello City Park Bandshell, 1300 W. Whittier Boulevard

"CROW, LIMESTONE CANYON/WHITING RANCH WILDERNESS PARK" from the "Metamorphosis" theme, Summer 2008, looking at changes in the area following that year's wildfires, photograph © Dorothy A. Birsic

NEWPORT BEACH

Newport Beach City Concerts Contact: www.city.newport-beach.ca.us/ (949) 644-3211 x2156
Newport Beach City Concert Venues: Mariners Park, 1300 Irvine Avenue (or others)

Fashion Island Concerts Contact: www.shopfashionisland.com/ or (949) 721-2000
Concert Venue: Cancelled since 2009.

Balboa Concerts Contact: www.balboanewportbeach.com/
Concert Venue: Peninsula Park gazebo and the Balboa Pier

NORWALK

Contact: www.ci.norwalk.ca.us/ or (562) 929-5702
Concert Venue: 2011 information coming soon.

ONTARIO

City Contact: www.ci.ontario.ca.us or (909) 395-2020
Concert Venue: R. Jack Mercer Community Bandstand, Euclid Avenue downtown between "C" and "D" Streets

ORANGE

City Contact: www.cityoforange.org/ or (714) 744-7278
Concert Venue:Hart Park Bandshell, 701 S. Glassell (near the 22 Freeway)

PASADENA

Levitt Pavilion Concerts Contact: www.levittpavilionpasadena.org/ or (626) 683-3230
Concert Venue: Levitt Pavilion, Memorial Park, corner of Walnut/Raymond (near the Fair Oaks exit from the 210 Freeway)

Pasadena Presbyterian Church Music At Noon Concerts Contact: http://www.ppc.net/music/noonconcerts.html or (626) 793-2191
Concert Venue: Pasadena Presbyterian Church, Colorado/Madison in downtown Pasadena

Pasadena Senior Center Concerts in the Park: http://www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org or (626) 793-2191
Concert Venue: Levitt Pavilion, Memorial Park, corner of Walnut/Raymond (near the Fair Oaks exit from the 210 Freeway)

PICO RIVERA

City Contact: www.pico-rivera.org/ or (562) 801-4300
Concert Venue: Smith Park, 6016 Rosemead Boulevard

PLACENTIA

City Contact: http://www.placentia.org/ or (714) 993-8232
Concert Venue: Tri-City Park, 2301 N. Kraemer near Imperial Highway

POMONA

Contact: www.pomonaconcertband.org
Concert Venue: Ganesha Park, 1575 N. White Avenue

PUENTE HILLS/ROWLAND HEIGHTS

Contact: www.concertsinthepark.com or (626) 336-4937
Concert Venue: Schabarum Park, Colima/Azusa

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RANCHO CUCAMONGA

City Contact: www.rcpark.com or (909) 477-2760
Concert Venue: Red Hill Community Park Amphitheater, 7484 Vineyard Avenue

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA

Contact: http://www.cityofrsm.org or (949) 216-9700
Concert Venue: Central Park, 30842 La Miranda Street

REDLANDS

Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival Contact: http://www.redlandsbowl.org
Concert Venue: Redlands Bowl, 25 Grant Street between Cypress and Citrus Avenue

REDONDO BEACH

City of Redondo Beach Contact: www.redondo.org/ or (310) 937-6606
Concert Venue: Cancelled since 2010.

Redondo Beach Pier Contact: www.redondopier.com
Concert Venue: Cancelled in 2011

RIVERSIDE

City Contact: www.riversideca.gov or (951) 826-2000
Concert Venue: Fairmount Park - 2601 Fairmount Boulevard

California Citrus State Historic Park Contact: www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=649 or (951) 780-6222
Concert Venue: California Citrus State Historic Park, Van Buren Blvd./Dufferin Ave.

Riverside Plaza contact: www.shopriversideplaza.com or (951) 683-1066
Concert Venue: Riverside Plaza, off Central Avenue between Riverside Avenue and DeAnza.

