In Fremont, schools are on spring break, and Arts, Culture and Creativity Month will wrap up with the Fremont Creates Grand Finale at the Downtown Event Center. The event runs 11am to 3pm with a packed schedule of performers and artists both inside the event center and outside on the plaza.
Lisa Stambaugh, a member of the Fremont Creates Steering Committee, especially looks forward to an appearance from Fremont’s Made Up Theatre. “It’s always interesting and impressive to see how improv works, when folks have to think so fast on their feet, without benefit of rehearsal or knowing what is coming,” she says.
Attendees can try their own hand at creating something at the Makerspace with booths hosted by art studios—for example, making a wire sculpture with help from Janine Pitta Art, a musical instrument with Music for Minors II, or a paper bug craft with CalColor Academy. If attendees complete all Makerspace projects, they can earn their own “I am a Fremont Creator” badge.
Community organizations such as Olive Hyde Arts Guild and Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum will host booths, and the Food Truck Mafia will be there with snacks and drinks for purchase. (Trucks will return when Fremont Street Eats kicks off May 9.)
A full schedule is available at the Fremont Creates website: FremontCreates.com.
However, exploring the artistic world and supporting artists doesn’t end in April—especially as summer is the season for art fairs, festivals and open studios. Stambaugh encourages people to attend when they can. “Even when you don’t buy, you can talk to artists, who usually love to explain their work and share their passion around their form of art.”
Grand Finale
Sunday, April 27
11am – 3pm
Fremont Downtown Event Center
3500 Capitol Ave., Fremont
FremontCreates.com
