The Rochester Michigan 2008 Art & Apples Festival is held annually on the weekend following Labor Day in the 30-acre Rochester Park, located north of University in Downtown Rochester Michigan.  This year the 43rd annual festival was held September 5th, 6th, & 7th and included over 250 fine art exhibitors, a variety of food and live entertainment.  Definitely a family event, there was a free Kids Zone where they "Make and Take art projects and several interactive activities for kids and adults--including walking on stilts.  What would a festival be without food.  Art & Apples' had two different food courts--my favorite was the candied nuts--particularly the cashews.  However, the booth attracted a lot of bees.  Live entertainment completed the event--there was a "Main Stage" and two "Around the Park" stages over the three-day festival weekend.

The festival featured over 250 artists from around the country. The talent and range of artists' mediums included textiles, watercolor, woodworking, glassblowing, pottery, jewelry and more. !Sponsored this year by National City, the Art & Apples Festival benefits Paint Creek Center for the Arts(PCCA), a non-profit art center located in Downtown Rochester.  Their mission is to enhance life in the region by promoting, encouraging and creating opportunities to participate in and appreciate the arts. Click here to learn more about PCCA!  Paint Creek meanders through Rochester Park which is a perfect setting for this event.  Other times throughout the year, the park provides sand volleyball, lighted tennis courts, the open air shelters, restrooms, a pond (for skating in the winter), over a mile of paved walkway and two tot lots at the north end the south end of the Park.  Rochester Municipal Park is also the home of Rochester Community House, which is a not-for-profit service and banquet facility accessible from Ludlow Street.

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