2021 Greeley Arts Picnic

• 2021 •

EVENT GUIDE

JULY 24 • 9AM - 5PM

& JULY 25 • 10AM - 4PM

LINCOLN PARK • 800 10TH AVE • ARTSPICNIC.COM • FREE ADMISSION

WELCOME TO THE 2021 ARTS PICNIC!

T

he 42nd Annual Arts Picnic is a Greeley tradition held in beautiful historic Lincoln Park in downtown Greeley, Colorado. COVID may have kept us from gathering in 2020, but it will not take 2021 from us! We look forward to another Arts Picnic and picking up where we left off. With some social distancing, adherence to state-sanctioned, and CDC guidelines to protect our guests, vendors, entertainers, and staff, the Arts Picnic will be back and in full swing. We are getting back to the roots of it being a “picnic” and encourage folks to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to comfortably enjoy the entertainment and food court festivities.

In 2019, over 150 artists/crafters and 20,000 “picnickers” from all over the United States attended this two-day event enjoying food booths, a beer garden, and live continuous entertainment on two stages. The Arts Picnic is a nationally known event with artists and crafters from all over the United States selling everything from pottery and paintings, soap to sculptures and gourmet food to garden art! Shoppers can grab a cool one in the beer garden or enjoy mouth-watering cuisine from around the world in the food court including Greek, Mexican, Middle Eastern and Italian, plus good old American BBQ. Some of the best Colorado talent will be featured on two stages throughout the weekend. The former Kids Creation Station will be a ‘Take and Create’ for 2021, allowing mini-Monets and pint-size Picassos to create masterpieces outside of the Arts Picnic this year. For those of you not able to join us for the celebration, please visit our online marketplace, artspicnic.com, to be linked to some of the vendors in attendance. So mark your calendars for the 42nd annual Arts Picnic July 24 and 25 in downtown Lincoln Park.

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VENDOR SPOTLIGHT

RALPH ROOT (COLORADO WILDLIFE ART) is an award-winning artist, raised in Colorado and residing in Aurora. He started many years ago by painting animals on rocks and developed a method for painting on natural leaves. His leaves are all collected in Colorado. He also paints Landscapes with acrylic and oil paint. Much of his art comes from his love for animals as well as the Colorado Mountains. He also illustrates rock art sites from around the country. His art can be found in Museums and collections throughout the U.S., He will do commissions on request. His full Gallery can be viewed at ralph-root.pixels.com

FI RUST (FOCUS ON NATURE) was born and raised in Kent, England, where she first acquired a great love of nature. She moved to Southern California in 1979 and worked as an art director, graphic designer, and 3-D animation artist throughout the '80s. In early 1990, she moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she began her career as a wildlife photographer. After a birthday trip to Rocky Mountain National Park in 1994, she moved to Boulder the following year and has lived in Colorado ever since. Her wildlife and nature images have been published in numerous nature magazines, including Audubon Magazine, Birder's World, National Wildlife, Nature Photographer, Nature's Best and WildBird. Her images have also been published in books and calendars and have been exhibited many times at The Wildlife Experience in Parker, and also at the Smithsonian.

Fi has traveled throughout the United States since 1990, capturing special moments in nature for herself and to share with others, but her true photographic passion is for the wildlife of the Rocky Mountain region. Very often, our glimpses of wildlife are so fleeting that only through photographic images are we truly able to appreciate the beauty that nature has to offer.

CAROLE WOOD (MKI BAGS): “Thank you, Mom, for teaching me to sew”. Carole has enjoyed beautiful fabrics all her life and incorporates them into her bags. MKI Bags are sturdy, well-made, washable, and have many special features. Carole sews all her own bags so that she can control the quality. “Quality products for the good people who visit her booth year after year”.

STONECRAFT ARTS (JAMES & GEOFFREY): The sculpting duo of James Miller and Geoffrey Stolle have been creating esoteric garden sculpture in architectural concrete and bronze under the business name of Stonecraft Arts for over 20 years. Their designs reflect the gothic, baroque and neoclassical designs of renaissance Europe, but have a decidedly contemporary look to them as well. Images like gargoyles, grotesques, and the ever popular Greenman are recurring images in their repertoire. Although the designs are based on ancient archetypes, all of their designs are completely original, they do not sculpt replicas, and they are only available in a handful of stores in TX, NM, AZ, CA, and CO.

