This weekend, River Mill Park plays host to a new festival celebrating urban art. The Backstreet Urban Arts Festival, presented by Huntsville Festival of the Arts with support from a Celebrate Ontario grant, will feature urban music, dance, and art installations.
Look for a Banksy Live Art installation, urban dancers B-boy StuntZ and a beat box performance. Local photographer Sandy McLennan will have an art installation on display, Catherine Luce’s puppets will be in attendance, Theatre Arcturus will be showing off their aerial circus arts, and the HHS improve team will be showcasing their skills.
Join in a drum circle with Barry Hayward or make your statement with some interactive painting. Get a sneak peek at the Huntsville Theatre Company’s production of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Head over to The Other Side Gallery to check out the Huntsville Art Society’s member show ‘It’s a Wild Life’.
And don’t forget to take in the interactive live fiction happening on Main Street. Start reading the story at Town Hall and collect clues leading to a lost message somewhere downtown. Find the message and be entered to win two tickets to a HFA-sponsored summer show.
The festival culminates with the Sultans of String on the bandshell stage.
Head over to River Mill Park on Saturday, July 23 from 12-4pm to take in the action. And check out the video below for a taste of B-Boy StuntZ (caution: NSFW).
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