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Lullabye Foundation Arts Festival Fund-raiser set for Oct. 11
By Jennifer Nichols
NT Staff Writer
CASS COUNTY - Officials at the Lullabye Foundation are hosting a fund-raiser that allows kids to help kids, and show off their artistic skills.
The fund-raiser is entitled "Kids Helping Kids Fine Arts Festival," and will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The event is free to the public.
"Children and youth from Atlantic and surrounding communities will be participating in this event by submitting original art work (any medium), poetry and short stories for display," organizers wrote in a press release. "Many of the items will be available for sale."
Pastor Sally Meyer, representative of the Lullabye Foundation, said proceeds from the sale items will go to the foundation, which will then distribute them to agencies or organizations in southwest Iowa that serve kids and their families. Items will not have a price marked on them, instead individuals can decide what they would like to donate for the piece.
Along with the items on display, there will also be performances in the areas of song, dance, piano, guitar, drama, to name a few. Those performances will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon during the festival. A box for individuals to make donations to the foundation will be available at the end of the performances.
Youth participating in the festival include those from the Anita Elementary School, the Atlantic Community Schools, the Church of Christ Children's Choir in Griswold, Jack and Jill Preschool-Nishna Valley Family YMCA, Kids Come First After School Program-Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Little Lambs Pre-School-Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Nishna Valley Family YMCA After School Program, Matthew's House Day Care Center-First Methodist Church in Atlantic, Project NOW-a project of the Lullabye Foundation, Somers Guitar of Atlantic and Red Oak, St. Paul's Lutheran Church God Squad Kids of Atlantic and the United Church of Christ Children's Handbell Choir of Atlantic.
There will also be piano and flute students of Dee Burcham, creative dance students of Myra Kail, music students of Jana Brown and Jodi Rudolph and art students of Martha Hatfield, Mike Davis and Pat Wiederien participating at the festival.
There will be a light breakfast available from 8 to 9 a.m., and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. by members of the Atlantic Kiwanis.
Officials say all participants should drop off their artwork at St. Paul's Lutheran Church during the week of Oct. 6-10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. as well as on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Art work should be framed or matted (if applicable) and include the artist's name, age, hometown and title (if applicable). Performers who need a dress rehearsal can do so on the Friday evening before the event.
Lullabye Foundation officials also encourage those who attend the festival to also attend the Mammoth Follies, described as "a musical review of the wonders of the dinosaur age performed by giant dinosaur puppets," which will be held at the Atlantic High School, and start at 1 p.m.
The fund-raiser is entitled "Kids Helping Kids Fine Arts Festival," and will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The event is free to the public.
"Children and youth from Atlantic and surrounding communities will be participating in this event by submitting original art work (any medium), poetry and short stories for display," organizers wrote in a press release. "Many of the items will be available for sale."
Pastor Sally Meyer, representative of the Lullabye Foundation, said proceeds from the sale items will go to the foundation, which will then distribute them to agencies or organizations in southwest Iowa that serve kids and their families. Items will not have a price marked on them, instead individuals can decide what they would like to donate for the piece.
Along with the items on display, there will also be performances in the areas of song, dance, piano, guitar, drama, to name a few. Those performances will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon during the festival. A box for individuals to make donations to the foundation will be available at the end of the performances.
Youth participating in the festival include those from the Anita Elementary School, the Atlantic Community Schools, the Church of Christ Children's Choir in Griswold, Jack and Jill Preschool-Nishna Valley Family YMCA, Kids Come First After School Program-Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Little Lambs Pre-School-Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Nishna Valley Family YMCA After School Program, Matthew's House Day Care Center-First Methodist Church in Atlantic, Project NOW-a project of the Lullabye Foundation, Somers Guitar of Atlantic and Red Oak, St. Paul's Lutheran Church God Squad Kids of Atlantic and the United Church of Christ Children's Handbell Choir of Atlantic.
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There will be a light breakfast available from 8 to 9 a.m., and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. by members of the Atlantic Kiwanis.
Officials say all participants should drop off their artwork at St. Paul's Lutheran Church during the week of Oct. 6-10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. as well as on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Art work should be framed or matted (if applicable) and include the artist's name, age, hometown and title (if applicable). Performers who need a dress rehearsal can do so on the Friday evening before the event.
Lullabye Foundation officials also encourage those who attend the festival to also attend the Mammoth Follies, described as "a musical review of the wonders of the dinosaur age performed by giant dinosaur puppets," which will be held at the Atlantic High School, and start at 1 p.m.
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