ART HAUS CERAMICS is our trade name but most people know us as Jared and Danyelle Butler. Making art is what we do. We are Studio artists living and working out of our home in Greeley, CO with Danyelle creating in clay and Jared in acrylics and spray paint. We love making art that enriches the daily life and rituals of people that collect our work.

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FRIDAY KICK-OFF CONCERT Funkiphino, Colorado’s funk sensation, pronounced “Funk-If-I-Know” is THE most requested group in the region. Influenced by Tower of Power, Chicago, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Michael Jackson, Rhianna, Black Eyed Peas and Earth Wind & Fire, this 13-piece funk phenomenon infuses explosive horn lines, oldschool Hammond organ sounds, and pumpin’ bass with intoxicating vocal harmonies. Funkiphino’s excellence has earned them nominations and spots as Best Funk Band from Westword and Marquee Magazines and can be seen on TV featured on the Altitude Sports & Entertainment network, Fox Channel 31 and CBS News 4.

www.Funkiphino.com JULY 23

7PM

9th STREET

PLAZA

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Serving infants, children and teens in the Greeley area.

Dr. Matthew Whitesides, D.D.S.

Wild For A Smile provides specialized dentistry for infants, children and adolescents in a caring and child-friendly environment. As a pediatric dentist, Dr. Matt has several additional years of training to treat the unique dental needs of each child.

We focus on preventative care with teeth cleaning and cavity prevention to help each child grow a healthy smile that lasts a lifetime. Our office also offers sedation dentistry.

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PERFORMERS SPOTLIGHT

As diverse as America, RUSTY 44 brings bluegrass, blues, Americana, and anything else they feel like to the table. Their music is accentuated by church-bred harmonies and virtuosic instrumentalism. A sound born out of collaboration, they are sure to inspire and excite.

TUMBLEDOWN SHACK is a 5 piece band recreating the sounds of the Grateful Dead in northern Colorado. Established in 2019, the band continues to grow its catalog of music while cultivating a unique flavor of their own.

THE SHERWOOD PARK FLUTE ENSEMBLE, directed by Marcia Bohnenblust, is a cultural and educational organization dedicated to enriching the musical experiences of its audience and its membership.

Members are currently teaching and retired music teachers, a nurse educator, an engineer, a hospital volunteer & a Material Inspector.

COWBOYS DEAD first formed in 2007 to explore the music of Marty Robbins, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Reed, Don Nix, Merle Haggard, New Riders, Rolling Stones, Peter Rowan and more...like the Grateful Dead was doing back in the late 60's, early 70's. With a passion for the sound of Dead in the early 70s, Cowboys Dead reaches deep into the the Dead's repertoire, playing great Pigpen era tunes such as Smokestack Lightning, Mr. Charlie, Alligator and It Hurts Me Too. ARTS PICNIC 2021 | 5

ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY KICK-OFF CONCERT, JULY 23 9th Street Plaza 7-9pm

Funkiphino

SATURDAY, JULY 24 Center Stage 10-11am 12-1pm 2-3pm 4-5pm

Tumbledown Shack The Danny Derail Band George Gray and the Elvis Experience Paradise Theatre

9:30-10am 11am-12pm 1-2pm 3-4pm

Troupe Sidysaan Sherwood Park Flute Ensemble Ben Pu & Gii Dave Beegle

Plaza Stage

SUNDAY, JULY 25 Center Stage 11am-12pm 1-2pm 3-4pm

West Hwy 7 Cowboy's Dead Bob Purcell & The Outriders

10-11am 12-1pm 2-3pm

Kream of the Krop Dick Buchholz Rusty 44

Plaza Stage

LINCOLN PARK • 802 10TH AVE • ARTSPICNIC.COM For the protection of our guests, vendors, entertainers, and staff, state-sanctioned and CDC guidelines will be followed.

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KIDS TAKE & CREATE SCHEDULE

KIDS TAKE AND CREATE AREA PROVIDED BY FRIENDS FROM

SATURDAY - JULY 24

9-11 11-1 1-3 3-5

Paper Bag Puppets Garden Bouquets Magic Wands Tube Creatures

*Magic & Fun Entertainment Provided by Funny Business & the Great Loudinin 11am-3pm on Saturday

SUNDAY - JULY 25

10-12 Discovery Journal 12-2 Troll and Fairy Houses 2-4 Summer Crowns

* Belly dance, Flow Arts, LED Dance, and Contortion Provided by Kim Berley Circus Arts LLC 10am-4pm on Sunday

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ARTS PICNIC MAP & 2021 VENDORS

