{"id":3152,"date":"2014-09-24T22:46:13","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T22:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/arts-culture\/a-lot-downtown-2\/"},"modified":"2014-09-24T22:46:13","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T22:46:13","slug":"a-lot-downtown-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/a-lot-downtown-2","title":{"rendered":"A LOT Downtown 2: A Non-Traditional Event in a Non-Traditional Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"ALOTSite\"<\/p>\n

The empty lot which is home to A LOT Downtown. Photo courtesy of the Arts Council of Long Beach.<\/em><\/p>\n

Where on earth can you find a troupe of clowns that are willing to show you all the tricks they hide up their sleeves, all the while listening to a musical duo who collects their sounds from The Gerald Desmond Bridge? Only in the wacky art-mosphere of Long Beach can you stumble upon such wide and weird array of self expression.<\/p>\n

A LOT Downtown 2, invading Downtown this Sunday, will feature several interpretive dance performances, a play, a clown workshop and a community gathering through the serving of a meal. If you want to learn how to clown or contribute to a larger-than-life woven structure, head down to the empty parking lot on 3rd St. and Long Beach Blvd, previously used for Acres of Books.<\/p>\n

As part of the Arts Council for Long Beach\u2019s initiative for finding common ground between residents, A LOT 2014<\/a> is an effort to break down barriers and create an interactive arts event for all audiences. According to the council\u2019s experience during last year\u2019s A LOT, \u201caccidental audiences,\u201d or residents driving or walking by that stopped to participate, were some of the best patrons.<\/p>\n

Hosting creative events in a non-traditional environment, like the underutilized A LOT in downtown, can encourage members of the Long Beach community to imagine the potential for these unused spaces. The seven performing and visual arts groups participating in this Saturday\u2019s A Lot Downtown 2 are:<\/p>\n