The Love Affair 29th Annual Fine Arts Festival
Tifton's beloved Love Affair Fine Arts Festival, will kick off the 29th year with arts being celebrated May 1 thru May 3rd.
Love is in the air as you stroll down Main Street, with art from local artists displayed in many of the merchant's store windows. Festivities will kick off Friday night along Main Street and Love Ave.
Three Graces at the Lankford Manor will feature the Poetry Cafe, with Jeff Newberry and others on open mic. Local student artists will be honored by the arts council with an exhibit of works at the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage. The Atlantic Coastline Artists Guild will also open it's gallery that includes works of many local artists.
Jim Newton and friends will perform jazz in the Myon Courtyard. The Tift Theatre will hold the last performance of "Grease" as a community partner event.
Fulwood Park.
Love Affair's Art in the Park is held Saturday and Sunday featuring four entertainment stages, Arts Circus/International Stage; Georgia Jubilee Stage, Tift Regional Gallery Stage and Arts Market and Gallery. Doug Berky is presenting "Gems," folklore and stories from all around the world using mime, puppets, masks, drama and music to delight his audience. The Chinese American Culture Performing Group is returning to the festival with life size puppets. Other groups performing are Naphtali Santiage, Puppet People, Laughing Matters, Regina's School of Dance, Upper Room, Sabor Latino and many dancers and clogging groups from all over South Georgia.
Artists of acrylics, pastels, oils, sculptures, wood, jewelry, glass, pottery and photograhpy will showcase their talents in the Arts Market.
There is fun to be had for all... it's a great time to visit Tifton.
Tifton-Tift county Arts Council and the ABAC Arts Connection present The Love Affair Fine Art Festival with assistance from the City of Tifton, Tift county, Tifton-Tift county Tourism Association, corporate sponsors and individual patrons.
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