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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?

Friendship Corner Wall at 7th Street and Dawson Avenue

MOSAIC INSTALLATION – Rose Park Neighborhood volunteers are out at the Friendship Corner Flower Wall at 621 Dawson Avenue TODAY, Saturday, May 1st and tomorrow Sunday, May 2nd from 9am to 1pm for another round of mosaic flower wall installation. If you are out for a stroll, and want to stop by to see the space, we welcome your visit! Masks are required.

TENANT’S RIGHTS WORKSHOP – In addition to the mosaic installation beginning at 9am on Sunday, May 2nd, Rose Park Neighborhood Association, Heart of Ida and Long Beach Residents Empowered will host a Renter’s Rights Workshop starting at 11am. Please see the flyer below for more information.

MOTHER’S DAY STROLL – We also invite you to meet us at 627 Molino Avenue for a interactive Mother’s Day stroll through the alleyway on Saturday, May 8th from 9am to 11am.

Enjoy coffee and morning delights as we reimagine these places and spaces. All are welcome and encouraged to walk, roll, or bike through the open space. Stop by anytime between 9am and 11am. More information at info@rpna.org or access the flyer HERE.

The Community Within: Alleyway Improvement Project is a neighborhood initiative that seeks to improve and transform the physical space of alleyways as usable, welcoming spaces where neighbors can utilize these spaces for walking, biking, connecting, rolling, and driving. The goal of this project is to gather input from residents about their vision for alleyways in Rose Park Neighborhood.

IT TAKES A NEIGHBORHOOD!

Maybe Something Beautiful – How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by
F. Isabelle Campoy & Theresa Howell

The Friendship Corner Community Project is bursting with beauty, creativity, and connecting neighbors through the revitalization of a vacant space in need of attention and care. We want to thank the participation of Franklin Middle School and Mann Elementary students and families who recently received mosaic kits! The mosaic daisies the students create will be added to the Friendship Corner mural at the Dawson and 7th Street lot.

ArtWorksLBC Director and mosaic artist, Dawn Mendelson joined Mann Elementary School’s family zoom night on Wednesday, December 2nd to show students and their families about the art of mosaic and tell them about the Friendship Corner Community Project at the Dawson and 7th Street lot. The family zoom night included the story Maybe Something Beautiful – How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabelle Campoy & Theresa Howell to show students how a splash of color can brighten the grayest of areas in a neighborhood.

ArtWorksLBC Director, Dawn Mendelson talking with students at Mann Elementary about mosaic art

Mann Elementary Principal Mrs. Fiala commented on the project: “What a wonderful experience to share with our families.  Working together to create our mosaics brought pure joy and laughter during challenging times.  To be part of such a beautiful art installation in our own neighborhood brings the hope of the community to build beauty from the ashes.”

Mann Elementary families, teachers and ArtWorksLBC Director, Dawn Mendelson create mosaic daisies for their Family Zoom Night on 12/2/2020

If you have a completed mosaic kit or want to pick one up, please email info@rpna.org for more information.