Bartlett Arts Festival June 29-30
The highlight of the 11th Annual Bartlett Arts Fest is a juried art show featuring nearly 50 artists but there also is a wide variety of entertainment and kids activities on offer.
The festival, produced by Arts in Bartlett, will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 29-30, in Bartlett Park at Oak and North Avenues.
Artists fill the park with a variety of paintings and drawings, photography, jewelry, sculpture and metalwork, ceramics and mixed media art. The judges will select various award winners on Saturday and the votes for visitors’ favorite artist will determine the People’s Choice Award on Sunday.
Participating artists will also donate small items for a Young Art Appreciators (YAA!) “kids only” tent where they can purchase original art for $1, $2, or $5 with proceeds going toward Arts in Bartlett scholarships and grants.
Parents can take their children to meet the artists and learn more about their techniques.
Children can also have their faces painted and create their own art in the Gazebo led by the Color My World Children’s Art Studio teachers.
Entertainment on the main stage includes singers, dancers, folk, rock and classical groups, ensembles, with “after hours” rock and blues bands playing until sundown. The World Tent features drumming circles and a henna artist.
The show also features food vendors, and a beer and wine tent near the stage.
Arts in Bartlett is an all-volunteer arts council located in the Bartlett Center for the Arts at 118 W. Bartlett Ave. Its programs are partially supported by Illinois Arts Council. For information, visit artsinbartlett.org, email art@artsinbartlett.org, or call (630)-372-4152.
Arts Fest entertainment
SATURDAY
10 a.m. Nick Gaines, singer
10:30 a.m. Sam Witz, the Guitar Man
11 a.m. Drumming Circle
11:30 a.m. LaVerne Bobkowski, singer
12:30 p.m. Lisa’s School of Dance
1:15 p.m. Drumming Circle
1:30 p.m. Company Allegro of Hanover Park School of Dance
2 p.m. Vic Flanagan, rhythm/blues singer
2:45 p.m. Drumming Circle
3 p.m. The Dirtmen Band, guitar pop
4 p.m. Bartlett International Chorus
4:30 p.m. Tracey Moulton, Nick Petrelli, Natalie Hilvert, singers
5 p.m. wEs Lee K, acoustic fusion guitar with Barbie Ray, singer
6 p.m. Guitars in Bartlett, folk rock
630 p.m. Laid Back Funky, classic rock
730 p.m. Stork Club Band, blues rock
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Portrait of Sound Band
11 a.m. Greg Herriges, eclectic Asian, Turkish, Russian guitar
11:45 a.m. Drumming Circle
12 p.m. Belly dance with Anisah and friends
12:30 p.m. Kelly Zych and friends, dancers
12:45 p.m. Drumming Circle
1 p.m. Temporal Salvation Band
1:45 p.m. Drumming Circle
2 p.m. Small Potatoes
3 p.m. Ted Yoder, hammered dulcimer
4 p.m. Dorothy Deen’s Cello Ensemble
4:20 p.m. Kyle Johnson, singer
4:30 p.m. Encore Singers