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BOOTH

ARTIST/CRAFTER AND MEDIUM

1 Awakened Dream - Digital/Oil/Acrylic 2a, 2b Wooden Care Creations 3 Tumbleweed Studio - Ceramics 4 Pour Girl Designs - Mixed In the Bag/The Flower Guy - Fiber & 5 Metal 6 Peterson Pottery - Ceramics 7 J2B Photography 8-11 K&P Welding - Metal 12 Nana J’s Crafts and Collectibles -

Mixed Media 13 New Moon Rising 14 It’s Your Sign - Wood 15 Wildt Built - Mixed Media 16 Patchwork Plus - Fiber/Wood 17 Hank Ley - Jewelry 18, 19 E&L WoodCraft - Wood 20a, 20b Stellula by Tasia - Jewelry 21 Sugar Bush Threads - Tie Dyed Apparel 22 Christie Leighton Jewelry - Jewelry 23a, 23b Khaos Krafters - Wood 24 JM Artistic Creations AKA Junk

Monkeys - Home Décor 25 Whyrick Designs - Acrylic 26 Tangle Turtle Art - Drawing /Zentangle 27 Silk Rainbows - Fiber 28, 29 Time Vault Treasures - Vinyl Record Art 30 JoAn Pursley - Fiber 31, 32 Nanis Country Creations - Wood 33 UpamperU LLC - Bath & Body

BOOTH

ARTIST/CRAFTER AND MEDIUM

34 SheShed Vintage Décor - Home Décor 35, 36 Rummage Redo - Wood 37-39 Dakota Crafts - Metal 40 Stanley Sugarbush LLC - Pure Maple Products 41, 42 Wild West designs - Fiber 43, 44 Sanders Custom Creations - Mixed Media 45, 46 The Zipper Pouch People - Fiber 47 Dave’s Best Salsa 48 Harmony Bazaar - Jewelry 49 Keekie Leigh Arts - Lighting 50, 51 Dreamhouse Collectables - Mixed Media 52 Renewal by Andersen - Event Sponsor Women’s Clinic - Event Sponsor 53 designedbyRobyn - Jewelry 54 55 Guild Mortgage - Event Sponsor Pitter Patter Ltd. - Mixed Media 56 57 Xcel Energy - Event Sponsor BV Scroll Art - Wood 58 59, 60 Mark Ludy Arts & Books 61 Colorado Quilting Council 62 Credit Union of Colorado - Event Sponsor 64 REV Chiropractic - Event Sponsor Art Haus - Pottery 65 66 Arturo Garcia Fine Art - Oil Painting 67 Day Ja Vuu - Mixed Media 68 Mary Gagnon - Mixed Media 69 Old Habit Pottery 70 Grassroots Beadery - Mixed 71 Under The Bark - Wood 72, 73 Expressive Art LLC - Metal 74 Needle & Thread - Fiber 75 Pain Wizard, LLC - Body & Bath 76 La Petite Maison de Porcelaine - Ceramics 77 Red Manx Studio - Blown Glass 78 Hrachovina, Lenka - Acrylic 79 The Clay Center - Ceramics 80 Meadow Farm Honey 81 The Dragon’s Cache - Stained Glass 82 Ralph Wilkinson Custom Jewelry 83 M. Engraving and Miller Woodworks 84 Boyo Design - Wood 85-87 The Tye Dye Guy - Clothing 88 Scentual Products, LLC 89 Jewelry by Celene’s Touch 90 MKI Bags - Fiber 91 CSK Metal Art & Design 92 Jennyfire Pottery 93 Brighter Day Original - Mixed Media 94 Garreau/Torres - Mixed Media 95 Terry Kreuzer- Artist Craftswoman -

Jewelry & Ceramics 96a Totally Nutz 96b Old Tyme Concessions 97 “Treasured Memories” - Sculptures 98 I Wanna Paint That! - Watercolor 99 TS Designs/Nina’s Art - Mixed Media 100 Ainslee’s Creations - Fiber

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ARTIST/CRAFTER AND MEDIUM

101 Michael Lemke - Ceramics 102 Kari Not Sorry & August - Mixed Media 103 Greeley Art Commission 104a, 104b Art by RS - Wood 105 YardArt - Metal 106, 107 Colorado Wildlife Art - Paintings 109 Hand of God Photography 110 Finishing Touches - Floral 111 The Clay Works - Pottery 112 Focus On Nature - Photography 113 The Stampede Troupe - Non Profit Arts Organization 114, 115 Merry Makers 116 Union Colony Children’s Music Academy

