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Saturday, November 18, 2023

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, November 18, 2023

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Burbank Arts Fall Festival postponed again due to bad weather

A touch of bad luck for the Burbank Fall Festival planned for Johnny Carson Park. Once again, bad weather is the reason. The festival set for today has been postponed for a second time. It happened last September for the same kind of cloudy skies and scattered showers we’re having today in the Media City. Also, we got rain overnight. […]

Friday, June 30, 2023

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, June 30, 2023

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Burbank Scene

Downtown Burbank Arts Festival 2023 spotlights talented artists

A number of major events in the Media City this month, including the Downtown Burbank Arts Festival. San Fernando Blvd was closed to vehicle traffic between Magnolia Blvd and Olive Avenue, the weekend of June 3 and 4, from 11 am to 6 pm. The closure allowed thousands to visit more than 180 decorated booths filled with art work, jewelry, […]

Friday, October 16, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 16, 2015

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Beer tasting at fall festival in Downtown Burbank on Saturday

Downtown Burbank is gearing up for tomorrow’s inaugural beer tasting and fall festival along several blocks of San Fernando Boulevard, between Magnolia Boulevard and Angeleno Avenue.. For those with a love for suds, there will be reportedly 85 ice-cold craft beers on tap during two sessions of sampling: 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. or 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. “Each session will showcase both local and […]

Friday, July 31, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 31, 2015

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Downtown Burbank Car Classic preview party tonite

The 4th Annual Downtown Burbank Car Classic is getting read to roll out tomorrow, August first, between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. There will be celebrity cars, custom vehicles, pre-1974 cars, exotics, and hot rods spanning several blocks on San Fernando Boulevard from Magnolia Boulevard to Angeleno Avenue. Along with the incredible rides, there will be chalk artists, automobile vendors, and […]

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

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By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, April 22, 2015

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Entertainment Buzz: April 22, 2015

Free day of filmmaking seminars and industry panels Calling all filmmakers, actors, and movie fans. The Burbank International Film Festival is presenting a day of filmmaking seminars and industry panels at Woodbury University 7500 North Glenoaks Boulevard in Burbank this Saturday, April 25. The event will take place in Fletcher Jones Auditorium from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. It’s free and open […]

Saturday, April 11, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 11, 2015

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Art festival returns to Downtown Burbank this weekend

Downtown Burbank will be alive this weekend with the creative vibe and works of more than 100 artists from traditional painters, photographers, sculptors to special effects wizards and hip urban street painters. The art festival will once again take over several blocks of San Fernando Boulevard, between Angeleno Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard. Also, there will be live art demonstrations, panel discussions with […]

Thursday, November 1, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, November 1, 2012

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News & General Info

Downtown Burbank ARTS Festival this weekend

Cloudy and cool in Burbank today, but sunny skies and warmer temperatures are in the forecast for this weekend — just in time for the Downtown Burbank ARTS Festival. There will be “90 regional artists displaying thousands of paintings, sculptures and photographs, and an wide array of jewelry, fine glass, ceramics and woodwork — with everything made by hand, ” […]

Sunday, April 15, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, April 15, 2012

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Downtown Burbank ARTS Festival wraps up today

Art lovers and the curious were drawn to a blocked-off section of San Fernando Boulevard, between Olive Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard, for the biannual Downtown Burbank ARTS Festival, yesterday. The two-day event wraps up today at 5 p.m. I dropped by and was impressed with the number of talented artists who displayed their work and took time to chat with […]

Thursday, April 12, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, April 12, 2012

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Get ready for the big Downtown Burbank ARTS Festival

Final preparations are underway for the Downtown Burbank ARTS Festival this weekend, which is going to be huge! Nearly 100 artists and street painters are scheduled to show-off their best between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 14 and 15, along a four block stretch of San Fernando Boulevard between Magnolia Boulevard and Olive Avenue in downtown. More than 25,000 […]