Midwest Salute to the Arts returns to Fairview Heights this weekend. Here’s the schedule
Midwest Salute to the Arts returns to Moody Park this weekend for its 34th year of cool art, good eats, live tunes and a whole lot more.
And the fun starts Friday night.
The annual event will have something for everyone all weekend long. The festival takes place 6-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Here is what’s in store:
Gesso Stage Entertainment:
Friday
6-9:30 p.m. – Anita Michelle Jackson
Saturday
10-11:30 a.m. – Bill Pushe
10 a.m. to noon – Live Remote Broadcast: Bob Ramsey and Jim Heuer from 590 The Fan
Noon to 1:30 p.m. – Dusty James & Abalone Pearl
2-4 p.m. – Live Remote Broadcast: Billy Greenwood from KLOU 103.3
4-5:30 p.m. – Jay Dover
6-8 p.m. – Roots in Blue, one of two groups within the USAF Band of Mid-America
Sunday
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Dave Mendoza
1:15-2:45 p.m. – Louis Michael
3:15-5 p.m. – Mark Biehl
Art & Craft Demonstrations
Demonstrations by members of Artisan Guild of Southern Illinois, the Gateway Artists Guild and the Midwest Woodcarvers will take place during festival hours on Saturday and Sunday.
Folks will be able to observe a variety of processes in different areas of art including potter, painters, jewelry designers, felters, paper makers, weavers and more. Feel free to ask the artists questions.
Children’s Entertainment:
Saturday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Illustrator Randall Jason Spriggs - Cartoons for Kids
11 a.m. – Marilyn & Larry Kinsella - Stories N’ Stones
Sunday
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Illustrator Randall Jason Spriggs - Cartoons for Kids
Noon – Marilyn & Larry Kinsella - Stories N’ Stones
Children’s Gallery and Creation Station
The Children’s Gallery offers kids-only shopping. Kids can buy art without grown-ups nudging them toward something they like. The cost to enter the gallery is $10 and is intended for kids ages 5-13. Hours for the gallery are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The Children’s Creation Station will have the same hours as the gallery. This year’s activities include IllinoiSouth Tourism Mural Painting, whirly gigs, pool noodle monsters, fun hats, tissue paper streamers, Raising Cane’s coloring pages and build a spine project.
Feast in the Park
This year’s food vendors will include:
Nothing Bundt Cakes
D&T’s Ol Fashion Kettle Corn
Lillie’s & Dedo’s (Saturday and Sunday only)
Fantastick Pops (Sunday only)
Tong Phoon Thai Restaurant
Soulcial Kitchen
Wayno’s International Mobile Cuisine (Friday only)
Sour Puss Lemonade
The site for Midwest Salute to the Arts is 525 S. Ruby Lane in Fairview Heights. Dogs are not allowed in the park. To learn more about the annual festival, visit midwestsalute.com.
This story was originally published August 26, 2022 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Midwest Salute to the Arts returns to Fairview Heights this weekend. Here’s the schedule."
