FINALLY! Geez, it only took me like 3 years of talking about it. Worth the wait people, well worth the wait. Done on a reflective background in the Euro-trendy style. Because as you know the City of Renton is “Ahead of the Curve”.
2 sizes to choose from.
Saturday, August 20th
11:00am – 6:00pm
Discover what all the buzz is about in Renton! The 6th Annual Downtown Renton Art & Antique Walk livens up Downtown’s streets with paintings, multi-media, pottery, sculpture, crafts and photography displays from over 100 local artists. Meet the artists, explore the antiques, enjoy live music and dance performances and rediscover Downtown Renton. Exhibits and performances mostly along S 3rd. Plentiful free parking.
The Piazza Park (S 3rd & Burnett Ave S) will be the site of a cultural arts fair with live entertainment and artwork. For more information to participate in this great event, please contact Linda at jmidbk@aol.com.
Apply here; $15 registration fee, no commissions collected on sales; add your profile to our page for just $5 more (Walk registration required).
Renton Art & Antique Walk maps and more information about activities will be available here by August 13th. If you have any questions, please e-mail info@ArtsUnlimited.org.
August is here, and it seems that summer is too! Finally. And to celebrate we have Jennifer Brooks-Owen back by popular demand. This time she comes at us with something a little different. Although I suppose we always expect something a little different from this one.
Jennifer Brooks Owen is a multi-media artist residing in Renton Wa. Her work ranges from handmade glass jewelry to multimedia paintings on paper. Jennifer has received her art degree from Oklahoma State University in illustration and was awarded the Universal Limited Art Editions (U.L.A.E.) internship in New York City. She served as an artist assistant to Elizabeth Murray, Carroll Dunham and Jane Hammond as well as master printers assistant at U.L.A.E. Jennifer moved to Renton in 2004 and has been exhibiting at Happy Delusions since 2009.
From 5-9 This Friday, August 5th come in for some wine, tasty treats, art, and meet this amazing artist. I know I’m excited to see all the new vibrant floral pieces Jennifer has been working on over the last couple of months. It’s going to be a grand time for sure, I can’t imagine a night with Mrs Brooks-Owen being anything less than fantastic! See ya there.
Starting this Friday, May 20th the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) will be making it’s Renton debut! Join us for the SIFF-Renton Opening Night Screening & Gala at the Renton Pavilion Event Center located adjacent to The Piazza in Downtown Renton. Here we will watch a film by Mario Van Peebles titled, “Black, White, & Blues”, starring, Morgan Simpson, Michael Clarke Duncan, local Tom Skerritt, Luke Perry, Kiele Sanchez, and Taryn Manning. Then following the film we will mingle and have tasty treats from Renton’s finest restaurants, and you never know you might show up at one of these events. I’m just sayin.
I had the opportunity last week to see multiple previews for some of the upcoming films that will be shown here in Renton during the downtown film walk. Besides the Gala event this Friday, I’m most excited to see “Boy“. A film out of New Zealand by Taika Waitit. The same guy who brought “Eagle Vs. Shark” into my life, which I love, so I can’t wait to see what this film will bring. It show’s here in Renton May 26th at 6:30.
SIFF will be hosting a week-long screening of films at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center from May 20–26, 2011. The City of Renton is honored to become part of the longest running, largest and most highly attended film festival in the United States. Thousands of visitors will be coming into Renton from throughout the region and the world to experience our city, restaurants, hotels and other businesses.
This coming Saturday, December 4th from 3-5 along the streets of Downtown Renton come enjoy the Dickens Carolers! They will be in full Victorian attire, and singing all your Christmas favorites. While listening to their lovely sound, you can warm up with some hot cider and roasted chestnuts. All for free thanks to the hard work of the downtown events committee.
And be sure to stop into happy delusions during the festivities for our holiday party! We will be serving cookies, and wine for your enjoyment as you shop for presents for everyone on your Christmas list.
