September 21 &
22 in Summerville, Georgia
SUMMERVILLE, Ga., Aug. 24,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Howard Finster's
Paradise Garden hosts its annual two-day art festival, Finster Fest, on September 21 & 22 in Summerville, Georgia in historic Paradise
Garden. Finster Fest will feature 70
folk, craft and fine artists, music and dance performances, and
special guest presentations. In addition, patrons will experience a
menu of tasty southern fare, a fun-filled children's art activity
area, and, of course, the chance to tour Howard Finster's famous historic folk art
environment.
Finster Fest
launched in 1991 and is Summerville's biggest annual event, drawing
more than 2,400 guests from all over the Southeast to Paradise
Garden, which is included on the National Register of Historic
Places. Proceeds from Finster Fest
benefit the nonprofit Paradise Garden Foundation.
Finster Fest features nationally
recognized self-taught artists from 12 states including
Marshall Blevins (Mississippi), Eric
Legge (Georgia), Jim Kopp
(Wyoming), Kimberly Dawn Crowder (Tennessee) and Kyle "Black Cat Tips"
Brooks (Georgia).
Music performances will be headlined by Kevn Kinney, lead vocalist and guitarist of
Drivin N Cryin, folk-country singer Caroline Herring and singer-songwriter
Abe Partridge. The 15 music
performances held in various parts of Paradise Garden over the
two-day festival will include folk, Americana, gospel, bluegrass,
indie and country music.
For the first time, Finster Fest
will include dance, with performances-in-motion throughout the
festival grounds by Atlanta's
Beacon Dance.
Speakers will include Jerry
Grillo, author of the biography Big Cat: The Life of
Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize;
attorney McCracken Posten, author of
the nonfiction true-crime story Zenith Man: Death, Love, and
Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom; and art auction house owner and
self-taught art expert Steve Slotin
leading a discussion on folk art collecting.
Festival food will showcase southern fare such as barbecue ribs
and chicken and the Chattooga Garden Club's famous Paradise pimento
cheese sandwiches and homemade pound cake, washed down with sweet
tea.
"We are so appreciative of the National Endowment for the Arts
and Georgia Council for the Arts for
being our lead supporters as well as our festival patrons who
travel from 14 states to attend this nationally recognized art
festival," said Tina Cox, Executive
Director of the nonprofit Paradise Garden Foundation.
The VIP Patron Hospitality experience includes food, drink and a
cozy place to "take 5," among other benefits. For more details:
call Paradise Garden 706-808-0800, check
www.ParadiseGardenFoundation.org, or see Howard Finster's Paradise Garden Facebook VIP
Patron event listing.
Hours for the family-friendly festival are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days. General admission is
$10 (children 12 and under free),
Chattooga County residents and
Paradise Garden members $5, all with
free parking at the Walmart on U.S. 27 just north of the Paradise
Garden, with complimentary 3-minute shuttles provided throughout
both days. Parking for guests with disabilities is available on
site.
Finster Fest launched in 1991 and
is Summerville's biggest annual
event, drawing more than 2,400 guests from all over the Southeast
to Paradise Garden, which is included on the National Register of
Historic Places. Proceeds from Finster
Fest benefit the nonprofit Paradise Garden Foundation, which
operates and works continuously to restore Howard Finster's 4-acre-plus art environment and
cultural center
Look for updates at Howard Finster's Paradise Garden on Facebook
and Instagram. More information on Paradise Garden can be found at
www.paradisegardenfoundation.org, or call 706.808.0800.
Photos: 1) Finster Fest Poster;
2) Finster Fest Artist Market, photo
credit Paradise Garden Foundation, 3) Singer song-writer,
Abe Partridge, photo credit Paradise
Garden Foundation
Press inquiries: Tina Cox,
Executive Director, Paradise Garden Foundation, 706.808.0800
FinsterFest@ParadiseGardenFoundation.org
Howard Finster's
A
200 North Lewis Street
Summerville GA 30747
Media Contact
Holly Chaney, Paradise Garden
Foundation, 1 7068080800, operations@paradisegardenfoundation.org,
Paradise Garden Foundation
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