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The Lubeznik
Center for the Arts’ 27th Annual Lakefront Art Festival
will be held August 16 and August 17 in Washington Park in
Michigan City. The Festival is a juried art show,
committed to accepting only the finest original and
highest quality handmade art. 121 artists, including 42
newly accepted artists from throughout the country will
display works that include collage, basketry, ceramics,
drawing (pencil, pastels, etc.), fiber (weaving and
wearable art), glass, jewelry, leather, metalwork,
paintings, photography, printmaking, quilts, sculpture,
watercolor, wood (furniture, carving and wood burning) and
other more specific processes.
Eleven artists will conduct demonstrations of their
artistic processes throughout both days of the festival.
These include Sierra Cole (Fiber), Kelly Crosser-Alge
(glass), Bonnie Eastwood (basketry), Wayne Harshberger
(stone sculpture), Paul Jeselskis (ceramics), Carol
Kuntzman (ceramics), A.W. Mathis (painting), David Millar
(metal sculpture), Layl McDill (ceramics/mixed media),
Avon Waters (painting) and Robert Williams (drawing).
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Expanded food offerings
An on-site food court,
available to festival goers
and the general public, will
feature a variety of culinary
choices that range from
healthy to indulgent. Ethnic
and American offerings include
brats, burgers, hot-dogs,
corn-dogs, Italian and Polish
sausage, walleye sandwiches,
grilled chicken pitas,
egg-rolls, pulled pork and
popcorn. And for those with a
sweet-tooth, Fannie May frozen
treats, roasted nuts and
home-made ice cream.
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Kids' Art Activities
 The
Art Activity Tent,
coordinated by the
Lubeznik Center for the
Arts, will be on site to
provide art activities for
visitors of ALL ages.
Children and adults are
welcome to try their hand
at painting or forming
clay at the potter’s
wheel. Other children’s
entertainment will be
provided by Michiana
Clowns, who will be at the
Festival both Saturday and
Sunday from 1-3 pm.
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Visitor
Information:
The Festival will
run Saturday, August
16th from 10 am to 6
pm and Sunday, August
17th from 10 am to 5
pm, and will be
located just east of
the park entrance in
Washington Park in
Michigan City, IN.
Festival entry fees
are $4 adults and
children under 12
admitted free. Members
of the Lubeznik Center
presenting member
tickets also receive
free admission. For
more information about
the Lakefront Art
Festival, call
219-874-4900 or visit
www.lubeznikcenter.org.
Mark your calendar for
next year’s festival
on August 15 & 16,
2009! The Lubeznik
Center for the Arts is
located at 101 W. 2nd
St. in Michigan City,
just blocks from the
festival, and is open
on weekends from 11am
- 4pm and Tuesdays
through Fridays from
10am – 5pm.
Art bucks are now
available for purchase
at the Lubeznik Center
and
www.lubeznikcenter.org
in denominations of
$25, $50, and $100.
They can be used for
art purchases at the
Festival, and are also
valid for Lubeznik
Center membership
purchases, classes,
and items in the
Lubeznik Center for
the Arts’ galleries
and Gallery Shop. Art
bucks will also be
available at the
Lakefront Art
Festival.
Free parking will be
serviced by a free
shuttle from two
locations: Michigan
City City Hall parking
lot, and the Michigan
City Chamber of
Commerce parking lot.
Parking is on a first
come, first-served
basis. Weekend parking
rates apply at
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Be a part of the
growing enthusiasm at
the Lubeznik Center
for the Arts!
Your support
ensures art and
cultural events will
continue to thrive in
YOUR community.
Becoming a member is
easy! Join online or
call 219-874-4900.
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Event Sponsors:
Bulk Transport
Corporation, NIPSCO,
Horizon Bank,
McDonalds (Glenn &
Kathy Lubeznik),
McDonalds of Porter
County, WNIT Public
Television, Lake
Magazine, Fatouros
Media, Lamar
Advertising Co., The
News Dispatch, the
LaPorte County
Convention & Visitor’s
Bureau and Coca Cola.
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Photo “Commanding View” by
Patricia Hecker ©
Provided with support from
South Shore Arts, the
Indiana Arts Commission, a
state agency, and the
National Endowment for the
Arts, a federal agency.
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More information about all of the above programs
and events can be found at
www.lubeznikcenter.org.
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The Jack and Shirley
Lubeznik Center for the Arts
101 W. 2nd St.
Michigan City, IN 46360
219.874.4900
artinfo@lubeznikcenter.org
www.lubeznikcenter.org
Hours: Tu - Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun
11-4, closed Mon.
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