CHICKASHA —
The Rock Island Arts Festival Committee met on Tuesday evening at the festival's namesake, the Rock Island Depot, to discuss the upcoming festival.
The free arts festival will be three days of art, music, kids activities, dance, food and wine, just to name a few of the attractions that will take place Sept. 28, 29 and 30 at the Rock Island Depot.
The deadline for artisans has been extended until Sept. 15, so there is still time to participate as an artisan in the Rock Island Arts Festival. Artisans who have registered will be able to show and sell their wares including watercolors, acrylics, oil, jewelry, glass, sculptures, metal, wood, pottery, photography and more. Artisans can save on the tent cost by volunteering. Five hours of volunteering will shave $25 off the tent price. Applications can be found on the Rock Island Arts Festival website, www.rockislandartsfestival.org. Contact RIAF co-chair Virginia Savage for more details, 405.514.9169.
Vanessa Adams Harris will present "What Does a Legend Look Like?" a historical portrayal of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher. Fisher was a Chickasha native, African American woman who sought desegregation and equal education in public schools.
On Friday, Sept. 28, the winner of the sculpture naming contest will be announced. Students of Lincoln Elementary will put on a performance at the dedication.
The Oklahoma wine tasting will take place in the train depot building at the festival. Three local Oklahoma wineries will be presenting their wares: The Range, Woods and Water (both of Anadarko) and Legends (of Lindsay). Chickasha's own Keepin' It Sweet bakery will be serving hand-dipped potato chips and strawberries and petit fours.
Carrie Chavers will be holding a workshop Sept. 29, Saturday in the depot from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Pre-registration required.
There will be continuous musical performances at the festival: Ali Harter, Gandhi Hospital, 80 Proof Puddin', Hi-Fi Hippies, Shane and Luke Harris and many more bands, something for everyone.
There will be other performances at the festival including April's Dance Studio and the Chickasha High School Robotics Team. More information to come.
The festival hot spot for young creativity, the Children's Creation Station will be at the festival again this year with rock painting, a treasure dig, an aeronautical art activity and much more.
The junk art competition will also be making a return, where artists of all ages can turn junk into a work of art. Interactive art, such as graffiti walls around the park and spool tables that visitors can design and paint will be throughout the festival. These tables will be auctioned off to support children's arts programs.
The Rock Island Arts Festival Committee will be meeting once a week until the festival in the Chickasha Public Library Conference Room at 7 p.m. on Sundays.
The Rock Island Arts Festival is a free community event sponsored by the Chickasha Area Arts Council.
soon of figuring out which residents paying the $5 fee right now are doing it out of preference or if they are physically incapable of doing it on their own.
Also at the meeting, Mayor Hank Ross presented the "Employee of the Quarter" award to Jeremy Alexander of the Chickasha Police Department, for the 2nd Quarter of 2012. Alexander's family was in attendance at the meeting in support.
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The winner of the Rock Island Depot sculpture naming contest will be announced on the first day of the Rock Island Arts Festival, Sept. 28. Jessica Lane / Express-Star
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