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Art festival promises fun, food for all ages
By Paul Solsrud
 Media Credit: Jason Risberg Abhijit Banerjee (left) plays the tabla, a classical Indian drum while Purbayan Chatterjee (right) plays the sitar for students and faculty Wednesday in the Atwood Ballroom. Banerjee has been on concert tours with most of the leading classical musicians of India and Chatterjee has been hailed as one of the brightest sitar performers of the younger generation.
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The community will have an opportunity to enjoy food, fun and a variety of art at the 21st annual Millstream Arts Festival.,
The colorful fun fair will be held on Sept. 29 at the Riverside Park from 11am – 5pm.
The festival will be showcasing a vast array of visual arts as well as a variety of musical and dance performances.
Approximately 40 professional artists from the midwest, many of which have their own private studios, will be on hand to display their wares.
Fine arts such as pottery, jewelry, stained glass, painting, weaving, photography, turned wood, metal works and much more will be available to observe and purchase.
“The Millstream Arts Festival features fine art, different from craft fairs,” said Kathy Hagemeister, Millstream Arts Festival president.
In addition, food vendors will be bringing mouth-watering snacks from a variety of cultures that will entice the sure to be hungry crowd.
American favorites such as slow-roasted beef sandwiches, gourmet burgers, desserts and wild rice soup will be a treat for everyone who attends.
Performances from Andrew Calhoun, folksinger and songwriter; Lana and Ryan, “The Jugglers”; Ring of Kerry, a new, local Celtic band; as well as JoJo the Balloonboy are sure to please the entire family.
Cathy Maertens, author and alumnae of SCSU, will be explaining her book, “Reflections,” and giving people a chance to “meet the person behind the book.”
The Paramount Arts District is sponsoring a children’s area where children can have their faces painted, as well as learn about art from various artists, and gain hands-on experience making art projects such as painting and sculpturing.
The festival is sponsored by Cellular 2000, Viking Coca-Cola, Palmer Printing, Astound and the Central Minnesota Arts Board. Entry is free but a donation of $1 encouraged to help fund next year’s show.
“(The festival) is a lot of fun,” Hagemeister said. “(It’s) a really neat day.”
For more information about the event, contact Millstream Arts Festival President Kathy Hagemeister at 320-253-0679.
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