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PRESS RELEASE
18th Annual Cherry Creek Arts Festival
Denver, Colorado, USA
July 4, 5, 6, 2008
June 16, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact Information:
Casey Corrigan or Tony Smith
+1.303.355.2787 x 211
email: pr@cherryarts.org
www.CherryArts.org
Cherry Creek Arts Festival: 2008 Special Attractions
Celebrate the 18th Annual Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Colorado’s signature art event. Find inspiring art from over 230 juried visual artists from around the world – also experience performing arts, live music, culinary delights from local restaurants and interactive family activities on Artivity Avenue. Have it all at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival…
Wise Fool New Mexico presents “FLEXION” – 2008 Festival Feature
Presented by Forest City Stapleton, Inc.
Combining stilt acrobatics with hanging, falling, and flying, Flexion is a dynamic
outdoor movement spectacular – part dance, part theater, part aerial circus.
Enjoy FLEXION three-times daily on Fillmore Plaza.
Festival Nights: Music on Fillmore Plaza
Presented by Heineken, Pepsi Bottling Group and Cru Vin Dogs Wine Group
Enjoy live music performances by local artists on Friday and Saturday evenings during the Festival at the Janus Main Stage.
Performance Schedule:
Friday, July 4th at 6pm – 10pm: Stanley Milton’s Mean Streak and Walker Williams
Saturday, July 5th at 6pm – 9:30pm: Chase N The Dream and Opie Gone Bad
Fireworks Spectacular – Saturday, July 5th at 9:30pm
Presented by Macy’s
Join us for a dynamic fireworks display in the celebration of Independence Day!
Best viewing area is on 1st Avenue at Fillmore Plaza in Cherry Creek North.
Online Art Auction
Presented by The Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Powered by Qwest.
Visit us online, or at the Art Auction tent on St. Paul Street to place your bids and experience the majority if exhibiting artists all in one place. Bids close in a staggering format beginning at 3:30pm on Sunday, July 6th. Proceeds benefit year-round art education and outreach programs.
Artist Preview Event
Come enjoy a “sneak peek” at 27 of the 230+ Visual Artists juried to exhibit at the 2008 Cherry Creek Arts Festival. The public is invited to participate in this free event on Thursday, July 3rd, from 7pm – 10pm. The event takes place on Clayton Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Cherry Creek North.
Location: Denver’s Cherry Creek North Shopping District: 2nd and 3rd Avenues, on the six streets between Clayton and Steele Streets.
Arts Festival Hours:
- Friday, July 4: 10am – 8pm; Festival Nights 8pm – 10pm
- Saturday, July 5: 10am – 8pm; Festival Nights 8pm – 10pm
- Sunday, July 6: 10am – 6pm
* 9am - 10am Accessibility Hour
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CCAF is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit art services organization whose mission is to provide access to a broad array of arts experiences and support arts education in Colorado. Along with the arts festival itself, CCAF fulfills its year-round art education and outreach mission through programs including the Mobile Art Collection, Artist in Residence programs and the Student Art Buying Program.
CCAF produces its signature cultural event for Colorado annually during the 4th of July weekend. The arts festival weekend event is a world-class and award-winning celebration of the visual, culinary and performing arts, and enjoys an attendance of 350,000 visitors over the 3-day event. CCAF gives patrons the FREE, rare and special opportunity to meet and talk with international visual artists, sample fine cuisine, visit special exhibits and artist demonstrations, and entertain their families with interactive 'Artivities' and exciting performing arts.
Special Thanks to our 2008 Sponsors: Janus presents the 2008 Cherry Creek Arts Festival sponsored by Bank of the West, Qwest and the Rocky Mountain News. Associate sponsors include: Cherry Creek North, Cherry Creek Shopping Center, FASTFRAME of Cherry Creek, Heineken, Pepsi Bottling Group, Scientific & Cultural Facilities District and Volvo, and are also joined by, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, Mountain Living Magazine, Denver’s 7, 99.5 The Mountain, Alice 105.9, KOSI 101, and Studio1430 KEZW AM. Supporting sponsors include: The Art Institute of Colorado, Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, Loews Denver Hotel, Macy’s, Forest City Stapleton, Inc., and Starbucks Coffee Company. Authorized suppliers of the festival are: BP America, BurstMarketing, The Children’s Hospital, Classic Residence by Hyatt in Highlands Ranch, Continental Airlines, Cru Vin Dogs Wine Group, Freshies, Happy Llama Inc., Renewal by Andersen, Sub-Zero/Wolf and Woodward Wealth Management with community partners: Azteca America Colorado El Grito de Todos, Rubottom & Kaplan, and Woodrow & Sobel P.C.
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