The Willmar Area Arts Council brought hot drinks and cool creations to downtown Willmar Saturday with Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee! The annual event features a juried art show and sale, artists’ demonstrations, free hands-on activities and plenty of coffee. Organizers estimate 3,000-3,500 people attend the free festival each year.
1/“Three or Four Amigos” performed at noon on the outdoor stage. The band was one of seven musical groups that was scheduled to perform. (Tribune photo by Rand Middleton)
2/Sunny skies drew big crowds to Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee! in downtown Willmar Saturday. Near mid-afternoon, the Willmar police informed CACC committee members that a thunderstorm was rapidly approaching from the northwest. Although the festival was scheduled to run until 4 p.m., vendors packed up early and beat the arrival of heavy rain and wind around 3:45 p.m. (Tribune photo by Rand Middleton)
3/Ashley Lucas of Raymond and Blue Ice Studio shows 6-year-old Sawyer Freese, of Clara City, where to sign his name on his painting in the Kid’s Art Tent. The Big Kids’ Art Tent was also a big draw during Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee! (Tribune photo by Rand Middleton)
