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. . . ArtSoup 2001 Events and Components Friday June 22"d: The festival will be kicked off with a Community Swing Dance to be held from 8:00 to 11 :00 p.m. Friday E;!vening. "Fhe dance will be a ticketed event, with a "big band", beginner's instruction, and refreshments. It should be a well attended, fun event, with the flavor of a small town, "town square" dance. Saturday June 23rd and Sunday June 24th: As before, there will be Artist sales booths where festival-goers will have the opportunity to purchase fine arts and fine crafts. The juried Fine Arts Show will be returning, and once again be moving to the government center after the festival for a month long public exhibit. We will again feature local and professional quality performances on our "Great River Energy Stage". ArtSoup 1999 attendees really enjoyed this component of the festival, and we received many positive comments on the location, which focused attention on our city's river bank setting. The live entertainment was such a popular component of our last festival we are expanding it to an additional performance tent. The "Performance and Activities Tent" will include more intimate, family oriented acts, like a magician, an animal act, story tellers, roving performers, and activities for children sponsored by Community Education. A new component we're trying this year will be a "Community Jam", inviting anyone with an instrument and the desire to join in, to interact musically. We have also invited "Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre" to perform in this venue. Saturday evening we will hold the premier of a play being written and produced now through the Sherburne County Historical Society and the Elk River Area Arts Council, based on the history of our area. This is an excellent way to introduce our many new residents to some of our Elk River heritage, and connect new and long time residents. A major new addition to ArtSoup 2001 will be the "Arts and Community Exhibit". This is the primary vehicle connecting festival attendees to local arts opportunities. The exhibit will feature examples of work created in various classes, workshops, and arts programs available in our area. Visitors will be aISle to obtain additional information, sign up for future courses, and join local arts organizations. This will be an all-il"lclusive exhibit covering every area of the arts, from painting and dance instruction, to musician's and writer's groups, to arts advocacy organizations. We will have a food concession area, with a large shaded seating area for resting and socializing.