Dance Thru The Decades at Art In the Park June 1!

Anyone, it seems, can Dance With The Stars. But how about dancing down through time? You’ll be able to do just that on Friday, June 1 at Art In The Park.

                 

Summer fun begins with Art In The Park, and what better way to kick off the sunny season then by celebrating at the exciting Art In The Park launch party on Friday evening? We’re going to be grooving to the sounds of the 1960s, `70s and `80s, so dig out those bell-bottoms, platform shoes and gnarly bangles and beads.

The fun begins in the Spirit Tent at 5 p.m., so get your best retro gear on and stroll down the very red carpet -- past the panting paparazzi and right into the Blue Apple photo booth. Get down, get silly and see yourself online later. For just $10 you can enjoy the sounds of the sixties with The Eccentrics, the 1970s with Super Seventies live and the Eighties with `80s Inc. There will be neat prizes for the best costumes of the decade, and some “on the spot” dance contests.  Fine food and beverages will also be available.

“Like, seriously, you totally have to check out our awesome Dancing Thru The Decades launch party”, Art In The Park chair Renee Pare, said. “This party is going to be totally rad, right off the hook”.

Advance tickets are available now at all WFCU locations or by calling the Windsor Rotary (1918) office at 519-253-6382. Visit aipwindsor.com to learn more.

Under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918), the 34^th annual Art In The Park will be held on the grounds of Willistead Manor on Saturday and Sunday June 2 and 3. More than 250 exhibitors from across Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia will display their art and creative crafts in enticing booths and displays arranged around the Willistead Park perimeter.  Again, shopping hours have been extended from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Beer, wine and other refreshments will again be available in the Spirit Tent, which will also offer great musical entertainment on Saturday and Sunday.

The Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) -- which has hosted Art In The Park since 1978 – will once again provide free parking and complimentary bus shuttles to and from Willistead Park on the show days, Saturday and Sunday.  Courtesy shuttles will run a continuous schedule between two satellite parking lots, at the Hiram Walker employees lot at 2072 Riverside Drive E. at Montreuil St. and the Windsor Regional Hospital lot at 1591 Kildare Rd. north of Tecumseh Rd. E. 

Proceeds from Art In The Park go toward supporting local special needs children, youth and adults as well as to the ongoing restoration of Windsor’s architectural jewel, Willistead Manor. To date, this eagerly anticipated annual cultural event has raised more than $1 million.


by Alan Halberstadt www.alanhalberstadt.com