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A Day in Avondale Set to Kick Off Fall with Weekend Celebration

By Darryl Holliday | September 26, 2014 7:23am
 “It’s a village fair,” Avondale artist Lynn Basa said from her studio. “It’s designed to draw out the creativity within each business.” Look for the yellow signs along the festival route.
“It’s a village fair,” Avondale artist Lynn Basa said from her studio. “It’s designed to draw out the creativity within each business.” Look for the yellow signs along the festival route.
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AVONDALE — Summer officially ended this week but the long-awaited A Day in Avondale festival is ready to usher in fall.

The one-of-a-kind event kicks off this Saturday, Sept. 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. along Milwaukee Avenue between Kimball and Central Park Avenue featuring more than 25 installations and performances from established Avondale business, artists and neighborhood newcomers.

“It’s a homemade fest,” Avondale artist Lynn Basa explained from La Farine, 2909 N. Milwaukee Ave., one of the many businesses hosting art exhibits based on the style and culture of their restaurant. The bakery’s classically trained master chef will construct abstract, edible sculptures that will be available in the shop Saturday.

Other activities include a sofrito (Latin tomato sauce) cooking workshop, a collaborative installation at Hairpin Arts Center, 2800 N. Milwaukee Ave., live music at Moe’s Tavern, 2937 N. Milwaukee Ave., and a pop-up garden built especially for the festival.

The new owners of Crown Liquors, 2821 N. Milwaukee Ave., will also host a show highlighting local crafters, artists and other "makers" in the longstanding half bar, half liquor store. It will possibly be your last chance for drinks at the "slashie" before an anticipated restaurant renovation project from the owners of Rocking Horse and Dante's Pizza begins at the neighborhood's revitalizing commercial center.

“It’s a village fair," Basa said. "It’s designed to draw out the creativity within each business.”

A map of the festival route shows slightly more than a quarter mile strip of residential and commercial  spaces all slated to welcome festival-goers — a route that should make for perfect early-fall walk this weekend.

Be sure to stick around for the polka after-party from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Podlasie Club,  2918 N. Central Park Ave.

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