ANDERSONVILLE — Andersonville will host its largest arts weekend to date next month.
In its 15th year, the Andersonville Arts Weekend will be a weeklong celebration featuring more than 150 artists and 70 local businesses along Clark Street.
This year's celebration, set for Oct. 10-15, will focus on eight genres of art: visual, theater, dance, music, culinary, handmade, literary and public art, according to a press release for the event.
"The expansion of Arts Week is exciting on many levels and speaks to the one-of-a-kind experience Andersonville offers,” said Sara Dinges, executive director of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce. “Art — whether performance, design, handmade or culinary — is inherently part of the Andersonville fabric, and we cannot wait to illuminate this experience."
Highlights for the week include:
• Tuesday: Theater Crawl
• Wednesday: Andersonville Farmers Market expansion with special performances
•Thursday: Culinary features and live music
• Friday: Stroll and Soiree art walk and parties throughout Andersonville
• Saturday: Kickoff of outdoor Makers Market in the Swedish American Museum parking lot and Berwyn block party.
• Sunday: Andersonville public art mural revealed
Visitors also can expect book readings, free performances, DIY public art and artist receptions. For more details and an updated schedule click here.
