Parents beam, students perform at Lamb Arts Fest: Messy fingers+creativity=great fun
HOPEWELL — At the Lamb Arts Fest on Saturday, kids laughed, musicians performed, artisans created, bubbles floated, artwork dazzled and bean bags whizzed through the air. The three-hour event was a pleasant experience, well-attended by spectators of all ages.
Entertainment at the fabulous community festival in historic Downtown Hopewell included free hands-on art activities and live music. The VMFA on the Road: Artmobile exhibition "Revealing and Obscuring Identity: Portraits from the Permanent Collection" was a big hit.
The Hopewell High School Marching Blue Devils put on quite a show, and the Appomattox Regional Governor's School Jazz Band sounded terrific.
I designed a button, drew a self-portrait, screen printed a t-shirt, and carried home three wonderful keepsakes. A Panera Bread representative invited me to spin a wheel, and I scored some brownies. No, they did not make it home. Ha!
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The art show which featured Hopewell City Public School students' artwork was fabulous! It was grand to watch families beam with pride after they found their young artists' masterpieces.
Many volunteers and sponsors made the arts festival possible. Thank you, thank you, thank you. It was fun to tap into the creative side of my brain.
The event hosted by Lamb Center for Arts and Healing took place on the 200-block of E. Broadway near Haley's Honey Meadery, Artisan Alley, Downtown Pups, City Point Ice Cream & Burgers and Guncotton Coffee.
Visit lambarts.org for more information. Read this story at progress-index.com to view a gallery and video.
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