Water leak causes damage at Fallbrook Art Center, forces early closure of Galaxy of Glass art show

FALLBROOK – The long anticipated world-class Galaxy of Glass show, which opened to rave reviews at the Fallbrook Art Center in September, was forced to close a week early due to extensive damage to the first floor area of the Art Center caused by a broken water valve.

Mary Perhacs, executive director of the center, arrived at work Oct. 15 to find the facility flooded with two inches of water wall-to-wall. The water valve coming into the building (circa 1961) broke sometime Oct. 14 causing thousands of gallons of water to flow unabated into the center.

Fortunately, all of the glass pieces...