ROSEMEAD

City Contact: www.cityofrosemead.org or (626) 569-2160
Concert Venue: Rosemead Park, 4343 Encinita Avenue, or Garvey Park, 7933 Emerson Avenue

SAN BERNARDINO

City Contact: www.sbrda.org/vcourtst.htm or (909) 663-1044, (909) 663-2266
Concert Venue: Court Street Square, downtown San Bernardino at the corner of "E" Street and Court Street

SAN CLEMENTE

City Contact: www.san-clemente.org or (949) 361-8264
Concert Venue: Beach near San Clemente Pier

SAN DIMAS

City Contact: www.cityofsandimas.com or (909) 394-6230
Concert Venue: Civic Center Park, 245 E. Bonita

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

Contact: www.sanjuancapistrano.org or (949) 493-5911
Concert Venue: Historic Town Center Park, 31852 El Camino Real

SANTA ANA

City Contact: www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/ or (714) 647-5400
Concert Venue: TBA

SANTA FE SPRINGS

Contact: www.santafesprings.org/ or (562) 946-6476
Concert Venue: Heritage Park, 12100 Mora Drive (follow signs off Heritage Park Drive)

SANTA MONICA

Twilight Dance Concerts Contact: www.santamonicapier.org/, www.twilightdance.org/, or (310) 458-8900
Concert Venue: Santa Monica Pier, Ocean/Colorado

Santa Monica Farmers Market Contact: www.farmersmarket.santa-monica.org/, www.smgov.net, (310) 458-8712 or (310) 458-8411
Concert Venue: Main Street/Ocean Park

SEAL BEACH

Contact: www.sealbeachchamber.org or (562) 799-0179
Concert Venue: Eisenhower Park at the Seal Beach Pier

SIERRA MADRE

Sierra Madre City Concert Contact: www.cityofsierramadre.com or (626) 355-7135
Concert Venue: Memorial Park on Sierra Madre Boulevard at the Civic Center

SIGNAL HILL

Contact: www.ci.signal-hill.ca.us or (562) 989-7330
Concert Venue: Signal Hill Park, 2175 Cherry Avenue

SOUTH EL MONTE

Contact: www.soelmonte.org or (626) 448-0131
Concert Venue: SEM Community Center, 1530 Central Avenue, and Dean L. Shively Front Lawn, 1431 Central Avenue

SOUTH PASADENA

Contact: www.ci.south-pasadena.ca.us or (562) 989-7330
Concert Venue: North end of Garfield Park

STANTON

City Contact: http://www.ci.stanton.ca.us or (714) 379-9222
Concert Venue: TBA

TEMECULA

Contact: www.cityoftemecula.org or (951) 694-6480
Concert Venue: Temecula Community Recreation Center, 30875 Rancho Vista Road

TEMPLE CITY

Contact: www.templecity.us or (626) 285-2171
Concert Venue: Temple City Park Performing Arts Pavilion, 9701 Las Tunas Drive

TORRANCE

Contact: www.torrnet.com, http://www.torrancelive.us or (310) 618-6342
Concert Venue: Torino Plaza at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive

TUSTIN

City Contact: www.tustinca.org/ or (714) 573-3326
Concert Venue: Peppertree Park, 230 W. First Street

The District at Tustin Legacy Contact: www.thedistricttl.com or (714) 259-1046
Concert Venue: The District at Tustin Legacy Promenade, Jamboree/Baranca, stage near Borders

UPLAND

Contact: www.ci.upland.ca.us/ or (909) 931-4280
Concert Venue: Magnolia Park, 15th Street and San Antonio Avenue

WALNUT

Contact: http://www.ci.walnut.ca.us or (909) 598-5605
Concert Venue: Cancelled for 2011

WEST COVINA

Contact: http://www.westcovina.org
Concert Venue: TBA

WEST HOLLYWOOD

Contact: http://www.weho.org or (626) 939-8430
Concert Venue: Kings Road Park, 1000 Kings Road, and Plummer Park

