THE BIG YELLOW HATS HAVE BEEN RE-INSTALLED IN SHERWOOD PARK IN SALINAS, AND AN ARTIST (WHO HELPED MAKE THEM) WAS ON-HAND FOR THE CEREMONY. CLAES OLDENBURG AND HIS WIFE CREATED THE “HATS IN 3 STAGES OF LANDING” SCULPTURE MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO. OLDENBURG’S SCULPTURE IN SALINAS (WHICH IS JUST ONE OF MANY OF HIS LARGE SCULPTURES AROUND THE WORLD), WAS BEING RESTORED FOR NEARLY THE LAST YEAR.
THE ARTIST PLANS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH SALINAS MAYOR DENNIS DONAHUE STARTING AT 7:30 P-M FRIDAY NIGHT, AND HAT FEST IS SCHEDULED TO RUN FROM NOON UNTIL 3 P-M SATURDAY, WITH THE RE-DEDICATION OF “HATS IN 3 STAGES OFD LANDING” KICKING OFF AT 2 P-M.
