{"id":4049,"date":"2011-07-28T08:42:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T12:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=4049"},"modified":"2011-07-28T08:46:37","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T12:46:37","slug":"kennett-family-art-fest-july-30-at-anson-nixon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=4049","title":{"rendered":"Kennett Family Art Fest, July 30 at Anson Nixon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family friendly live music, art projects, bike rodeo \u2014 and a chance to win an ‘All Around Kennett’ gift basket<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>KENNETT SQUARE \u2014 Family Art Fest full of creative fun at Kennett Square\u2019s Anson B. Nixon Park, sponsored in part by The Unionville Times.<\/em><\/p>\n

A variety of participatory art activities are planned for Saturday, July 30, from 10 am to 3 pm at Anson B. Nixon Park\u2019s Family Art Fest.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 event offers\u00a0 many interactive art activities for children. Take-away projects include mosaics, origami, abstract painting and rug weaving. To round out the fun, face painting, photography, and story-telling in a fairy story garden are planned.<\/p>\n

The Family Art Fest also includes music and dance performances from the Junk Rock Recycle Band, Danza Tenochtli, the Longwood Performing Arts Center, the Carousel Performing Arts Center, and special surprise guests.<\/p>\n

A bike rodeo by Kennett Square Dr. Ray McLaughlin of Kennett Square is also planned for the ArtFest. All kids who bring their bicycles and helmets along to the Art Fest can get a bike safety check up and decorate their bikes with colorful streamers.\u00a0 Dr. McLaughlin will demonstrate minor bicycle repairs and share safe bicycling rules throughout the day.\u00a0 Some demonstration bikes will be available for those without bikes.<\/p>\n

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You could win this gift basket at the Kennett Family Art Fest on Saturday.<\/p><\/div>\n

Those signing up for The Unionville Times’ weekly e-newsletter will be automatically entered to win a drawing for a special gift basket, featuring items from:<\/p>\n

Country Butcher<\/a>
\nPaper Market – Eco boutique<\/a>
\nMichael Moyer State Farm Insurance<\/a>
\nPicone Beauty &\u00a0 Wellness \u00a0<\/a>
\nKennett Area YMCA<\/a>
\nCari&McCormick Orthodontics <\/a><\/p>\n

Anson B. Nixon Park is located on North Walnut Street, off State Street in both Kennett Square Borough and Kennett Township. The 106-acre park has sand and grass volleyball courts, hiking, walking, and fitness\u00a0 trails, basketball and tennis courts, a Frisbee golf course, six pavilions with picnic tables, grills, two ponds stocked with fish, a children\u2019s playground, and a performance pavilion. For further information about the park, visit www.ansonbnixonpark.org. The street address is 100 Waterworks Dr., Kennett Square, PA 19348.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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