Diana Child of Charles City and Rachel Hennings, formerly of Charles City and now of Troy, Illinois, look over various pieces of jewelry at the Hand Crafted by Anne Boerschel booth Saturday at Art-a-Fest in Charles City. Hennings said she was back in town for the weekend to see friends and enjoy the activities. Press photo by Bob Steenson
Music, food, games and art – lots and lots of art – filled Central Park in Charles City on Saturday at Art-a-Fest.
Sprinkles threatened sporadically throughout the day, but the park was often packed as folks gathered to stroll among the 30 artists’ displays.
Charles City native David Schmitz was the judge for the juried art show, and awarded first place to Mike Hassig, second to James Kerns and third place to Ruben Ruiz, Deer Creek Ceramics.
Honorable mention awards went to Yoshiko Johnson, Dennis ‘Pete’ Petersen, Kurt Wedeking, Bruce W. Litterer and Tracy Ingham
Jean Semelhack Award went to Ashley Koebrick Schmidt.
— By Bob Steenson
Haley Nyberg, almost 3, and her mother Meg Nyberg, who recently moved to Charles City, pick out an item to purchase from Meredith Hamm at the Hamm Arts booth, Saturday morning at the Art-a-Fest in Charles City’s Central Park. Press photo by Bob SteensonSeveral artists showed pottery and other fired sculpture art at Art-a-Fest Saturday in Charles City’s Central Park. Press photo by Bob SteensonDer Polka Prost provides entertainment during its time period at Art-a-Fest Saturday in Central Park in Charles City. The group plays traditional upbeat polkas, waltzes, schottisches, two-steps and more. Other entertainment during Art-a-Fest was provided by Emily Ann Bauer, James Aissen, Sam Crosser and Melissa Dorenkamp. Press photo by Bob SteensonGeorge Cummins talks with people at Art-a-Fest Saturday in Central Park about the Outreach Program, a Union, Iowa-based non-profit corporation whose goal is to provide safe water, food, medical care and education to those in need, at home and abroad. The organization sells African art and artifacts to raise funds for its work. More information is available at outreachprogram.org. Press photo by Bob SteensonDozens of artists and a large crowd of lookers and shoppers braved intermittent sprinkles Saturday for the annual Art-a-Fest held in Central Park, which included live entertainment, food trucks and games for kids. Press photo by Bob SteensonA woman examines a toy motorcycle rocker, created entirely of wood, at Art-a-Fest Saturday in Charles City. A wide variety of art and hand-crafted items was available to look at and purchase at the envt in Central Park. Press photo by Bob Steenson
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