Downtown Milton's Riverwalk Arts Festival returning for 22nd year
The Riverwalk Arts Festival is returning for 2010 with a packed schedule full of visual and performing arts, children’s activities, entertainment and of course food.
The 22nd annual festival, which will be put on alongside the Blackwater River in historic downtown Milton’s Riverwalk Park will be held on Saturday, May 22nd through Sunday, May 23rd from 10am to 5pm.
Numerous volunteers, community organizations, artists and performers have will be on hand to ensure visitors a good time, along with nearly 100 vendors who have signed up already for the festival.
Judges will hand out over $5,000 in cash prizes in six different categories for artists who submit their work. In the past, the Riverwalk Arts Festival has played host to a lot of out-of-state artists, and live entertainment.
Willing Street running parallel to the Blackwater River will be closed off during the festival to accommodate for vendors. Parking will be limited, so festival organizers are asking that visitors car-pool if able.
This year, the Riverwalk Arts Festival will host the only area farmer operated market. This Farmer’s Market will be located at the North end of Willing Street at Berryhill Road, and will offer fresh local produce to visitors. The Farmer’s Market hosts local farmers and their produce, and all of the proceeds gathered through the market go right back to the growers.
People wishing to contribute to Santa Rosa’s future Cultural & Performing Arts Centers will have the opportunity to do so at this year’s Riverwalk Arts Festival. To make a donation, check in at the Foundation’s Information Booth, which will be located at Willing Street & Hwy 90 on the south side for this year’s Festival programs, lost and found and answers to questions about the participating artists.
And who can forget what the festival is all about? The All County Youth Art Exhibit winners will be presented their awards at the start of the Festival at the North Cultural Performing Arts stage located on the Imogene Theatre’s parking lot at the north western corner of Willing Street and Hwy 90, also known as Caroline Street.
Along with youth art, the festival will play host to local and out-of-state artists, who will showcase their talent to visitors.
Along with arts and crafts, the South Entertainment stage will have live music by RipTide and other entertainers and bands.
Event schedule:
Time North Stage @ Imogene Parking Lot - Cultural Performances
5/22/2010- Saturday 5/23/2010- Sunday
10:00 AM All County Youth Art Exhibit Award Presentation Bennett Russell Elementary Choral Students CD – Praise Music Variety
10:20 AM CD - Big Band, Opera, Movie Themes
10:40 AM Florida Tribe of Cherokee Indians Stories
11:00 AM Kimono Fashion Modeling
11:30 AM Felicia & Students Buffalo Woman - Flute
12:00 PM Okinawa Kenjin-Kai – Taiko/Eisa/Samisen Felicia's Singers #1
12:30 PM Santa Rosa Pipes and Drums Belly Dancing (Sidona; Sahdia)
- 1:00 PM SARAAB – Middle Eastern Belly Dancer SWERVE – Dance Co.
1:30 PM Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Teen Shakespeare Co - Hamlet
2:00 PM Buffalo Woman - Flute Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
2:30 PM A DIFF'RENT ARRANGEMENT (Barbershop Harmony Quartet) Felicia's Singers #2
3:00 PM Panhandle Community Theater Panhandle Community Theater
3:30 PM Fil-Am Fil-Am
4:00 PM Sidona Belly Dancing - Sandra Takaro-Miller Big Green Drum - Aikido
4:20 PM Big Green Drum - Aikido CD - Sounds of Nature
4:35 PM Martial Arts of American Tae Kwon Do Demo
5:00 PM Thanks for coming & see you tomorrow Thanks for coming & see you next year!
