COTTON DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL

 

Look What’s Coming
on Saturday, April 19, 2008

The 2008 Cotton District Arts Festival is quickly approaching and we want you to have a sneak peak into this year’s festival of music, dance, art and eats. With the same great fun returning from last year, plus a few new additions, this 13th year is sure to blow you away!

The Starkville Area Arts Council is proud to present new villages, plus bigger and better events. Festival visitors will enjoy drama and literature in a whole new way with the Chaucer’s Literary Village. Athletes can experience a new Phiddipede’s Physical Health Village, including martial arts and a now sanctioned 5K run. Dog lovers and MSU fans alike will be delighted with the addition of the Canus Major Village, hosting this year’s Bully Arts’ Auction.

But don’t forget about the great hits from years past. Festival competitions are still going strong with our Poetry Slam, Student Art, Taste of Starkville restaurant vendors and the ever entertaining Server Relay Race. Plus, this year’s Juried Arts exhibit will be judged by a world famous guest artist, Wyatt Waters. Waters is a Mississippi native known for his bright paintings of the roadside South.

Visitors can also anticipate the exciting return of each village from last year. The Artisan Village will have outstanding pieces of work from our artist vendors while the Children’s Village proves to be a fantastic way to spend the day with your kids. The International Village will feature Poland this year, while the Celtic Village joyfully celebrates Scottish heritage.

Once you have had enough art and food, be sure to stop by one of the three music stages set up throughout the Cotton District. Local and state-wide musicians will entertain audiences of all ages from sun-up to sun-down. Native music from the International and Celtic Villages can also be seen on these stages.

This year’s festival surely has something for the whole family. For our four-legged friends, we will again host the delightful and always adorable Pet Parade. Feel free to enter your pets, dress them up and let them prance around for all to see.

The Starkville Area Arts Council is proud to bring the 2008 Cotton District Arts Festival to Starkville, Mississippi. We hope you and yours will come out to enjoy a day of food, art, fellowship and fun!

May the Festival Be With You!

What activites are available? (Pet parade, volunteer, 5K run, art, food, fun...learn more here!)

For more information, please contact:
Villages (general info) - Jennifer Rabideau 662.324.7778 or jrab@ yahoo.com
Volunteers- Candy Crecink 662.323.8808 or crecinkc@bellsouth.net
Publicity- Mary Kathryn McMillon 601.668.3428 or mktb3@yahoo.com
Juried Arts- Barbara Walker 662.323.6012 or walker957955@bellsouth.net
Student Art- Libby Pollard 662.324.4100 or lpviva@hotmail.com
Bully Art- Harry Freeman 662.320.4291 or harrybebefreeman@earthlink.net
5K Run- Shay McDonnall 662.323.9090 or shay308@gmail.com
Pet Parade- Sarah Morse 662.323.7002 or super-sarah@hotmail.com
Music- Jim Beaty 662.323.3824 or jim@backstagemusic.com
Rick Welch 662.323.7425 or rick@rickscafe.net
Taste of Starkville- Arma Salazar 662.323.3322 or asalazar@starkville.org

Save the Date: Saturday, April 19, 2008

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