WESTMINSTER

Contact: http://www.ci.westminster.ca.us/ or (714) 895-2860
Concert Venue: Civic Center Sunken Gardens, 8200 Westminster Boulevard

WHITTIER

Contact: http://www.cityofwhittier.org or (562) 464-3430
Concert Venues: Central Park, 6532 Friends Avenue (Washington/Bailey), and Parnell Park, 10711 Scott Avenue (at Lambert)

WOODLAND HILLS

Venue Contact: www.valleycultural.org or (818) 704-1358
Concert Venues: Warner Center Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Road

YORBA LINDA

City Concerts Contact: www.ci.yorba-linda.ca.us/ or (714) 961-7160
Concert Venue: Hurless Barton Park, 4601 Casa Loma Avenue

Nixon Library Family Concert Series Contact: www.nixonlibrary.org, www.nixonlibraryfoundation.org or (714) 933-3393
Concert Venue: Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd. near Imperial Highway

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LINKS PART I - ART AND POETRY LINKS

The following links are a small sampling of art and poetry links More links will continue to be added as time permits, and, as always, your input and suggestions for the section are welcome.

POETRY LINKS

ALISO VIEJO - Neighborhood Cup readings. Link: www.neighborhoodcup.com
HUNTINGTON BEACH - Tebot Bach. Link: www.tebotbach.org
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Poetry Festival. www.lapoetryfestival.org
LOS ANGELES - Newer Poets (LA) annual reading at the Los Angeles Public Library. Link: www.aloudla.org
LOS ANGELES - Poets and Writers (CA Office). Poets and Writers is a non-profit organization providing information, support and guidance to creative writers. Link: www.pw.org/california
LOS ANGELES - Poet's Jazz House. Spoken word and music lounge, Thursday nights 8 p.m. until the last poet has spoken. 3349 West 43rd Place at Leimert Park. Link: www.poetsjazzhouse.com
ORANGE - Poetry Idiots. Link: www.poetryidiots.com/
POMONA - A Mic and Dim Lights. Open readings Thursdays 9:30 - 11:30 p.m., Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center, Main/Second. Link: www.class.csupomona.edu/downtowncenter/calendar.htm, or email to dimlightspoet@aol.com
SANTA ANA - Gypsy Den. Link: www.gypsyden.com.
SAN CLEMENTE - Casa Romantica. Monthly poetry readings. Link: www.casaromantica.org
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (MULTIPLE LOCATIONS) - Poetix.net county pages, articles, and poetry reading listings. Link: http://www.poetix.net
VENICE - Beyond Baroque. Link: www.beyondbaroque.org

ARTWALKS/ART OPEN HOUSES (further details on the "Extras" page)

CLAREMONT - First Friday Art Walk. Link: http://www.claremontchamber.org

CULVER CITY - 6th Annual ARTWALK Culver City. June 4th only. Link: www.culvercity.org, "Culture."

