September 27th, 2007 By Justin Williams

Get Your Art on at Funk in the City

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Earlier this week we were talking about the city’s efforts to revitalize the Haynie’s Corner art district. While having the city council rezone the area to allow for in-home studios and providing grants to artists in the area is fine, the revitalization effort really benefits from having events and festivals to bring in the rest of the city into the area. This weekend offers a chance to do just that with the 5th annual Funk In The City art festival.

While the art festival itself is only on Saturday, there are two days worth of events leading up to it. This evening at 6PM, Mayor Weinzapfel and Betsy Hopkins, the president of the Alhambra Theater Inc. will mark the 94th anniversary of the theater. They will be discussing the history of the theater and efforts to repair and restore the theater into a usable facility in town. The theater received a check for $15,000 earlier this month that will go towards the repair and restoration process.

Friday night features the A Carnivale Masquerade party at Kirby’s Private Dining. Party goers will hide behind their mask as they participate in a live & silent auction while drinking and eating appetizers. Admission is $35 in advance or $50 at the door. After the party ends, everyone is invited to move outside for a screening of Lady Eve at 9PM in front of the Alhambra.

After all the build up, the actual art festival runs from 10AM to 6PM on Saturday in the art district. The event will feature more than 100 artists from the tri-state area showcasing their painting, photography, jewelry and other types of mixed media. Admission to the festival is $5 for adults and free for kids. The Carnivale and art festival proceeds go to support local and regional art and artists. They will be utilized to assist Funk in the City to continue offering artistic and cultural events for the tri-state.