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Midwest Salute to the Arts is this weekend. Here’s the schedule.

The 30th annual Midwest Salute to the Arts continues from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at Moody Park, Fairview Heights.

This event features art displays, art and craft demonstrations, kid’s activities, a food court and more. Admission is free.

Saturday, August 25

10 a.m. — Children’s Gallery opens: Children ages 5-13 enter the gallery and choose a piece of art. After the child has selected a piece, they are encouraged to visit the artist who created it. The cost to enter the gallery is $10. Gallery opens at 10 a.m. Saturday and will remain open until all art is gone.

10 to 11:30 a.m. — Mike Snodgrass performs on the acoustic stage.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Kids entertainment: Dooley the Clown.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Kids entertainment: Illustrator Randall Spriggs.

11 a.m. to noon — Kids entertainment: Bubble Bus.

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. — Dave & Greg Trio perform on the classic stage.

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. — Louis Michael performs on the acoustic stage.

3:30 to 5 p.m. — Miss Jubilee performs on the classic stage. Led by vocalist Valerie Kirchhoff, Miss Jubilee performs “hot jazz, hokum, and low-down blues from the 1920s and ‘30s.”

4 to 7 p.m. — 30th Anniversary Live Demonstration by Vesna Delevska inside the art gallery.

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — U.S. Air Force Band of Mid America Mobility Brass Quintet performs on the classic stage.

6:30 to 8 p.m. — Jenny & Matt perform on the acoustic stage.

Sunday, August 26

11 a.m. to noon — Kids entertainment: Bubble Bus.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Carrier Tunes performs on the acoustic stage.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Kids entertainment: Dooley the Clown.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Kids entertainment: Illustrator Randall Spriggs.

Noon to 3 p.m. — 30th Anniversary Live Demonstration by Vesna Delevska inside the art gallery.

1 to 2 p.m. — Kids entertainment: Taleypo the Storyteller. Marilyn Kinsella of Fairview Heights is “Taleypo the Storyteller.”

1 to 3 p.m. — Bottlesnake Blues performs on the classic stage.

3 to 5 p.m. — Mark Holland performs on the acoustic stage.

This story was originally published August 23, 2018 at 8:36 AM.

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