FULLERTON - First Friday Art Walk. Link: http://www.fullertonartwalk.com
HERMOSA BEACH - Hermosa Beach Artwalk. Link: www.hbartwalk.com or www.hermosabch.org
HOLLYWOOD/LOS ANGELES - Los Feliz Art Walk. Link: http://www.losfelizartwalk.org
HUNTINGTON BEACH - Third Wednesdays Art Walk. Link: http://www.hbdowntown.com
LAGUNA BEACH - First Thursdays Art Walk. Link: http://www.firstthursdaysartwalk.com/
LONG BEACH - Second Saturday Art Walk in the East Village Arts District. Link: http://www.artwalklb.com
LONG BEACH (BIXBY KNOLLS) - First Fridays on Atlantic Avenue. Link: http://www.firstfridaylongbeach.com/
LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - Downtown L.A. Artwalk. Link: http://www.downtownartwalk.com/
LOS ANGELES (DOWNTOWN) - Chinatown Art Nights. Link: www.chinatownla.com
LOS ANGELES (MID-WILSHIRE/MUSEUM DISTRICT) - Miracle Mile Art Walk. Link: www.miraclemileartwalk.com or www.midcitywest.org
LOS ANGELES (NORTHEAST) - Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) Artwalk. Link: www.nelaart.org
LOS ANGELES (WEST) - Annenberg Space For Photography. Not an artwalk, but regular exhibits, lectures and slide shows. Link: www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org
MONROVIA - Summer Art Walk on Myrtle Avenue. Link: www.artfestivals.org
POMONA - Metro Pomona Art Walk. Link: http://www.metropomona.com/
RIVERSIDE - First Thursdays Art Walk. Link: http://www.riversideca.gov/museum
SAN CLEMENTE - Village Art Fair. Link: http://www.villagesanclemente.com/
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - Second Saturday Art Fair. Link: www.sjcartfair.org
SANTA ANA - Downtown Santa Ana Artists Village Open House. Links: www.aplaceforart.org, www.santaanaartsdistrict.com or www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/
SANTA ANA - Santiago Art District ArtWalk. Link: www.santiagoartdistrict.com
SAN PEDRO - First Thursday ART Walk. Link: http://www.1stthursday.com/
TORRANCE - Arts and Crafts By the Beach. Phone: (310) 375-7715.

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In barely more than a generation, video games have been transformed from a diversion for the few into a mass medium, helping people live, learn, work, and of course, play.
Entertainment Software Association, Transformation of the Video Game Industry

"There are games now for pretty much every age, every demographic. More and more women are going online. It comes down to everybody is playing games. Games are evolving like species in order to fit into every little niche of our lives."
Jessie Schell, instructor of entertainment technology at Carnegie Mellon University

Video Games

    While many games throughout history have taken centuries to travel from region to region or from aristocracy to the masses, in less than 40 years video games have gone from their inception to a multi-billion dollar industry. In 2009, unit sales of computer and video games stood at more than 270 million, and the U.S. computer and video game software industry employed more than 32,000 people in 34 states, about 41 percent of them in California. [Siwek]

    The increase in the use and popularity of video games has come part and parcel with developments and rapid changes in computer, computer graphics and telecommunications technologies. Early systems by Magnavox and Atari paved the way for today's Nintendo and XBox systems. Pong, the first arcade hit in the early 1970s, was followed in the late 1970s by Space Invaders, the "first video game to go mega in the U.S. and the first to really exploit the medium rather than hark back to older games like Ping Pong, pinball or hockey." [Herz] Games today can "create new worlds where players can manipulate and change their environment through realistic animation and unique motion-sensor controllers," [ESA, Transformation of the Video Game Industry], while at the same time about 42 percent of those playing games online report that the types of games they play most often are puzzle, board game, game show, trivia or card games." [ESA, 2010 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry] The ESA also reports that the number of Americans playing games on wireless devices such as cell phones or PDAs also more than doubled between 2002 and 2009.

    Beyond being products for play and entertainment, some video games (referred to as serious games) are becoming more widely used as a medium for education, training and social change in schools, businesses, health care organizations and the military. Serious games "attempt to impart skills, knowledge or ideas to players: practicing skills, knowledge gain through exploration, cognitive problem solving [skills] or social problem solving [skills]. [Ritterfeld, et al]

Reference Sources:

Entertainment Software Association (ESA), 2010 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry. ESA: 2010. Available in pdf/viewed online June 2011 at www.theesa.com.
Entertainment Software Association (ESA), The Transformation of the Video Game Industry. ESA: 2010. Available in pdf/viewed online June 2011 at www.theesa.com.
Herz, J.C., Joystick Nation, Boston and NY: Little, Brown and Company, 1995.
Ritterfeld, Ute, Cody, Michael and Vorderer, Peter, editors. Serious Games, New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2009.
Siwek, Stephen E. Video Games in the 21st Century: The 2010 Report, ESA: 2010. Available in pdf/viewed online June 2011 at www.theesa.com.
U.S. Census Bureau. Statistical Abstract of the U.S., 130th Edition. Washington D.C.: GPO, 2010.