TEEN VIEW

By Bailey Messner

Downtown Wooster is known for its celebrations, especially for the holidays towards the end of the year, and Halloween is no exception. As a final send off for the fall spirit, the Wayne Center for the Arts will be having a Fall Festival this Saturday, October 30, 2021. The center is located on 237 South Walnut Street in downtown Wooster. The festival is going to include a variety of spooky themed activities, and will also include a lot of local artists.

A major part of this festival is the money that the center will be able to bring in. The Wayne Center for the Arts offers art classes of all types to all ages, and is a nonprofit organization. This being said, they do need funding for supplies, and exhibitions, along with other things. During the event there will be a collection of six by six panels on display. You can buy an individual one for twenty dollars; ten will go directly to future exhibitions, and ten will go to the artist of the piece.

The festivities will continue from noon to six. During these times there will be plenty of arts and crafts going on. The crafts will be for all ages and there will also be a pottery demonstration. For the kids, or for the kids at heart, there will be pumpkin painting instead of carving (in effort to possibly have less ruined costumes). There will also be mummy and other hauntingly fun crafts, and even some Halloween mask painting.

While the farmer’s artisan market and the Main Street Music nights are over for the year, the center is bringing both of those events back together for the day. Quite a list of art styles will be shown and be available to be purchased by a variety of artists. Dawn Blattel and Patti Landis are both bringing pottery, as well as some other things. Mohhammad Haddanay, Nancy Franck, and Jody Lanham will all be selling jewelry. There are also many other others who are bringing their art, such as Amanda Girvin- art prints, Elizabeth Miller- bookbinding, Emily Speelman- photos, Morgan Smith- crochet and Lake Erie art finds, and Jeane Fashempour- encaustic painter. In terms of food that will be offered, the Cookie Corner will be selling fresh bakery items during the event, and the center will also be offering hotdogs, chips, popcorn, and drinks.

On the music side of things, the festival will feature an impressive lineup of acts including Restless Root, Lila Farris, Barefoot Mccoy, and the Wayfarers. The Restless Root will go from noon to 1, Lila Farris will go from 1 to 2, Barefoot Mccoy will go from 2 to 3, and the Wayfarers will be closing things out. And as long as weather is permitting, then the event will also be having a bouncy house!

The Fall Festival is going to be a great final party for the fall season. It’s a wonderful way to support local artists, as well as possibly fund future artists by supporting the center, and what better way to do that than in costume! It’s sure to be a fun afternoon and we hope to see you there!