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ShoreLake Arts outlines 2025 calendar, opens new gallery space in Ridgecrest
Summary
ShoreLake Arts told the Lake Forest Park Parks & Recreation Advisory Board it will relocate to a new gallery, continue its summer concert series and Battle of the Bands, expand youth camps and senior classes, and host a short film festival, with programming and volunteer needs described for 2025.
Laura James, executive director of ShoreLake Arts, told the Lake Forest Park Parks & Recreation Advisory Board on Jan. 0 that the nonprofit has moved into a new gallery, office and studio at 521 Northeast 160th Street in the Ridgecrest neighborhood and outlined a calendar of events for 2025.
The organization — “a 35 year old nonprofit organization started by community volunteers,” James said — plans a family sip-and-paint, a summer concert series that will both open and close at Bridal Acres Park, a one-day Battle of the Bands with lead-in performances to activate nearby businesses, an outdoor kids-focused Arts in the Park, and hands-on art at Picnic in the Park and Pause in the Park. James said ShoreLake Arts is currently a one‑full‑time‑equivalent organization and will add a part‑time education lead in February.
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