Buchanan celebrates the arts with festival

Published 10:52 am Thursday, August 21, 2014

Buchanan is combining music, art and antiquing into a fun-filled day designed to please the whole family.

The city’s second annual Jazz, Art and Antiques Festival will take place from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, in the Buchanan Common and Pears Mill areas.

One of the organizers of the event, Mary Lister, estimates that between 600 and 700 people attended the festival a year ago.

She expects even more people to attend this year.

“It is a very enjoyable way for getting your family out and seeing downtown Buchanan, exploring and finding something new,” she said. “You will find unique things that you can’t find anywhere else.”

Between 20 and 25 artists from both near and far will have booths set up in the grassy areas at the Common and Pears Mill. They will be demonstrating and selling their work from noon to 7 p.m.

“We have a nice variety of artists featuring fibers, wood turning, jewelry, metal smithing, decorative embellishment with found objects, vintage, upcycled and repurposed items, oils, watercolors and pottery,” Lister said.

Attendees can visit the many downtown shops and restaurants and glaze their own pottery at the Buchanan Art Center. The water-powered wheel at historic Pears Mill will produce ground corn and wheat for purchase.

Four jazz bands will play from noon to 10 p.m.

The music schedule is as follows:

Noon to 2 p.m. — The Dean Allrick Trio

2 to 4 p.m. — Andy Brown Trio

4 to 6 p.m. — Rose Colella Trio

7 to 10 p.m. — Kimberly Gordon Big Band

For the antique portion, organizers will be directing people to the antique stores on Front Street.

The event is sponsored by the Buchanan Art Center, Buchanan Area Chamber of Commerce and a group of private individuals.