The City of Crown Point, Mayor David D.F. Uran and the 4th Friday Arts Committee are proud to announce that 4th Friday Arts will celebrate its fourth year on Friday, March 25 from 6-9 p.m with an Artists’ Reception in the lower level shops of the Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, and a Poetry Reading and Open Mic Night at South Shore Arts, 138 S. Main St.
All artists who have participated in the program over the four years, along with our unique downtown businesses and the public are invited to attend the Artists’ Reception that features a Fair Oaks Gourmet Cheese Sampling, sparkling water, and kid-friendly strawberry soda punch.
A blending of poetry reading and open mic will be hosted by Darlene McCarty Cohn at South Shore Arts. Some local established poets will be reading their works in between the open mic appearances.
Enjoy a night on the town at the reception, reading/open mic and also at Framing Concepts, 103 N. Main St., as Kat Rodenberger, Framing Concepts manager and Lala Gallery & Studio of Lafayette executive director hosts complimentary framing consultations throughout the evening for both the general public and artists.
The free family-friendly event, will resume its normal schedule of having artists display in unique businesses in May and then continue every fourth Friday of the month until the end of November. There will be no 4th Friday Arts in April, due to the spring holiday.
The event, in its fourth season, has grown in popularity with adults and children of all ages, as well as its artist affiliates. The event was most recently named “Best Public Art Display” by the NWI Times Best of the Region 2010.
Interested artists may go online to www.4thfridayarts.com , www.crownpoint.in.gov , join the Artists Reception on March 25 from 6-9pm in the Courthouse lower level, or contact the Mayor’s Office of Special Events directly at (219) 662-3290 or jenyoung@crownpoint.in.gov for an application for May’s event.
Additional businesses and restaurants will be open later. Event walking maps will be available, in all participating locations the night of the event and at South Shore Arts Crown Point Location, 138 S. Main St., which functions as the information center during the event.