Please display the attached poster if you can. Thanks, Bob The Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library Contact Information: Bob Barringer Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library 407 South Lane St. Blissfield, MI 49228 barringer@blissfieldlibrary.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/05/2014 Art at Your Feet Hits Blissfield Street BLISSFIELD, MI –- For the sixth consecutive year, the public street art event, Art at Your Feet, takes over South Lane Street in Blissfield on Saturday, September 13, 2014, turning Blissfield’s central business district into an art gallery. The event, sponsored by Blissfield Manufacturing Company begins at 9 am when event presenter, the Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library, begins assigning 5’ x 5’ street canvas squares and passing out chalk pastels to artists of all ages and abilities. The event will run until 4 pm on Saturday, with the first block of South Lane Street closed for the event from 5pm the night before. Vendors will line the sidewalks selling a variety of art and craft items, including greeting cards, hand-painted light bulbs, photography, re-purposed furniture, oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, crocheted items, handmade scarves and jewelry, tote bags, and henna tattoos. Local businesses will offer special promotions and activities. Blissfield Coney Island will offer breakfast specials, Found Treasures, a clock raffle, and Blissful Living, a group of artists creating on-site. Businesses are slashing prices up and down Lane Street with dealers at the Blissfield Antique Mall offering discounts between 20% and 30%, Michigan Extreme Outdoors offering 15% discounts, both Royal Expressions and Squishy Tushy offering in-store specials, and Cakes ‘n Shakes offering a special Rainbow Sundae at 50 cents off the regular price all day. A couple of the special sundaes from Cakes ‘n Shakes also will be among the items offered in prize drawings throughout the day. All event goers can enter prize drawings at the red registration tent in front of the downtown mini-park, but winners must be present to claim prizes. Prizes include gift certificates from Blissfield Coney Island, Liv’s Diner, Michigan Extreme Outdoors, Victorian Garden, and Decades, plus an eight-ounce candle from Repeats, a Bona Floor Cleaning System from Eric Slusher Flooring, and a special gift from Royal Expressions. Everyone will find the artists fun to watch, and the event will include a special art area and other free activities for kids, including free face painting at Bailey Family Chiropractic and a pumpkin-shaped inflatable amusement called the Typhoon at Repeats. Art at Your Feet will conclude with cash prizes of $50, $30, and $20 awarded to the three chalk artists who are the top vote getters in the People’s Choice contest. WLEN-FM 103.9 will broadcast from Art at Your Feet between 8:30 am and noon. Anyone needing more information should call the Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library at 517-486-2858, email artatyourfeet2014@blissfieldlibrary.org, or find Art at Your Feet on Facebook. ### Bob Barringer, PhD Director 407 S. Lane St. Blissfield, MI 49228 517-486-2858 517-486-3565 (fax) www.blissfieldlibrary.org
