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Party In Pontiac

Jewish event planners promise multicultural
festival full of 'Arts, Beats Eats"
for Labor Day weekend.

SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News

put together into one," says Witz, 37,
of Berkley, who developed the festival
as an Oakland County event after
jr onathon Witz and Lisa
being approached last year by county
Konikow began their summer
officials. "Every aspect could stand on
focused on the holiday week-
its own.''
end that traditionally marks
In its first year, "Arts, Beats & Eats"
the end of summer, and the result is
was voted one of the country's top 10
the second time around for Arts, Beats
art fairs by members of the National
th. Eats, the Labor Day weekend street
Association of Independent Artists,
festival in Pontiac.
and this year's "Arts" por-
While each event . plan-
tion will have double the
Above: Last y ear's 'Arts, participants — from 23
ner brings a strong back-
ground in Jewish culture to Beats & Eats " attracted states and Canada —
a huge c rowd.
this entertainment project,
showing ceramics, draw-
their shared task called
ings, glass, jewelry, pho-
upon wider experiences so that the
tography and more. They all will be
four-day event would appeal to all
vying for prizes worth $10,000.
sorts of interests and ages.
Booths will be placed along four
Jewish visitors will find a few ethnic
main streets — Saginaw, Pike,
foods and some Jewish artists and
Lawrence and Wayne.
musicians, although religious themes
"What distinguishes this year's art
will not be emphasized.
show from last year's is that the
"I like the diversity, and I'm sure
Pontiac galleries and the nonprofit arts
everybody will appreciate that admis-
organizations have purchased booth
sion is free," says Witz, who lined up
space, and they'll be concentrated on
the programs, the 10 charities that will
Saginaw Street," says Konikow, 46, of
benefit from the proceeds and the
Franklin. In addition to serving as fes-
seven radio stations broadcasting live
tival art director, she also is gallery
from the festival.
director at Pontiac's Uzelac Gallery
About 250 fine artists chosen
and teaches martial arts at the Jewish
through a jury process, 120 local and
Community Center.
national music acts providing non-
"Mel Fleck, who is not Jewish, spe-
stop entertainment and more than 45
cializes in graphics and uses biblical
restaurants offering their most popular
themes. Some of his work has to do
dishes will be featured. Special attrac-
with the Torah," says Konikow.
tions, from an arts and crafts center
Suzanne Lehsten, whose studio is in
for children to a fireworks display, also
her .Farmington Hills home, collabo-
are on the program.
rates with her husband, Barry, to
"This really is four different events
design three-dimensional collages of