Free art festival featuring live music the weekend of September 27

Moya Art Events and Downtown Arlington Management Corporation present the 1^st Annual South St. Art Festival for three days on Sept. 27 - 29. Located a block from the Levitt Pavilion, the festival showcases up to 75 artists from around the country in 11 different mediums. The mediums include: ceramics, drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture and wood.

The newest premiere art festival, South St. Art Festival, focuses on high-quality work. Each artist goes through a juried application process. Pieces can range from $40 to $10,000.

Live music takes place each day at the Coors Light Stage, located on the corner of South and East St. Fort Worth blues musician Buddy Whittington headlines on Friday, Jon Christopher Davis and Lone Star Attitude bring the music of Texas to the stage on Saturday, and Swan Song, a Led Zeppelin tribute band, close the show on Sunday. A total of 10 bands take the stage during the festival while guests explore original art.

"We're so pleased to have the South St. Art Festival just blocks from the Levitt. This will give our patrons the opportunity to shop and enjoy more free music before and after the Levitt concerts," said Patti Diou, Executive Director of the Levitt Pavilion and sponsor of the festival.

Food trucks and Downtown Arlington restaurants are serving a wide variety of food choices. Beer, wine and soft drinks are available for purchase and coolers are not permitted. The main entrance to this festival is on Mesquite St. Additional entrances are: Elm St. off of Border St., Elm St. off of Abram St., and East St. off of Border St. Free parking is available in the downtown surface lots as well as in the College Park District garages off of S. Center St. The garages have clearly marked signage on available parking.

WHAT: 1^st Annual South St. Art Festival in Downtown Arlington

WHERE: East South St. in Downtown Arlington

WHEN: Friday, September 27, 2013 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Saturday, September 28, 2013 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Sunday, September 29, 2013 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

MORE INFO:

http://www.southstreetartfest.com/

http://downtownarlington.org/