arts & life

Our.
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Favorite Fairs

Our annual round-

up of outdoor art

fairs throughout

Michigan.

Suzanne Chessler
I Contributing Writer

N

ow that it has finally (we
hope) stopped snow-
ing, the spring weather
marks another great tradition in
Michigan: the beginning of a slew
of art fairs that continue through
the summer into early fall.

Carole Behorst (TOP RIGHT) and Barbara Spraul (TOP LEFT) will
be at Art Birmingham. ABOVE: Kristen Dillenbeck-Anderson cre-

ates an annual Living Mural at Plymouth Art in the Park.

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May 7 • 2015

Mother's Day weekend brings
one of the earliest of this sea-
sons outdoor art fairs — Art
Birmingham, which also encour-
ages the creative interests of chil-
dren as part of its activities lineup.
Kids up to age 12 will be shown
how to make an oil pastel or a
flower bouquet to be matted and
sealed in a cellophane envelope.
They also can take part in a piggy-
bank hunt with randomly selected
winners receiving a $25 deposit in
Main Street Bank.
Some 150 juried artists —
showcasing paintings, ceramics,
photography, jewelry, glass, wood,
sculpture, mixed media, fiber,
metal and more — will be on
hand to discuss their works. Carole
Berhorst, known for her pottery,
will be among the Jewish artists
from near and far showcasing new
designs and spanning the media as
fairs around the state draw visitors.
To make it easy to plan your
visit, we have compiled a list of
some favorite fairs. Most of the
juried events listed below have
planned for special entertainment
and food vendors. This year, the
destination list includes a few festi-
vals beyond the Metro Detroit area
for those who want to make a day
trip or weekend while appreciating
artistry.
As the time gets closer for each
event, be sure to check for changes
in details.

May 9 - 10: Art Birmingham,
Shain Park (734) 662-3382;
theguild.org.
May 15 - 17: East Lansing Art
Festival, downtown East Lansing.
(517) 319-6804; elartfest.com .
June 5-7: Grand Rapids Festival
of the Arts, downtown Grand
Rapids. (616) 459-1300; festivalgr.
org.
June 6 - 7: Art on the Grand,
downtown Farmington. (248) 473-
1848; downtownfarmington.org.
June 13: Berkley Art Bash, 12
Mile in downtown Berkley. (248)
414-7222; berkleyartbash.com.
June 13: Huron Valley Arts
Festival, Dodge Park V in
Commerce Township. (248) 889-
8660; huronvalleyarts.org.
June 13 - 14: Clay, Glass and

Metal Show, 4th Street in down-
town Royal Oak. (248) 547-4000;
ci.royal-oak.mi.us.
June 18 - 20: Canton Liberty
Fest, Heritage Park. (734) 394-
5460; cantonlibertyfest.com .
June 19 - 21: Arts and Acts,
downtown Northville. (248) 344-
0497; downtownnorthville.com.
June 19 - 21: Belleville National
Strawberry Festival, multiple loca-
tions. (313) 383-8920;
nationalstrawberryfest.com .
June 20: Michigan First
Summer in the Village, 27400
Southfield Road, Lathrup Village.
(248) 557-2600, ext. 224;
summerinthevillage.com.
June 20: Traverse City
Wine & Art Festival, Village
at Grand Traverse Commons.
Traversecitywinefestival.com .
June 25 - 28: Stars & Stripes
Festival, Freedom Hill County
Park, Sterling Heights. (586) 493-
4344; starsandstripesfest.com.
June 26 - 27: SOBO Arts
Festival, downtown Boyne City.
Sobosartsfestival.com.
June 26 - 28: Trenton Summer
Festival, downtown Trenton. (734)
675-7300; trentonmi.org.
July 3-4: Lakeshore Art
Festival, downtown Muskegon.
Lakeshoreartfestival.org .
July 8 - 11: Wyandotte Street Art
Fair, downtown Wyandotte. (734)
324-4502; wyandotteartfair.org.
July 10 - 12: Plymouth Art in the
Park, downtown Plymouth. (734)
454-1314; artinthepark.com.
July 11 - 12: Royal Oak Outdoor
Art Fair, Royal Oak Memorial
Park (248) 246-3180; ci.royal-oak.
mi.us.
July 15 - 18: Ann Arbor Street
Art Fairs, various locations. (800)
888-9487; artfairs.visitannarbor.
org.
July 17 - 19: Greater Farmington
Founders Festival, downtown
Farmington. (248) 477-1199;
foundersfestival.com.
July 23 - 25: Sterlingfest, City
Center Campus, Sterling Heights.
(586) 446-2489; sterling-heights.
net.
July 24 - 26: Concours
d'Elegance of America, Inn at St.
John's, Plymouth. (248) 643-8645;
concoursusa.org.

July 25 - 26: Orchard Lake Fine
Art Show, Powers and Daly roads,
West Bloomfield. (248) 684-2613;
hotworks.org.
July 31 - Aug. 2: Brighton's Fine
Art & Acoustic Music Festival,
downtown Brighton. (810) 227-
5086; brightoncoc.org.
Aug. 1 - 2: Fine Art at the
Village, Village of Rochester Hills,
Walton and Adams. (248) 689-
8734; fineartatthevillage.com.
Aug. 7 - 8: Allen Park Street Fair,
Allen Road between Southfield
and Roosevelt. (734) 258-7720;
apstreetfair2015.com.
Aug.7 - 9: Great Lakes Folk
Festival, downtown East Lansing.
Greatlakesfolkfest.net.
Aug. 7 - 9: Milford Memories
Summer Festival, downtown
Milford. (248) 685-7129;
milfordmemories.com .
Aug. 8: Charlevoix Waterfront
Art Fair, downtown Charlevoix.
Charlevoixwaterfrontartfair.org .
Aug. 8 - 9: Downtown Monroe
Fine Art Fair, downtown Monroe.
(734) 242-8308; monroefineartfair.
com.
Aug. 8 - 9: Shelby Township Art
Fair, Shelby Township Municipal
Grounds. (586) 731-0300;
shelbytwp.org.
Aug. 15: Art on the Waterfront,
Grand Haven City Municipal
Arena. Galleryuptown.net .
Aug. 21 - 23: Ypsilanti Heritage
Festival, Riverside Park (734) 483-
6071; ypsilantiheritagefestival.com .
Aug.22 - Oct. 4: Michigan
Renaissance Festival, Holly. (248)
634-5552; michrenfest.com .
Sept. 4 - 7: Arts, Beats & Eats,
downtown Royal Oak. (248) 541-
7550; artsbeatseats.com.
Sept. 7: Art in the Village,
Franklin. (248) 626-2231;
franldinartinthevillage.com.
Sept. 11 - 13: Art & Apples
Festival, Rochester Park (248)
651-4110; pccart.org.
Sept. 19-20: Common Ground's
40th Annual Birmingham Street
Art Fair, South Old Woodward
between Maple and Frank Street.
(734) 662-3382; theguild.org .
Sept. 25-27: Funky Ferndale
Art Fair, Nine Mile at Woodward.
(248) 546-1632;
downtownferndale.com.

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