Follow The Fish Summer ArtSHop Food and Music Trail!

A day of art, music, games, and food for
the whole family! (click me for map)

If you are interested in discovering of the amazing treasures that the
Lorain County area has to offer, this is a day you do not want to miss. On
August 24th from 12:00 Noon to 7:00 PM Follow the Fish invites you
to join us for a day filled with local artists, artisans, musicians, games,
films, and of course; food! The ArtSHop will center on the Follow The Fish
location at 642 Broadway in downtown Lorain.

Participating local artists and vendors include our feature artists
Sean and Gail Crum; a husband and wife duo that are an artistic force to be
reckoned with! Sean will amaze you with his detail oriented drawings and
engravings, while Gail will capture your imagination with her intricate
assemblages and collages. Other participants include Susan Olsen, Dolores
Baker, Stephen O’Ryan, Take Two Skate Shop, Factory Kid Buttons, Julian Bean by
Erin Vardous, Megan Shukait, Steve Clegg, Scott Pickering, Invest Elyria
(representing a co-op of Elyria artists, Lo Co Yaks, Helen Wald, Wendy &
Jessica Hanmer-Musgrave, Beth Bryan, True North (representing a large co-op of
local arts), and more!

Live entertainment kicks off at Follow The Fish with
violinist Jasmin Mason from 12:00-4:00. Join us for classically trained vocals
mixed with heart touching piano and guitar by Deborah and Neil from 12:00-2:00
at The Charleston Coffee House. In the adjacent room we will have wonderfully
talented Lorain Dancers showing off some of their most entertaining moves, come
dance with them, they love company!  Next
there will be a live book reading by Hilaire Tavenner and other authors
belonging to the International Writers Association 2:30-4:30. At 7:00 the Charleston
will be hosting an award winning magic performance featuring Ron Price (admission
for the magic show will be $5.00, all other events/games are free to the
public). There is nothing quite like watching an artist at work; it is a
beautiful and intricate process. Help us welcome the acclaimed graffiti artist
Bob Peck to our ArtSHop! He will be painting pieces live and in person for us
to watch all afternoon.

In addition to live entertainment there will be four pianos
lining the streets for the public and our traveling pianists to play, the
sounds carries beautifully; drifting through the streets like clouds. There
will be two bowling lanes located in the alley next to the Palace Theatre, see
how good you are and you might even get a prize! Stop in at the Palace Theatre
to view short film throughout the day by local award winning and award
nominated artists. All this talk of fish putting you in the mood for some
fishing? Try your hand at our signature game of Go Fish and see what kinds of
goodies (or maybe old boots) you can come up with.