- Non Profit Arts Organization 117, 118 Dawn ‘til Dusk Gifts from the Farm -

Bath & Body 119 Greeley On the Go-Greeley’s

Transportaion Master Plan 120 Cleansing your Roots - Bath & Body 121 Stonecraft Arts - Sculture 122 Jewelryxpressions & Art Glass 123 Alex Burke Photography 124 Greybird Design - Acrylic 125 Women in Art - Ceramic & Mixed 126 Envision - Non Profit Arts Organization 127 Swag-It Dresses 128 Balt Design - Ceramic & Clay 129 Funky Willow Designs - Wood & Jewelry 130 PR Batik - Painting 131 Beque Design & Textile - Mixed Media 132-134 Raymond Strom - Metal 135, 136 Brentwood Pottery 137 Jenney Reed Photography and Christie

Manuel Photography 138 Crystal Lea Jewelry 139-141 D&L Designs Custom Metal Art 142 Kelley Stained Glass 143 Ruby Rose Jewelry by Andrea Markovic 144 J.Dragonfly Studio - Mixed Media 145 Wild Expressions Studio - Acrylic 146 Max’ims Galleries - Clay 147, 148 Theresa’s - Dried Floral Windows 149 Buffalo Valley Soaps 150 The Wandering Gypsy - Leather 151 Aims Community College - Non Profit

Arts Organization 152 Ceramic Bungalow - Mixed Media 153 Dolci de Leti - Jewelry 154 Colorado Dance Theatre (CDT) - Non

Profit Arts Organization 155 Elshadai Child Development Org Inc. 156 Crafts by Jo - Fiber 157 Grammys Stitchin - Fiber 158a, 158b Mountain Bows and Clothes - Fiber 159, 160 Pampered Pea by Omi - Fiber 161 Longmont Kiwanis - Non Profit Arts Organization 162 Tribune - Event Sponsor ARTS PICNIC 2021 | 9

BEER GARDEN

BEER GARDEN SCHEDULE

SATURDAY

Your NoCo Healers DOCTOR OWNED & OPERATED

11AM - 5PM

SUNDAY

11AM - 4PM

Proceeds Benefit The Greeley Chamber Orchestra If you plan to purchase an alcoholic beverage in the Beer Garden, you MUST have and show a valid ID. 10 | ARTS PICNIC 2021

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FOOD COURT VENDORS

BIG SQUEEZE LEMONADE

GARDEN CITY #3 ORDER OF EASTERN STAR Sloppy Joes, Pies, Cookies, Bars, Breakfast Burritos, Lemonade, Iced-Tea, and Coffee

BRIGHT SIDE COFFEE CO. Coffee/Espresso/Tea/Smoothies. Individually wrapped food (muffins, cookies, etc)

GRAMMYS GOODIES Turkey Legs, Pizza, Italian Sausage Sandwich, Sausage Cannolis, Giant Garlic Brat, Bada-Bing Burgers, Soprano Dogs, Italian Dessert Cannolis, Giant Chocolate Chippers, Italian Wedding Cookies and Pizzelles, Giant Rice Crispy Treats, Pop & Lemonade

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade, Limeade, and Strawberry Limeade

EL MERO MERO Breakfast Burritos, Street Tacos, Burritos, Nachos Carne Asada, Fruit Cups and Drinks FRESH FRIES Fresh-Cut Specialty Fries, Crispy Hot Wings, Asian Potsticker Dumplings, Cheese Nachos & Chile Cheese Nachos

RUMI’S HOUSE OF KABOBS Lamburgers, Gyros, Gyro Nachos, Falafel, Baklava, Japanese Chicken Fingers, and Watermelon Rose Water TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL Pork Chop On-A-Stick, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Pulled Pork Nachos, Regular Nachos, and Soda TROPICAL SNO Shaved Ice, Nachos, Churros, Fried Pretzels, and Funnel Cakes OLD TYME CONCESSIONS (located near beer tent) Old fashioned root beer, kettle corn and ice cream TOTALLY NUTZ (located near beer tent) Roasted almonds, pecans and cashews THE GREELEY WEST WRESTLERS will host the beverage booth in the southeast corner of the park . . .

All proceeds benefit their organization!

