Hollywood Arts Council – The Hollywood Arts Council's 28th Annual Charlie Awards Auction
Auction Ends: Apr 30, 2014 09:00 PM PDT

Dining

Marvelous Mid-Wilshire! Tour the Craft and Folk Art Museum & Dine at Luna Park

Item Number
159
Estimated Value
150 USD
Sold
101 USD to merreductr
Number of Bids
11  -  Bid History

Item Description

Enjoy museum row and marvelous mid-Wilshire! You are bidding on four (4) passes to the Craft & Folk Art Museum of Los Angeles and $100 dining gift certificate from Luna Park.

Located on Los Angeles’ Museum Row on Wilshire Boulevard, and across from the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits, CAFAM presents six original exhibitions a year ranging from the local to the global; traditional to contemporary. CAFAM is the only museum in Los Angeles showing exclusively craft, folk art, and design. CAFAM works to recognize emerging artists and make art accessible to all audiences.

The Craft & Folk Art Museum engages people through its diverse exhibitions and programs that challenge established ideas about craft and folk art and inspire a sense of inquiry and creativity within all people. Serving Los Angeles for over forty years in the city’s historic Miracle Mile district, the Craft & Folk Art Museum is the only institution in Los Angeles exclusively dedicated to celebrat­ing contemporary and traditional craft and folk art. 

The Museum’s dynamic exhibitions feature estab­lished and emerging artists whose work is rooted in craft and design. It is a venue that makes art accessible to all audiences and serves as a forum in which art can be presented and described by the artists and communities who create it.The museum offers public, educational programs for children, adults, and families to deepen their understanding of the art processes and themes represented in the exhibitions and to allow them to express themselves creatively. Programs include community outreach program called Folk Art Everywhere, art talks, craft workshops, school tours, family art work­shops, poetry readings and print making open studio sessions.

Then spend some time relaxing at the lovely Luna Park restaurant! This auction includes a $100 gift certificate for dining. Luna Park is proud to be one of Los Angeles’ true neighborhood gems, with wonderful ambiance, casual hip decor, a lively bar scene, and delicious moderately-priced cuisine. The menu, mostly American w/ French and Italian accents, features delicious ingredients and is presented in a way that is comforting and nourishing to the soul. They use locally sourced ingredients as much as possible, and the menu features a variety of gluten free and vegetarian friendly choices.

Signature dishes include a Warm Goat Cheese Fondue, Hawaiian Tuna “Poke ” with Wonton Chips and Make Your Own S ‘mores for dessert. The cocktail list offers an award winning Mojito, a Maker’s Mark Manhattan and a “Kick @#/” Mai Tai with a little umbrella. Luna Park is open for lunch daily and dinner nightly, with Happy Hour from 3 to 7pm weekdays featuring 2 for 1 drinks, appetizers & pizzas, and Late Nite Happy Hour Friday and Saturdays 10-11:30 PM 2 for 1 off drinks and pizzas.

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