allentown art festival
June 12, 2010 by Trend PK
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The event is a strong tradition of producing
hundreds of artists and thousands of visitors to downtown Buffalo. The 53rd festival takes place this weekend. Allentown Village Society President Mary Myszkiewicz said some 800 applications were received for this year is fair, but the event is limited to 450 artists.
“Over the years we have learned more and more how to make a good festival … We’re still learning, still finding ways to make things even more successful,” said WNED News Myszkiewicz.
Nearly $ 20,000 awarded this weekend and said artist Myszkiewicz near and far to participate. The artists come from Florida, Texas and California.
An estimated 200,000 people attend the annual festival. Proceeds benefit scholarships for high school students of art programs and other youth.
“We just want you all to come and support the arts … and fun,” said Myszkiewicz.
The Allentown Art Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday from 11.00 bis 06.00
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On a hot June evening in 1970, the riot started somewhere near Allen and Mariner streets, a block from the Allentown Art Festival.
Witnesses and reports from the time said Buffalo police arrived to quell a fight outside Mulligan’s Brick Bar — a major drinking hangout for young people at the time. A crowd of a few hundred people began to form outside the bar, and more police were called, including a patrolman named Timothy J. Scioli.
53rd Annual Allentown Art Festival in full swing
ALLENTOWN — Tens of thousands of people are expected to pour onto Delaware Avenue in Allentown for the 53rd Allentown Art Festival this weekend. Looking down Delaware now you’d think that number might already be reached. The event kicked off at 11 a.m. and is in full swing as people of all ages, colors, and sizes browse through the large collection the festival has to offer.
1:16 p.m.: Parking is a nightmare, just as it is every year. If you’re coming down make sure you bring a few extra bucks and park in one of the lots. You’ll save yourself a major headache.
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Local woman protects Allentown Art Fest with boundless energy Allentown Village Society President Mary Myszkiewicz remembers a time when Allen Street – Bohemian ongoing Buffalo’s run-down apartment houses, hipster hangouts, closet -sized art galleries, eateries and late-night dusty antique shops – was a glamorous fashionable enclave of merchants catering to well-to-do clientele.
source:Buffalonews.com
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