Fountain Square Art Fest Ongoing

One of the most fun things to do in Evanston every year, the 29th annual Fountain Square Art Festival is taking place this weekend, today (Saturday) until 6:00 pm, and tomorrow, Sun., June 29, from 10:00 also until 6. It's also a chance to check out the refurbished Fountain Square fountain-plaza and see how our $440,000 in tax dollars were spent :)

Generally considered one of the better midwest fests of its type, this year's version will showcase over 250 artists from around the country. Art and craft genres represented include jewelry, art glass, ceramics, painting, sculpture in a variety of materials, woodworkings, mixed-media, and numerous indescribables. There are a number of food stands, centered mainly around Fountain Square, and music acts play near-continuously.

It often seems as if the weather is quite hot for this fest; the near-perfect conditions today (and, we hope, tomorrow) make this an especially attractive diversion this weekend. Why are you sitting around reading the Internet on this gorgeous day? Turn off your computer and head downtown!