PEOPLE & PLACES
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Critters and Creative Play
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BY DOLLY R. SICKLES
After a two-year absence, Chatham Arts Council hosted ClydeFest on April 30 in Bynum to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Attendees shuttled to and from the parking area at Carolina Brewery, and for the first time, the event was free to all who attended. The wild rumpus lasted from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ballfield inside Earl Thompson Park. Clyde Jones, the festival’s namesake, is a Bynum-based folk artist who uses a chainsaw to carve wooden animal shapes. According to his artist profile on the CAC website, Clyde finished one of his critters for the North Chatham Elementary School playground and told the kids to remember that “deep down, each of you has something you can do to make other
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