CAC of South Lake's 1st ArtsFest Event a Success!

Last Sunday, February 14, the Community Arts Connection of South Lake and the City of Minneola teamed together for our very first ArtsFest event – Arts are It! This event was part of the United Arts of Central Florida ArtsFest program that runs for one week in February each year. The program, sponsored by Bank of America and the Orlando Sentinel, covers events in the four local counties – Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Lake – and our event was the only event representing the arts in South Lake County. The concept was to have a three hour event where folks from the community could come and enjoy aspect from a variety of arts – music, theatre, visual arts, and dance/movement.

There were a variety of artists that participated in the event by displaying and demonstrating their form of art. We had Bethany Burnette and Chad Fernandez, two young singers, share a vocal performed of their favorite music as well as the Sisters of Sound, the Clermont Ladies Barbershop Chorus; Mandi Page provided a reading of some of her own original poetry; the cast from the South Lake Theatre Company’s upcoming show, “Steel Magnolias”, gave us a preview of a scene from the show.

There was face painting by Amy Milne of Happy Face for the kids as well as some very unique original artwork; plaster painting with Mary Ann of Plaster Cottage and beads made out of paper by Watermelon Workshop; a wonderful artist from South Florida came to demonstrate a medium of art that uses melted wax and is considered to be a “green” type of art because it simply uses wax and now chemicals or paint; Thyme of Day displayed their art of aroma therapy and how to mix the essential oil that provide restorative effects on the mind and body. Julia Nix, Creative Memories Scrapbooking, provided scrap booking materials and ideas on how to creative keep all of your photos and mementoes. The culinary arts were also represented by a gentleman that is a personal chef that offered fun and healthy meal options that even kids can make. Over 150 people came to the event and were inspired by the variety of art that was showcased.

If you came by and are interested in finding out more about any of the different types of art that were available, or if you missed the event and would like information about the different types of art demonstrated, please email us at info@communityartsconnection.com and we will send that information to you right away. We’ll look for you at next year’s Community Arts Connection of South Lake’s ArtsFest event.

We invite you to Community Arts Connection of South Lake's next event, in partnership with South Lake Theatre Company, we present Steel Magnolias, a play by Robert Harling. Directed by Wm André Provencher, Steel Magnolias will be performed at the Franklin Pearce, Jr. Auditorium, 17404 Sixth St., Montverde, FL 34765, in the Town of Montverde. Performances will be held March 4 – 14, 2010; Thursday performances at 7:00pm, Friday and Saturday performances at 8:00pm and Sunday matinee at 2:00pm. Thursday, March 11^th will be Audience Participation Night where audience members will be encouraged to recite their favorite lines along with the cast during the performance. Tickets are $15.00 for adults and $12.00 for students/seniors, group discounts are available. For tickets and information, call (352) 435-5415 or email reservations@communityartsconnection.com

Arts ARE It!!

Tim Rounsaville, President

Community Arts Connection of South Lake