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New York Folklore Society
P.O. Box 764
Schenectady, NY 12301
518/346-7008
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KIDS’ ART FEST
Jay Street, Schenectady, NY
June 5, 2010, Noon – 4 p.m.

The Kids’ Arts Fest occurs each year on the first Saturday of June. The focus is on participation by Schenectady’s youngest residents and all events are free. Held on Jay Street, in the block that runs from State to Franklin, there are stages for performances on either end, with artist’s booths lining the Jay Street pedestrian walkway.
Kid's Art Fest in Schenectady in 2009 -2

Kid's Art Fest in Schenectady in 2009 -2

The Folklore Society has been participating since 2001, with hands-on folk arts activities which feature an artist. This year, the New York Folklore Society will feature BERNARD DOMINGO at the Kids’ Arts Fest. Originally from Zimbabwe and now living in the Hudson Valley, Bernard Domingo makes wire and bead “critters” which showcase African animals. He also crafts detailed motorcycles and other small wire pieces.

The festival is sponsored by the ElectriCity Arts and Entertainment District and organized with the help of a loyal group of volunteers.

SEE PHOTOS FROM THE KIDS ARTS FEST IN SCHENECTADY 2009
(Click on small images below to see large photos)

The Kids Arts Fest was held on the Jay Street Marketplace in Schenectady on Saturday, June 6, 2009, from 1-4 p.m. Warm, sunny weather and hundreds of excited kids made the festival one to remember! The event, sponsored by the ElectricCity Arts & Entertainment District, Schenectady County, The New York State Council on the Arts through a grant from the Arts Center of the Capital Region, and numerous individual donors, featured activities for kids of all ages. Fode Sissoko, Senegalese stilt-walker and founder of Fakoli Drum and Dance, made an energizing jaunt through the bustling sidewalk. Outside the Folklore Society offices, Pamela and André Badila, founders of Diata Diata International Folkloric Theater, did demonstrations of paper-flower making and painted scenes of African life. Further down the street, Children of the Schenectady Hindu Temple wowed audiences with their dancing and music. All in all, the festival was an enjoyable time for the kids in all of us!

The New York Folklore Society’s programs are made possible in part with public funds from the Folk Arts Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.