17th Annual Arts & Olive Festival set for October 5th at Cañada College
Fri, 29 August, 2014 at 3:28 pm
Jose A. Garcia, Cañada College
Visual
Communications Coordinator
Phone: (650) 306-3211
Mallory Stevens, Coordinator
Arts & Olive Festival
Phone: (650) 306-3109
E-mail:
stevensm@smccd.edu
17th
Annual Arts & Olive Festival set for October 5th at Cañada
College
Redwood
City, CA (Aug. 29, 2014) – The 17th Annual Arts & Olive Festival will be
held on Sunday, October 5th, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cañada
College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. Redwood City. Admission and parking are free but
a $5 donation is requested to support the Cañada College Student Scholarship
fund.
The
annual celebration on the spectacular college campus overlooking the Santa Cruz
Mountains mixes olives, olive oils, vinegars and food with local artists,
musicians, dancers, and performers on two stages. A list of participating olive
vendors and artists is available at www.olivefest.org. Get ready for the upcoming holiday
season. There will be olive oil tastings, tapenades, olives, art vendors, arts
& crafts vendors, jewelry, soaps, olive trees, olive theme items, etc.
throughout the festival.
There
will also be fantastic cooking demonstrations by Chef Steve Cortez and olive
curing demonstrations by Don Landis. Food is available for purchase—GREAT food
vendors including Sam's Chowder Mobile, Kawanis Club, & Chef Steve Cortez
with a Mediterranean flair. Check out the Kids’ Corner which includes the
Fratello Marionettes, face painting, balloon artist, arts & crafts, games,
and storytelling.
Cañada
College used to be known as the “Olive Orchard” many years ago, when cattle
roamed across Sand Hill Road and the roundup cowboys brought them to this
hilltop to chew grasses under the trees. When construction for the college
began more than 35 years ago, the olive trees were carefully removed for
protection, and planted temporarily off of the main site in a long trench. The
trees were replanted in 1968, just in time for the college’s official opening,
and have been thriving ever since. Some 350 olive trees can be counted today
throughout the campus grounds.
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Cañada College, situated in the
heart of the Silicon Valley, offers outstanding programs in the sciences,
business, multi-media, medical assisting, the arts, and technical training
among others. With nearly 50 years of service providing enriching and
life-changing opportunities for the residents of San Mateo County, Cañada
College provides our community with a learning-centered environment. We ensure
that students from diverse backgrounds have the opportunity to achieve their
educational goals by providing lifelong learning and transfers to 4-year
Universities. Home to numerous clubs, student organizations, and
inter-collegiate athletic teams for men and women, Cañada College is committed
to being a preeminent institution of learning. To share in the experience,
please learn more about us on the Internet at canadacollege.edu, and follow us @Facebook.com/canadacollegeRWC. “From here, you can
go anywhere.”
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