The Quincy Artists Guild Presents
The Midsummer Arts Fair: A Juried Fine Arts Festival
In Quincy, Illinois
Home of America's 1st Community Arts Council, The Society of Fine Arts, Established 1947
Celebrating visual, performing
literary and culinary arts and artists
in a community that values creativity!
Event Coordinator: Vicki Ebbing, Historic Quincy Business District, 217-257-9909, vebbing@excite.com
Midsummer Arts Faire June 24-26, 2005
Friday: 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. / Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. / Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Quincy Artists Guild is proud to present the 2nd Annual National Invitational Midsummer Arts Faire! The centerpiece of the faire is a juried arts exhibition and sale which featured 39 artists from seven states in its first year. The innaugural event was hailed a success by artists and audience alike, and plans are well underway to build and expand the faire on a solid reputation for excellence.
Other activities, from garden tours, to a Mediterannean Dinner on the Lawn of the Villa Kathrine, and a full schedule of performances, food booths, and hands-on children's activities in Washington Park, round out a great weekend of entertainment. Visit Quincy and enjoy our hotels, bed and breakfast inns, restaurants, shops, museums, riverfront and historic districts, and experience the sites, sounds, taste and feel of the Midsummer Arts Faire!
The three-day event kicks-off with Quincy's popular "Blues in the District" series on Friday evening. Bring lawn chairs and a favorite beverage and enjoy the laid back blues of Burton Gaar from Louisiana. Now in its 7th year, "Blues in the District" attracts more than 1,200 people to Washington Park every other Friday evening throughout the summer.
On Saturday and Sunday the Midsummer Arts Faire will feature an expanded array of food, entertainment, demonstrations and hands-on activities for children and adults. Watch this site for a full schedule of events!
Venue
The central hub of the faire is beautiful Washington Park, site of a famous Lincoln-Douglas debate in 1858. Located in the Historic Quincy Business District, Washington Park is comfortable and welcoming, offering abundant shade, a central fountain, and park benches galore! The park is surrounded by architecturally significant buildings that house an array of shops and restaurants. Parking and access are easy. Come and enjoy!
Directions
Washington Park is bordered by 4th and 5th Streets, and Maine and Hampshire Streets. It is located 4 blocks east of the bridges that span the Mississippi River at Quincy.
Quincy is served by I-172, IL 57, IL 96, IL 336, and U.S. 24. U.S. 61 in Missouri is just 4 miles west.
From Chicago or Bloomington, take I-55 to Springfield and I-72 to Quincy. Follow IL 57 north directly to Washington Park. Or enjoy a four-hour ride on Amtrak from Chicago to Quincy!
From St. Louis: Take the scenic route north on Missouri 79 through Clarksville, Louisiana and Hannibal. Quincy is just 17 miles north of Hannibal. Cross the Mississippi River at Hannibal on I-72 and take IL 57north to Washington Park. For a faster trip, take U.S. 61 north from St. Louis to Hannibal.
From Peoria or Macomb: Take advantage of four-lane Illinois Highway 336 from Carthage to Quincy. Follow U.S. 24 directly to Washington Park.
Presented by: The Quincy Artists Guild
Founder: Pat Surface
Steering Team
Kathy Anastas
Gregg Boyer
Fran Cook
Karol Ehmen
Kay Sutherland
Vicki Ebbing, Event Coordinator
c/o Historic Quincy Business District
510 Maine Suite 300, Quincy, IL 62301
217.257.9909
vebbing@excite.com
