I have been looking forward to this issue, 16.3, Summer 2024, partly because it has been a rainy winter and spring but mostly because it is our annual issue that features some aspects of West Valley College’s Cilker School of Art and Design. I look forward to the students we feature who demonstrate the hard work and creativity that is alive in the South Bay, and I look forward to the Pick-Up Party, complete with a fashion show.
Also, I am excited to feature the careers of Elizabeth Santana and Aldo Billingslea, long-time contributors to the South Bay theater scene. They have been on my features list for longer than I care to admit. Their stories, combined with the legacy of Diane Hurd, demonstrate the quality and completeness there has been in the South Bay art scene for decades. When you think of the number of lives impacted just by these three, your eyes are opened to the many dedicated individuals that make up the richness of our region.