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FORMER ARMY ILLUSTRATOR AMONG ARTISTS TO BE FEATURED AT GREELEY ARTS PICNIC

Illustrator for the Army and art professor at UNC, Seiger Hartger, now retired, creates amazing photorealistic work using watercolors, oil paints, etchings and other mediums.

(Photo courtesy Greeley Arts Picnic)

BY TAMARA MARKARD

becoming head of the printmaking department and coheading the drawing department.

“An artist has to work, and I always loved to work. I am proud of my work,” Hartger said. “The city of Greeley and the university took great care of me.”

During his tenure at UNC, Hartger created a series of 16 paintings and drawings for the university, called “Impressions of Campus.” The series is the first of its kind for UNC and commemorates the school’s more than 100 years of history.

“When the rubber meets the road, your work needs to show people what you are,” Hartger said. “And I am a romantic. I am overly romantic and overly emotional.”

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fter emigrating from Holland to the United States with his wife and firstborn, Seiger Hartger found it increasingly difficult to make a living as an artist.

Harger, 72, was a working artist and teacher before emigrating in 1971. To help make ends meet in his family’s new home country, Hartger enlisted in the Army.

Instead of issuing Hartger a weapon to wield, the Army assigned him as an illustrator, to document daily military life and create artistic works for military communications and publications.

“Every headquarters has a visual aides department where they do illustrations for advertisements, briefings and books,” Hartger said.

During his service, Hartger created drawings, watercolors, etchings, woodcuts and other types of artwork depicting various scenes of military combat, training and life. He also managed a creative team and was the director of the graphics school for the NCO Illustrators School at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado.

“We taught people from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard,” Hartgers explained. “Anyone who wanted to be an illustrator would have to come through my school.”

In 1990, Hartger was asked to create artwork documenting the life of soldiers deployed to Operation Desert Shield in the Persian Gulf.

“We visited all the combat units for two weeks, as many as we could find,” he said. “And then … we looked around and saw units doing their thing, and we documented it to our best ability.”

Despite being in charge of illustrating life during combat, Hartger doesn’t like to talk about some of the tragedies and horror that he witnessed on the battlefield.

“Don’t think that war is pretty. It’s not,” he said. “I make nice paintings about it, but I don’t want to talk about it.”

After 24 years of service, Hartger retired from the Army in 1996 with the title of master sergeant.

After leaving the Army, Hartgers moved to Greeley, where he earned his second bachelor’s degree as well as a master’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado.

He then began teaching for his alma mater’s School of Art and Design, eventually working his way up to

JULY 24 • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

JULY 25 • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Hartger specializes in photorealistic artwork using a variety of different mediums. The artist said he works in one type of medium for three to four months and then switches to a different one, which prevents him from getting bored or burned out. No matter what he’s using, Hartger loves them all.

“On a flat piece of canvas, I create the illusion of three dimension. I create the illusion of people walking,” he said.

“I even painted myself into some of my paintings. I’m 72. I am a senior, and I felt that I earned the right to put myself

in to the paintings too.”

One of Hartger’s pieces has been chosen as the backdrop and inspiration for the 2021 Greeley Arts Picnic poster.

The work, interestingly enough, is a painting of the arts picnic itself. The watercolor piece features visitors pursuing artists’ booths while soft, billowy clouds hang overhead.

In addition to watercolors, Hartger creates etchings, drawings and oil paintings. He is working with the city of Greeley for an exhibit at the Tointon Gallery at the Union Colony Civic Center.

“We had him scheduled to show in 2020 and COVID interfered,” said Kim Snyder, the city’s public art coordinator. “The gallery has been closed since the start of all that and will not reopen until early 2022. Hartger’s exhibit will probably be scheduled for late spring 2022.”

Hartger is eager to showcase his work at the Tointon and described the pieces as some of his best work.

Hartger hopes to work with the state to document some Colorado’s most majestic and beautiful sites.

“I want to do the same thing I did for Greeley for the state of Colorado, but I don’t know who to approach yet,” he said. “But I want to wait until my show at the Tointon is over, so they can see my work. That’s my next goal.”

Until then, Hartger is keeping busy by visiting his grandchildren and taking numerous trips around the U.S. to capture the beauty of the country in his artwork.

“America is so beautiful. Oh man, you just can’t believe it. I love America,” Hartger said. “You go to Texas, and they are different, but they are still Americans. They are not the same as the people from New York or Colorado or other states. And I love that difference between the people. That’s what makes America great.”

To see some of Hartger’s pieces that he created for the Army, go to https://history.army.mil/museums/ armyArtists/msgHartgers-msgVarisano.html.

