Street Art to Urban Art presented by JM Lexus
Come to the 12th Annual Coral Springs Festival of the Arts and watch street artists compete as urban artists in a live “paint out” on Sunday afternoon, March 20 at 1:00 PM. The contest is being produced by Julia Andrews, Director of the Coral Springs Museum of Art and Byron Swart Artistic Director and Curator for Creative City Collaborative. Six “street artists” will compete to receive a lobby show at The Coral Springs Center for the Arts and a monetary award.
The Coral Springs Festival of the Arts will take place on March 19th and 20th. Coral Springs will be home to 200 fine artisans and crafters. The festival showcases handpicked pieces by a juried panel of experts along with live music, literary workshops, a garden expo, street art and performing arts. The two-day event is set to transform the city that has “Everything Under The Sun” into a mecca of culture, art, and entertainment.
The event is being curated with the help of renowned art promoter Howard Alan. Having created more than 45 art fairs nationwide, Howard Alan ensures that the 12th Annual Coral Springs Festival of the Arts is an affair not to be missed. The event will take place at The Walk of Coral Springs and is expected to bring in more than 35,000 art lovers and visitors from all over South Florida. All events and parking are free. The public is encouraged to take a trolley from the Center for the Arts at 29th Street and Coral Springs Drive.
To kick off the festivities, the festival will host best-selling authors and local writers who will conduct workshops on writing and literature at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts from March 17th to the 18th. Free to the public these boot camps and workshops will give other hopeful writers a glimpse into the publishing world and into the minds of published authors. High school and college students are encouraged to attend. The classes will run from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and include authors Stephen Eoannou, a notable short story writer, Bradette Michel who will remind us inspiration comes from anywhere with her lecture “Behind Locked Doors: Writing The Ugly Side of Life”, Barbara Markley “Get a Response: Write an Effective Emotional Response”, Jade Kerrion, and Guy Kingsley will talk about historical fiction with his lecture “History into Fiction: Transforming Reality”.
Friday, March 18th workshops will continue with Laurianne Macdonald on the business side of writing with her talk “The Pitch and Promotions: Not as Hard as You Think!”. Joanne Lewis will teach us all about crafting with her lecture “Crafting a Story: What Makes it a Book”. Violet Howe will delve into the world of indie publishing. Ronald L Feinman an American history professor will be the final speaker on “Facing The Challenge: Non-Fiction Historical.” For the complete schedule go to www.csfoa.org and look for Literary Workshops under Entertainment. All authors will be present during the festival for a meet and greet, and of course for book signings.
The festival attractions will be immense; from street art to a garden expo, there will be something for the whole family to enjoy. The biggest attractions, however, will be the two main stages for live music and performing arts. Live music will be played throughout the weekend transforming the atmosphere at The Walk. Saturday will feature “Oceanik” a Calypso/Reggae band, “Fast Forward” a 5-piece Country music ensemble will have the audience line dancing, “The Wild Fire Band” will combine the sounds of Randi the violin player with their rock and roll spirit. Sunday, March 20th will begin with the signature sounds of “The Last Flight Out Big Band” an impressive 19-piece jazz orchestra. Next “The Latin Kings” will be playing the best salsa and merengue. and finally “Simply Tina” will close the festival with her 9-piece “Tina Turner” tribute band.
The performing arts stage will include performances by The Gold Coast Banjo Band, 2 GUYS, two former members of The Highwaymen 60’s folk group, Cotton Fields and Gypsy Rover, Los Monarcas Mariachi, Jennifer Russo, local 19 year old singer with a great voice, Broward Women’s Choral Group, Peru Danza Dance Group, Ronin Taiko Japanese Drums, Matthew Sabatini Americana Duo, Bollywood Dance Company, and the Kelly Academy of Irish Dance.
Local vendors and restaurants will be on site to provide refreshments and food for the public and a designated children’s area has been created to make sure even the youngest of our families can take part in the 12th Annual Coral Springs Festival of the Arts. The festival is an experience no one should miss and an opportunity for Coral Springs to support the area’s talented artists.
For more information about the 12th Annual Coral Springs Festival of the Arts including complete entertainment schedules please visit www.csfoa.com
