Fantastic Fridays Art All Around Town October 2, 2009

Fantastic Fridays Art All Around Town
Join us in beautiful downtown High Springs at 6:00 pm for a night of live music, food, shopping, giveaways, entertainment for all ages, as well as a cash drawing! Some shop will be featuring artist all day in many locations. Attendance is free of charge and hosted by the High Springs Main Street Program.
Fantastic Friday is a reoccurring event on the first Friday of every month. Join us each month for different music, entertainment, and giveaways. This month's theme is "Art Around Town" and will feature local artists showcasing their work at various store locations around town. This event coincides with the Art at City Hall reception and the opening night of Squabbles at the High Springs Community Theater.
Additionally, there will be an "After Hours Party" at the Opera House on Main Street from 7-11pm with a cash bar and additional artwork on display for viewing and purchase. If you have any questions or would like more information about this exciting event, please feel free to call the High Springs Main Street office at (386) 454-2889 or visit www.highspringsmainstreet.com".

September 2009 Fantastic Friday Drawing winners

$100 Cash Prize Lole McMillan
$50 Merchant Regina’s Fine Jewelry
Coffee Clutch 2 free scoops ice cream Marie Elwood
Coffee Clutch 2 free scoops ice cream Sue Byrd
Subway Free Regular 6” Sandwich Denise Campbell
Subway Free Regular 6” Sandwich Katie Kleefisch
PJ’s Suburban Dry Cleaning Gift card Sharon Wallace
Kelly’s Creations Salon Gift card for a free haircut Ginger Morgan
The Flying Fish Fish bowl Sheila Hughes
Gator Q Bar-B-Q Free T-shirt Ken Smith
Pepperoni’s Pizzeria 1 large 1 topping pizza Pedro Valdes
Pepperoni’s Pizzeria 1 large 1 topping pizza Tammy Criswell
Regina’s Fine Jewelry $20 Gift certificate Charles Giardina
Cootie Coo Creations 1 free class Janet Rose
Cootie Coo Creations 1 free class Tara Schulze
Santa Fe Canoe Outpost 1 trip for 2 to Rum Island Voncile Sandlin
Vintage Angel $20 gift certificate Kevin True
Enchanted Memories $10 gift certificate
Evelyn Blake

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LOOK for These Particpating Shops

Kelly's Creations
Jewlery by Donna
Coffee Clutch
Cootie Coo Creations
Jason's Jewelry
Decades
Sally's Sensibles
Music Junction
Regina's Fine Jewelry
Enchanted Memories
Thompson's Flower Shop
City Boy's
The Station Bakery
McCall's TV
True Value Hardware
MadHatters
The Flower Exchange
Ace Hardware
La Mia Cafe
Talk of the Town Salon
Alarion Bank
Ship it & More
Capitol City Bank
Double Z Feed and Supply
Enter to win At these locatons (subject to change)
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Excerpt from THE OBSERVER By Larry Behnke
The October Fantastic Friday - will offer a new dimension in High Springs culture. Called "Art Around Town," the event on Oct. 2 will feature local artists at some of the downtown businesses that stay open late."Artists will be pairing up with businesses," said Ashley McDonough, Main Street Manager. "They will be inside or outside the downtown shops. We're also asking the~ shops to offer refreshments." "We're hoping some of the artists will actually be working so people can see them create," said Sandi Richmond, who represents City Hall. Richmond said the new showing of works for Art in City Hall will also happen that Friday night. "We're having our opening reception then," she said. "The show will be on display until Dec. 2, ending in time· for Christmas gift giving if people want to purchase any of the artwork." Richmond called the Oct. 2 events a "win-win" situation for artists and the city.The reception night for the current showing of works at city hall brought a crowd of more than-50 people.The two art events combine as a smaller version of art walks that have .become popular in bigger cities. "Our art walk will be like Gainesville's," McDonough said, "But it will attract different people." Artists are urged to contact downtown businesses to see who might be responsive to the idea. Some pairings have already been set up.
Diana Fava, who has a teaching art gallery on First Avenue, will be showing her artwork at Regina's Fine Jewelry, also on First Avenue. "We'll have a double-tiered cake with these sugar flowers on it that I make, and tea to go with it," Fava said.
She has some contacts with the art community. "I'm trying to find local artists to take part that night," she said. Meetings in September will help too. That same Friday. night is the opening of a new play 'at the; High Springs Community Theater. The comedy, "Squabbles" will begin . its month-long run at 8 p.m. And if that isn't enough art, North· Florida's oldest movie theater is still showing flicks at 8 p.m. Add to that free live music or karaoke at area bars and restaurants.People are finding they can get a surprising amount _ of "culture" in the small town of High Springs.