Major Arts Festival Coming to NoHo

The Experience NoHo Arts Festival has just been announced and will certainly be the largest party the Arts District has seen in quite some time.

Described as "part arts walk, part festival," the free event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12 and will feature live theater, dance, music, art, fashion and food.

The event was announced on NoHoArtsDistrict.com, one of the festival's sponsors:

• Experience NoHo is part arts walk and part festival. A large main stage area for music will be located at the north end of the festival, while a dance stage will anchor the festival on Lankershim Blvd. at the south end. Art will be everywhere - from public art stations inviting patrons to create their own art, to gallery installations. There will be incredible discounts and offerings from local restaurants and retailers. To top it off, 15 of NoHo's live theatres will offer performances, classes and demonstrations for FREE during festival hours.

The event was conceived by McKenzie Alexander and Shannon Currie-Holmes of after they were approached by Councilman Tom Labonge's office about getting an arts festival up and running again.

• Click here for Alexander's story of how the festival came about.

• NoHo Arts Festival Home Web site: http://nohoartsdistrict.com/experiencenoho/

• Follow updates for the event on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/ExperienceNoHo

• "Like" the NoHo Arts Festival on Facebook :http://www.facebook.com/ExperienceNoHo?ref=ts&sk=wall+