Keenan Hartsten, will present Honeycomb Harmonies, an interactive, hands-on, painting, and music-making event to be held at Plummer Park and West Hollywood Park on four Saturdays, April 15, April 29, May 6, May 20, 2023, from 10:00AM – 4:00PM. The event will alternate between the two parks.
The West Hollywood Honeycomb Harmonies is a continuation of a project that was previously presented in San Diego. Upcycled tires are transformed into a stage for a musical playground. The community is invited to paint the tires during the four events. In the art installation will be various assortment of hand-built musical structures for open participation. The wooden notes on the xylophones are all made of reclaimed wood taken from torn down homes, beachside hotels, green waste bins, and trash piles. All these instruments are tuned together to the scale of B flat Major, a scale known for its joyful, quaint, and cheerful sound, evoking a sense of aspiration and optimism for a better world.