Howard Finster's Paradise Garden
hosts its annual nationally recognized two-day art festival,
Finster Fest, on September 24 &
25 in Summerville, Georgia in
historic Paradise Garden.
SUMMERVILLE, Ga., August 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Howard Finster's Paradise Garden
hosts its annual nationally recognized two-day art festival,
Finster Fest, on September 24 &
25 in Summerville, Georgia in
historic Paradise Garden. Finster Fest will feature more than 60
folk, craft, and fine artists, music performances, and special
guest presentations. In addition, patrons will experience the
finest southern fare, a children's art activity area, and, of
course, the chance to tour Howard
Finster's famous folk art environment.
Finster Fest will feature nationally recognized self-taught
artists from 11 states including Jim
Shores (Georgia),
Eric Legge (Georgia), Jim
Kopp (Wyoming),
Michael Banks (Alabama), and Peter
Loose (Georgia), C.M. and
Grace Kelly Laster (Kentucky).
Performances will be held in various parts of Paradise Garden,
featuring music by the Athens,
Georgia, band Pylon Reenactment Society, Pony Bradshaw from
Chatsworth, Georgia, and
Abe Partridge of Mobile, AL, just a few of the over 13 music
performances over the two-day festival.
The special speakers will include artist Black Cat Tips, author
of the children's book Smile a While, and Jerry Grillo, author of The Music and Mythocracy
of Col. Bruce Hampton: A Basically
True Biography.
Legendary rock 'n' roll photographer Deborah Feingold has provided her historic
photograph of Rev. Howard Finster,
published in Rolling Stone Magazine in April
1989, for the Finster Fest poster this year. A limited
number of these collectible posters are for sale with proceeds
benefiting the nonprofit Paradise Garden Foundation.
Hours for the family-friendly festival are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on both days. Admission is
$5, with free parking at the Walmart
on U.S. 27 just north of the Garden, with a complimentary party
shuttle provided all day. Handicap parking is available on
site.
Proceeds from Finster Fest benefit the nonprofit Paradise Garden
Foundation, which operates and continues the restoration of
Howard Finster's 4-acre-plus art
environment and cultural center.
Finster Fest launched in 1991 and is Summerville's biggest event, drawing more than
2,100 guests from all over the Southeast US.
Look for updates at Howard Finster's Paradise Garden on Facebook
(https://fb.me/e/2NExT9ACT) and Instagram. More information on
Paradise Garden can be found at
http://www.paradisegardenfoundation.org, or call 706.808.0800.
Press inquiries: Tina Cox,
Executive Director, Paradise Garden Foundation, 706.808.0800
FinsterFest@ParadiseGardenFoundation.org
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Media Contact
Tina Cox, Executive Director,
Paradise Garden Foundation, 1 706-8080-0800,
FinsterFest@ParadiseGardenFoundation.org
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SOURCE Paradise Garden Foundation