Sun Shines on First Day of Art in the Park
Thousands fill Fred Fuller Park for annual festival
The first day of Kent’s 18th annual Art in the Park began Saturday with occasional raindrops that soon gave way to blue skies and sunshine. Thousands of visitors of all ages filled Fred Fuller Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to browse among 101 booths displaying the work of regional fine artists, hear musicians perform on two stages and munch on food sold by vendors from bourbon chicken to Starbucks. With no fee for admission or for event parking available across the street on the west side of Middlebury Road, the art festival will continue from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. As music from country to jazz emanated from the main stage and the Back Wood stages, visitors also saw ice-carving, pottery and airbrush demonstrations and re-enactments of …
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David Badagnani
12:33 am on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
I just saw the George Danhires relief for the first time and found it beautifully sculpted and very moving in its portraiture. I cannot figure out, however, who the violinist on the far right is. more ›