The Greeley Arts Picnic is set to take place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 24 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 25 at Lincoln Park, 802 10th Ave. For more information on the upcoming event, go to https://greeleygov.com/activities/arts-picnic.

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THINGS TO KNOW, TRANSPORTATION & PARKING OTHER: PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BRING A LAWN

WHAT YOU’LL FIND IN AND AROUND THE INFORMATION BOOTH: (Located in the center of the park) • • • •

Official Arts Picnic Guides Lost & Found (Including children) Cash in a Flash machine Arts Picnic Fans…While they last!

PLEASE NO: • • •

pets except service animals. alcohol outside of beer garden. fliers, handbills, products, or soliciting patrons without the Arts Picnic’s permission.

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5TH STREET

Vendors who are not contracted with the Festival are not allowed to sell or

6TH STREET ADULT LIVING CENTER

distribute merchandise or materials on •

RECREATION CENTER DOUBLE TREE HOTEL & CONVENTION CENTER UNION COLONY CIVIC CENTER

the Festival site.

Please walk your bike or carry your

9TH STREET COUNTY COURT HOUSE

First Aid is provided by the Banner

WELD COUNTY CENTENNIAL CENTER

Portable restrooms (including washing units are located on the north and south ends of the park.

Cash in a Flash ATM machines are located on the north and south sides of

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the park as well as the gazebo.

Recycling bins are located throughout the park.

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Your presence on site allows the City of Greeley to use your likeness for its publications and marketing purposes.

Please inform the Arts Picnic staff if this

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presents any problems.

Seating for persons with disabilities is available in the Beer Garden and Food Court as well as under the Plaza Stage

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ICE HAUS

10TH STREET CITY CENTER NORTH

PUBLIC WORKS ADMIN

CITY HALL

SCHOOL DISTRICT 6

CITY CENTER SOUTH

wheelchair accessible facilities) & hand-

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8TH STREET MUSEUM

Health NCMC Paramedic Services.

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HOTEL

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skateboard in the park.

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7TH STREET CHASE BUILDING

LINCOLN PARK

8TH AVENUE

Jason Evenson, Cultural Affairs Manager Alison Hamling, Kick-Off Concert Georgia Gutierrez, Park Your Art Deb Harp, Park Your Art Gin Leuchter, Creation Station Dyana Wyeno, Creation Station Pam Lechman, Event Set Up Sandra Pantaleo, Stage Manager Aimee Freeland, Stage Manager John Pantaleo, Festival Photographer Tom Welch, Logistics Jeff McCorvey, Logistics Celeste McCorvey, Social Media and Festival Photographer Jill Droegemueller, UCCC Staff Marissa Woods, UCCC Staff Kim Snyder, Art Coordinator Mari Hein Beegle, UCCC Staff Seiger Hartgers, 2021 Arts Picnic Poster Artist

Find out more: greeleygov.com/parking

ENJOY ENTERTAINMENT AND FOOD

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ARTS PICNIC STEERING COMMITTEE

CHAIR OR BLANKET TO COMFORTABLY

All downtown parking becomes free no-limit parking during evenings from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., weekend, and city holidays.

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THINGS TO KNOW…

Evening & Weekend Free Parking Map

Downtown Greeley Parking.

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PARK & RIDE Take the free shuttle provided by Greeley Evans Transit. The bus will stop at 1550 22nd Avenue, in front of the Heath Junior High Parking Lot, with plenty of shuttle parking available. (Wheelchair access!) You will be conveniently dropped off on 10th Avenue across the street from Lincoln Park where the festival takes place! The shuttle will run from both stops approximately every 10 minutes. *Masks will be required on the shuttle service per FTA and CDC guidelines, and the Executive Order in place until September.

SHUTTLE SCHEDULE

and Center Stage audience canopies.

Festival organizers reserve the right

Saturday, July 24: 9:00am-5:00pm Sunday, July 25: 10:00am-4:00pm

to decline admittance to anyone who

PARKING AT THE FESTIVAL

violates reasonable policies established for public safety.

GETTING TO THE ARTS PICNIC… COME BY BIKE, CAR, BUS, OR ON FOOT!

There are at least 2,000 available parking spaces well within walking distance to the Arts Picnic in Lincoln Park including the Weld County jury parking lots on 10th St. & 11th St. Remember downtown permit parking ends Friday at 5pm and doesn’t resume until 7am Monday morning!

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