A San Jose/South Bay “Design-It-Yourself Holiday Lightfest” contest will be unveiled this Friday, Dec. 4 at 5:30 pm, utilizing the 3-story light sculpture on The 88 condominium highrise. Co-sponsored by ZER01:The Art and Technology Network, the San Jose-based arts organization that produces the 01SJ Biennial, and The 88, the contest is open through Dec. 16 to anyone who has an eye for design, and a cell phone. The winner will receive a $100 downtown gift certificate good at any of 14 downtown restaurants and retailers from The 88 Neighborhood Card, from white-table-cloth restaurants such as Arcadia to specialty fare of Picassos and Nazca Peruvian Cuisine.
Here’s how it works: Entrants simply designate the three dial-in codes which they’ve discovered to be the best three for a holiday-oriented sequence, and email them through Dec. 16 to lightfest@zero1.org .
Participants should drop by The 88, 88 E. San Fernando at 2nd, after dusk when the sculpture turns on, and from their cell phone dial 408-287-0128, enter any 3 numbers as well as the * or # signs, followed by 0 (zero), then hang up and watch the show. Entrants should try several, random 3-digit sequences. Once they have three they like, simply jot them down and email them to be eligible for the prize.
FRIDAY VISUALS: Contestants, contest-sponsors, and San Jose Public Art Director Barbara Goldstein will be on hand Friday at 5:30 pm for the announcement, and will dial several codes and sequences.
The 88’s light sculpture, called Show Your Stripes, is a three-story array of LED lights which have hundreds of unique designs already programmed, with most of which are unannounced so that people could play with and discover the designs for themselves, as was the intent of the sculpture’s designer. Unveiled last year during the holiday season, Show Your Stripes has delighted passers-by who dial up the sculpture and change it to their whim.
Only a few of the hundreds of codes have been made public to give examples of how to operate the system, including ‘Falling Snow’ which is code 766, ‘Green & Red Christmas’, which is code *25, ‘Valentines’ which is code *14, and ‘The 88’ which is code *88. To be fair, the contest judges will NOT include *88 as part of a winning entry since it is the contest-sponsor but may add it to the end for display.
The winning entry that reflects the best holiday-oriented sequence will be selected by Zero1 and The 88, and the prize winner and winning-design will be announced on Dec. 18. The $100 prize certificate may be utilized at any one of the following merchants: Arcadia, Mezcal, Bella Mia, Nazca, Picasso’s, Billy Berks, Azucar, Fourth Street Pizza, Morroco’s, or E&O restaurants, or retailers Chic Chateau, Soula Power Yoga, Penguin Froyo or A Perfect Finish Wine Bar.
About The 88
At just under 88-meters in height, The 88 is the tallest residential building between San Francisco and Los Angeles and offers stunning, unobstructed views to match. Its 197 well-appointed 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom homes, most with floor-to-ceiling glass, have been designed with superior appliances, finishes, floor plans and technology-readiness to attract the most discriminating buyers. The 88 is a joint venture of Wilson Meany Sullivan, Stockbridge Real Estate Funds, CIM Group and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency. For more information, contact the office at The 88 at 408-279-8882 or visit the website, www.the88sj.com.
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