Then at 5 be sure to head up to the Piazza for the arrival of Santa Claus, and the lighting of the tree. So much fun for the whole family! Can’t wait to see you Friday!
It goes down tomorrow people! FREE games, prizes, popcorn, and trick or treating along the streets of Downtown Renton. Party goes from 1-4 in Main Street Square. Enter on Main between South 2nd and South 3rd streets. Basically just across the street from Uptown Glassworks and Venus Moon.
Come one come all. this will be our 5th year putting on this fabulous event for all in the community to come enjoy. Be sure to stop in happy delusions for some candy and to see my super sweet garden gnome get up.
For more information check us out on facebook.
Renton’s 3rd Annual Film Frenzy Curvee Award show is tonight! 7pm at the Ikea Performing Arts Center at Renton High School. During the weekend of Oct. 8 -10 21 film crews set out to make 5 minute shorts shot throughout Renton. This was a rainy weekend and out of the 21 teams who entered only 17 got the films in by 7 on Sunday the 10th. Tonight the top films in both the student and adult divisions will be shown and awarded with the prestigious Curvee Award. Hand-blown curved glass courtesy of Uptown Glassworks in DTR. If you can’t make it to the show tonight be sure to check the website, rentonfilmfrenzy to see where you can catch the films throughout the week at different cafe’s and restaurants around town. Also premiering tonight is the new Renton commercial featuring yours truly. And I know you want to be among the first to see that.
The new I heart Renton tee’s are here! The new I heart Renton tee’s are here!
That’s right y’all the new I heart Renton tee’s are here. Hot off the press, I literally just opened the box and boom! They have started to sell.
After 3 years of I heart Renton Success, and many request for multiple designs, it was decided it was time to retire the classic white ringer tee for a classic black tee. If you haven’t gotten the classic ringer tee yet, don’t worry there are still a couple left. But hurry because once they’re gone, they’re gone.
DTR’s own Black Anchor Clothing is awesome and got these tee’s here within a week of the order. So come by and show your love for Renton. Oh, and a special shout out to Jess for being the first to sport the new tee!
Make new tee's, but keep the old. One is Black and the other is White!
Piazza Renton FALL Festival 2010
We hope that you can join us for the 2010 Renton FALL Festival! DEADLINE EXTENDED to September 17th!
The Fall Festival event will take place on Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 10 am to 4 pm with set-up starting at 8:00 a.m. The event is located at the Piazza Renton park in Downtown Renton on South 3rd between Logan and Burnett Ave s (near the Metro transit Terminal).
Piazza Renton has become well known for its activities and events in downtown Renton. If you’ve ever attended our Farmer’s Market, held in the same space, you’ll know that each week the market is very well attended. While our Fall Festival is smaller than that, it is a popular event! The Chamber of Commerce holds their annual business expo—at the same time, but inside the pavilion, which draws a larger crowd.
For more information and to get an application contact: Susan at 425-652-1259 or scbressler@comcast.net (email preferred) or Linda at 206-772-4010.
Thank you to all our amazing customers and supports for supporting happy delusions for the past 3 years. It truly has been an incredible journey that continues to change my life everyday. The Renton community has been great and I couldn’t have asked for better customers. My family, friends, community, and all around support group have really helped push me up to be a better person, citizen, and business owner. I honestly could not have done it without all these factors. Without this journey, that is still just beginning, I wouldn’t have met all the wonderful talented people in the area. I wouldn’t have grown in my relationship with my parents in the way I have. I wouldn’t have met and fallen in love with the most wonderful man, who happened to open a coffee shop next door, Liberty Cafe. I have had the opportunity to connect with my neighborhood, and community on a level I never thought possible. And I’ve started being almost something like a responsible adult. Yikes! And AWESOME! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Please do come by and say hello, and pick up your FREE happy delusions glow in the dark keychain, as our humble Thank you gift for 3 years down, and many many more to come. And while your at it, please on online and vote for us “Best Gift Shop in Western Washington” by King 5, Evening Magazine, Best of Western Washington.
