39th Annual Art-in-the-Park

Art In The Park Saturday, June 15, 2013 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. 39th Annual Art-in-the-Park Saturday, June 15th (rain date: June 22nd) The 39th annual Art-in-the-Park will be held in the serene setting of Allentown’s oldest city park, West Park, 16th & Turner Sts. on Saturday, June 15th 10AM-5PM. Art-in-the-Park features original works of art by 80+ local and regional artists. Prize money is awarded to each category: watercolor, graphics, oils & acrylics, photography, and 3D (pottery, wood, jewelry, glass, fabric, sculpture). Free spaces are also given to student artists in grades 9-12. This year’s judges are William Childs, the Creative Director at the Morning Call Media Group and Tanya Delucas, Art Director at the Morning Call. During Art-in-the-Park, enjoy performances at the Victorian band shell by The Allentown School District Orchestra Program, a talented group of ASD students, at 10AM, The Repertory Dance Theatre, a variety of lively dance performances by local students, at 11:30AM, The Allentown Band, the oldest civilian concert band in the United States, at 1:30PM, and new this year from Brooklyn, New York, (sponsored by Ryan Henriquez and Saleem Saab), The Four O’Clock Flowers, featuring string master Ernie Vega and vocalist Samoa Wilson performing stark versions of country blues, gospel, old time, and jazz classics, at 3:15PM, and The Down Hill Strugglers, whose music is infused with old time feeling and freewheeling energy present in the true diversity of American Folk Music, at 4:15PM. Art-in-the-Park is FREE and is handicap accessible. For more information call 610-434-0657. Rain date: Saturday, June 22nd. Allentown's West Park 15th and 16th Streets, Between Linden and Turner Streets Allentown Band Concert - 1:30 Repertory Dance Theater - 11:30 FREE For more information call (610) 434-0657 Art-in-the-Park Saturday, June 15th 10AM-5PM West Park, 16th & Turner Sts., Allentown Original works by 80+ artists Plus performances by The Allentown School District Orchestra Program 10AM The Repertory Dance Theatre 11:30AM The Allentown Band 1;30PM And new this year from Brooklyn, New York The Four O’Clock Flowers 3:15PM The Down Hill Strugglers 4:15PM FREE! For more information call 610-434-0657 Rain date : June 22nd