'Fall for Coronado': Next Banner Series to Be Installed on Orange Avenue

CORONADO, CA —The Coronado Cultural Arts Commission’s fall banners have been approved by the City Council. With the theme of "Fall for Coronado," the street-pole banners will be installed mid-September and feature images of all the award-winning attributes of the city.

The banner program consists of six different banner cycles, each on display along the Orange Avenue Corridor for a minimum of six weeks. The Council approved the second cycle for fall at its meeting this week.

Volunteer members from the Commission, the Tourism Improvement District, MainStreet and the Chamber of Commerce worked on an annual schedule, design standards and artwork for the banners on display along Orange Avenue from First Street to Avenida de las Arenas at the entrance to the Coronado Community Center.

The first series, the “Star-Spangled Summer,” was installed in July, celebrating Coronado as a patriotic community. The remaining banner designs will include a holiday theme series; an arts theme series which will feature juried local artwork; a “History Matters” series, highlighting Coronado’s storied history; and a “Spring into Coronado” theme, highlighting iconic annual events held each spring in the city, such as the Annual Flower Show and MotorCars on Mainstreet.

Banners add vitality and color to the cityscape, invite residents and tourists to participate in activities and promote local events. All costs are funded through a Coronado Tourism Improvement District grant.

For more information on the Orange Avenue Corridor Banner Program, contact city of Coronado Contract Arts Administrator Kelly Purvis at kpurvis@coronado.ca.us or 619-522-2633.

For more information about the seven-member Coronado Cultural Arts Commission, which was established by the City Council in 2011 to provide recommendations and take action to foster the development and enjoyment of performing, visual, cultural and other arts in Coronado, visit Coronadoarts.com.