The Olde Towne Nipomo Association is inviting locals to help raise funds for the town’s future Jim O Miller Memorial Park, proposed to sit on 1 acre on the southeast corner of Tefft and Carillo streets.
An inaugural luau event is set to fill the Edward’s Barn with sights, sounds, and tastes of the islands from 6 to 10 p.m. on Sept. 12.
Guests are encouraged to wear Hawaiian-inspired outfits and enjoy no-host cocktails, light appetizers, performances by Hawaiian dancers, a silent auction, and a buffet-style dinner.
Tickets to this luau cost $50 per person, or $40 each to members of a table for eight. All of the proceeds will go toward building the park, which is set to be named after a Nipomo businessman and booster who wanted to see a community park east of the freeway.
According a press release from the association, plans for the park include an open-sided “pole barn” for farmers markets, craft shows, and similar events; a gazebo for concerts and weddings; a memorial to military veterans; and another memorial to the iconic Migrant Mother photograph, taken by Dorothea Lange in the Depression era. The group estimates that the park is about three years away from completion.
The Olde Towne Nipomo Association is a nonprofit with a goal of revitalizing and caring for “the historic downtown commercial corridor district located in the community of Nipomo.” Members also aim to “provide a safe environment for those who live, work, and visit.”
For more information about the park, call Kathy Kubriak at 929-1247; about the Olde Towne Nipomo Association, call Richard Malvarose at 929-4970; and about tickets to the luau, call Deb Geaslen at 598-6083 or email debgeaslen@yahoo.com.
Executive Editor Ryan Miller compiled this week’s Community Corner. Items for consideration should be sent to the Sun via fax, mail, or email.
This article appears in Sep 11-18, 2014.