This special kickoff event is packed with exciting new activations, alongside the traditional walking tour that the community knows and loves. This special Art After Dark, titled “Love in the Making: A Love Letter to SLO,” promises to be an unforgettable evening of creativity, connection, and community. In addition to showcasing art in venues across Downtown San Luis Obispo and beyond, attendees will enjoy unique experiences, including:
● “Love in Bloom” Social Hour at Region Event Center, the primary venue for the evening. This gathering will feature live jazz music performed by local trio Paper Menu (@papermenu), a featured visual artist, alongside wine from High Camp Wines available for purchase, providing attendees with a perfect setting to mingle and connect through creativity and the arts.
● “Portraits of Love” Portrait-Drawing-Speed-Dating, also hosted at the Region Event Center, participants will take turns sketching quick portraits of each other as a creative way to connect.
● “Wall of Love” An Interactive Community Art Piece, located at Region Event Center where attendees contribute their words, drawings, and reflections to a collective love letter to San Luis Obispo.
● “Love in Verse” Interactive Poetry Readings at Linnaea’s Café, combining live poetry performances curated by Poet Laureate, Caleb Nichols, with opportunities for the audience to create their own verses and read their original poetry before an audience.
● A special announcement from the SLO Film Center, unveiling exciting new promotion available exclusively to Art After Dark attendees.