It’s been 10 months since the first successful chalk festival, here’s the full line-up for November 2008!
The Beaufort International Chalk Festival at Beaufort Town Center
FREE fun for ~ families, artists, students, teachers, art lovers, browsers, and fans of performers and musicians takes place on Saturday, November 1st, 10am to 5pm
street painters start at 8am • all other activities 10-5 • awards announced at 4:30
Held at Beaufort Town Center, home of ARTworks & The Arts Council of Beaufort County, 2127 Boundary Street, Beaufort SC 29902
The 2nd Annual Beaufort International Chalk Festival is going to cover the streets of Beaufort Town Center with color, fill the marsh breeze with music and applause, and display the talents of local and visiting artists for all to see– and be amazed!
• The Street Painting Competition: Chalk it up!
Nationally-known master chalk artist Lee Jones from Orlando (http://www.chalk-it-up.com/) is the featured artist at the Festival. Lee will conduct a FREE Street Painting Workshop two weeks prior to the festival, for people who apply for their own $10 square (call 843-379-2787 for availability) to fill with their creative concepts, for these chalking competitions:
– Students (ages 16+): three scholarships to school of choice
– Community Artist (15+):
1st Place ~ $250 ~ sponsored by Carol Madeja
2nd Place ~ $100 ~ sponsored by Bruce Doneff
3rd Place ~ $50 ~ sponsored by Nancy Pollock
– School Teams (elementary & middle/1 teacher & 4 students): three classroom art supply funds
– People’s Choice: $500 prize sponsored by The Gallery, & cover image on ACBC’s award-winning print publication ArtNews.
• Chalk Festival Art Market: meet Lowcountry artists and take home their fabulous work!
– 20 quality artists and craftsmen, carefully juried by the Arts Council of Beaufort County
– great food and refreshments too!
• These Interactive Street Performers juggle, wear wacky outfits, have amusing names, and work hard for your laughs!
– Yostie ~ No Beaufort County festival is complete without Yostie the Puppeteer– she’s got toys and props, activities for kids, and a whole roster of puppets who just want to play in the grass!
– Jef the Mime ~ Watch out for him– he’s the guy who looks like a nut. Jef is a popular interactive mime theatre artist who specializes in roving performances at street fairs and festivals all over the East coast. Rather than perform on stage, he prefers to be in and around the crowd, using masks, mime, and wacky variety arts to involve and entertain the audience.
– The Great Fettucini ~ aka Steve Langley aka Alfredo Fettucini ~ It was in the restaurant business that Steve began his fascination with juggling. One of the bartenders that he worked with taught him the basics of the three ball cascade. This was the beginning of a long a difficult struggle with the addiction of juggling. In addition to performing at numerous live events, he has acted in a number of TV commercials. Steve was also featured on a number of regional television programs, such as: Carolina Camera and PM Magazine. He also spent 15 years traveling internationally as part of the twosome known as “The Fettucini Brothers.”
• Life is a Carnival: The Last Waltz Ensemble playing the music of Bob Dylan & The Band
They’ve got it all~ guitars, vocal bass, drums, sax, organ, keyboards, slide guitar and a song list that appeases generations of music lovers. 2008 is the 30th anniversary of the Martin Scorsese film, The Last Waltz, which commemorates the history and music of The Band. THE LAST WALTZ ENSEMBLE, from Atlanta Georgia, is a fitting celebration of the vibe, energy and music of The Band; one of the world’s most popular, influential and significant rock groups.
For more info, please visit http://www.beaufortcountyarts.com, or call 843-379-2787
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