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APPEAL TRIBUNE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017
Life in the
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PHOTOS BY JUSTIN MUCH | APPEAL TRIBUNE
A shady Coolidge-McClaine Park lined with a variety of artistic vendors proved to be a strong draw at Silverton Fine Arts Festival Saturday.
Drawing a crowd at the city park
JUSTIN MUCH
APPEAL TRIBUNE
Silverton Fine Arts Festival proved
to be a popular draw Saturday, and
some speculate that eclipse visitors
may be providing a significant boost in
its attendance.
Nobody knows that better than the
greeters at the front gate to Coolidge-
McClaine Park, who said they had
notched more than 1,000 visitors by
early afternoon, and there was another
entrance to the east by the footbridge
over Silver Creek also notching entries.
Shade from the park’s venerable firs
and scores of artist booths furnished an
amiable mix for mingling on a sunny
day, as Highwater Johnny enriched the
background with a perfect blend of
classic rock oldies: “Solitary Man,”
“Lodi,” and “The Weight.”
A little bit of congestion downtown
saw traffic trickling slowly down Water
Street near Oak and Main streets. But
several shuttle stops minimized what
could have been multiplicatively worse
traffic headaches given the number of
visitors in town.
A shady Coolidge-McClaine Park lined with a variety of artistic vendors proved to be a strong draw at Silverton Fine Arts Festival Saturday.
A shady Coolidge-McClaine Park lined with a variety of artistic vendors proved to be a strong
draw at Silverton Fine Arts Festival Saturday.
Highway Johnny delivered a perfect blend of classic rock at the Silverton Fine Arts Festival
Saturday.