Free 8th Annual Glenwood Ave Arts Fest Begins 8/22

Eighth Annual Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest Presents Hundreds of Artist-Vendors and Bands for FREE
Saturday and Sunday, August 22-23, 2009 - Artist Applications Available April 1, 2009 -
What: The Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest (GAAF) is a free, weekend-long event that features artists, open studios and live entertainment on three outdoor stages. Experience art, theater, music, as well as food and drink, on the brick-laid streets of the Glenwood Avenue Arts District in Chicago's historic Rogers Park neighborhood.

The Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest takes place in the Glenwood Avenue Arts District on Chicago's North Side, in the heart of Rogers Park, on Glenwood Ave., 6900 - 7000 North (between Farwell and Lunt) and the 1400 block of Morse Avenue, steps from the Morse Ave stop on the CTA Red Line. Outdoor fest and many art studios are handicapped accessible.

Kick-Off: Friday, August 21, 2009, 6-10 p.m., 6900 block of N. Glenwood Ave.
Festival: Saturday and Sunday, August 22-23, 2009, noon to 8 p.m., 6900-7000 N. Glenwood Ave. and the 1400 block of Morse Ave.

Information: 773-761-4477 x701, www.GlenwoodAve.org. FREE admission

Call for Artists: Artist applications will be available April 1, 2009, at www.GlenwoodAve.org.
Artist application fee is $60. Exhibitors are required to provide or rent a 10' x 10' tent. Organizers seek a balanced, mixed-media exhibition, with preference given to local artists and handmade arts and crafts (mass-produced products are not accepted).

Friday, August 21, 2009, 6 - 10 p.m.
Festival Kick-Off Party: 6900 block of N. Glenwood Ave. Acoustic blues and ragtime band Devil in a Woodpile (www.devilinawoodpile.com) will headline the Kick-Off Party.

Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23, 2009, 12 noon - 8 p.m.

KidFest Area: Features hands-on arts activities, plus in addition to the music stages, the Performance Stage will feature family friendly circus, theater, dance and music acts.

Open Studios: Glenwood Avenue Arts District studios and galleries will be open to visitors on Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon until 8 p.m. A full-color map suitable for self-guided walking tours will be available at the street fest.

Food and Beverage: Unique Rogers Park restaurants and bars contribute to the neighborhood flavor with food and beverage booths.

Three Festival Stages: Two live music stages and a live performance stage (dance, theater, circus as well as music acts). Full stage schedules TBA.

Rogers Park is the most culturally and economically diverse neighborhood in Chicago. Located in the far northeast corner of the city, more than 80 languages are spoken among the community's 63,000 residents. Rogers Park celebrates diversity and harmonious living. "In a city made famous for an accepted and often enforced cultural and socio-economic homogeneity within neighborhoods," said the Chicago Tribune, "Rogers Park stands almost alone as an exception." The Daily Herald reported, ""Rogers Park, on the north edge of Chicago, offers an urban vibe, intimate but exciting theater, a variety of live music, good restaurants and largely free parking, and the glorious Lake Michigan beachfront open to all."

Glenwood Avenue Arts District features artist studios, music venues (Duke's, Heartland Café, The Morse, Morseland, Red Line Tap), and numerous unique and tasty restaurants. The Rogers Park neighborhood is also well known for its theaters, including Bohemian Theatre Ensemble, Lifeline Theatre, the side project, and Theo Ubique, which make up one of the city's hottest theater corridors and are regularly recognized by the Jeff Awards. "For pure Chicago heart, soul and polished grit, the Glenwood Avenue Arts District in Rogers Park is our favorite new destination" (Chicago Magazine, October 2008).

GAAF 2009 Planning Committee: Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest is a broad-based, grassroots, non-profit event planned and staffed by volunteers, dedicated to remaining free to the public, offering low participation fees to artists, showcasing the artists and venues of the Glenwood Avenue Arts District and retaining the unique and eclectic neighborhood character. The GAAF 2009 planning committee is Gregory Altman, Mary Bao, Ellen Baren, Diana Berek, Rene Camargo, Mina Cardenas, Andy DeLaRosa, Jim Ginderske, Alan J. Goldberg, Jackie Jaeger, Brettly Kawaguchi, Renee Labrana, Neil Lifton, and Dorothy Milne. The Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest is a community partnership with Lifeline Theatre, a 501(c)3 organization.

 

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