Ollie the Trolley and a skateboard
Posted on 08. Aug, 2009 by Tony Arranaga in Featured
First Friday in Phoenix felt like a race to beat the clock.
My neighbor and I started late and only had and hour and a half to hit three places in different parts of the art walk. Jordre Studio on Grand Avenue, the Phoenix Art Museum to see the exhibit Phantom Sightings and After Hours Gallery.
You would think waiting around for a shuttle would eat up alot of time, however not the case with Ollie the Trolley. We used the free shuttle service to get to and from all the venues. The shuttles are nice, the service is convenient, and you can’t beat the price!
In case you didn’t know, Ollie the Trolley serves Downtown Phoenix on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights until 2:30 a.m. with special service along the art walk on First and Third Fridays. There are four routes with multiple stops at popular venues. To download a map of the trolley routes, click here.
In addition to Ollie, you also have the light rail which goes to north to 19th Avenue and Montebello and east to Tempe.
We hit all three venues on Ollie and finally made it to After Hours Gallery where MASKS (information here) is on exhibit. While chatting up Mike the owner, he asked if I would take part in a fundraiser he and his partner Russ are organizing called All Decks on Hand. The art auction benefits the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center.
Although the auction calls for participants who possess some artistic talent, I couldn’t resist the offer when Mike told me what the people artists would use as a canvass: a skateboard! Many of you know my love for my longboard which I purchased shortly after deciding to go CarFree.
Even though I can’t draw, paint, or Etch-a-sketch to save my life, I was honored the guys at After Hours Gallery wanted me to take part in the event. Thanks Mike and Russ!
Now if I only knew an artist…
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Melissa Schubert
14. Aug, 2009
Thank you for the great feedback on the First Friday shuttles. We are happy to hear you had a great time on-board Ollie the Trolley!
Mike
13. Sep, 2009
Thanks for mentioning MASKS and our upcoming show in November called All Decks On Hand, our skateboard deck art auction to benefit SARRC, Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, and to raise autism awareness.
Your readers can still get to view the MASKS show at http://www.afterhoursgallery.com/Aug09CurrentMasks.html
and they can preview All Decks On Hand at our blog site at http://alldecksonhand.tumblr.com/
And we think you’re an artist in your own right and can’t wait to see the deck you’re coming up with for the show. It would be fun if you gave your readers some photos or a video of your “art work in progress” Thanks again and see you soon!
Mike & Russ at After Hours Gallery