The Old Courthouse

Square will be a lively place this weekend. The 34th annual Old Courthouse

Art Show will take place Saturday (10 a.m.-6 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m.-5

p.m.).

In conjunction

with the festival, Main Street will host the Taste of Fayette across the

street at Stonewall Village. The Taste will take place on Sunday only

from noon-5 p.m.

The Old Courthouse

Art Show will feature work from artists all over the southeast as well

as from students in Fayette County schools. The professional artists are

selected by a committee and exhibit all types of art including jewelry,

sculpture, photograpy, wood carving, oils, watercolor and pottery. The

event is coordinated by local artist Patsy Gullett and the Fayetteville

Artists Association.

This year's

festival is filled with extras. The Harmony Brothers Barbershop Quartet

will perform throughout the day on Saturday, while the Peachtree Wind

Ensemble will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday. Four scholarships will be awarded

to Fayette County seniors at 2 p.m. Saturday and there will be a 5K run

hosted by the Civitans and a book sale at the Fayette County Library.

Fayette County

artists featured at this year's show will be Cressida Chance, watercolor;

Ricahrd DeWalt, folk art and woodcarving; Keith Edmondson, woodcarving;

Fayette Society of Fine Arts, various medias; Ed and Patsy Gullett, watercolors;

Pam Hardin, watercolors; Gale Littleton, mixed mediums; and DD Watson,

acrylic.

The Taste of

Fayette has a new look to it, according to Main Street manager Nancy Price,

and will serve up food from local eateries including the Wyndham's Peachtree

Seafood Grill, Pascal's Bistro, Larry's Subs, El Parian, Valentino's,

Right on Thyme Caterers, Applebees, and Coba Mex Grill. After purchasing

your "taste" you can enjoy non-stop entertainment on the stage

guitar from noon-1 p.m., Brush Fire will take the stage at 1 p.m. playing

all of your bluegrass favorites, with Soul Support performing 2 hours

of oldies from 3-5 p.m.

Kids will have

an opportunity to partake in the activities at The Taste as well. A Moon

Walk and Kids Tent with Spin Art and Sand Art will be available for the

younger artists.

For information

about booth space for the Taste of Fayette festival, please call Main

Street at 770-461-6029.

It will be

a weekend filled with good food and fine art. There will be something

for everybody in downtown Fayettevile this weekend. Don't miss it.

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