Manchester Main Street's Eel River Arts Festival This Weekend
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NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester Main Street’s first-ever Eel River Arts Festival is this weekend, Friday and Saturday, in downtown North Manchester. Advance ticket reservations for $30 are required for Friday’s 6 to 10 p.m. “Celebration of the Arts” Party, featuring specialty local cuisine, exclusive live performances, silent auction treasures and select cash bar. Saturday’s 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Art Fair is free to the public, highlighting area artists’ work, including Hannah Burnworth, Janet Ecklebarger, Michele Graham, Kellie Brace, Terry Pulley, Sharp Dressed Van and more. Come meet the artists and purchase pottery, jewelry, painting, mixed media and photography. There will be plenty of food and creative enrichment for all ages, so be sure to stop by. Kids activities include craft making, art workshops and face painting. Both events will be held in the Eel River Gardens, located at the intersection of Main and Market streets, against the backdrop of North Manchester’s new historic downtown streetscape. The Eel River Gardens, overlooking the Eel River, is a town beautification project designed and maintained by the Manchester Garden Club. For additional Eel River Arts Festival event information, visit Manchester Main Street’s website at www.manchestermainstreet.org, or contact Renata Robinson, Manchester Main Street executive director, at 260-901-6045 or manchestermainstreet@gmail.com
