ArtZany: PCA Blue Collar BBQ & Arts Festival

Today in the ArtZany! Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Kristen Twitchell, Executive Director of the Paradise Center for the Arts to talk about the upcoming Blue Collar BBQ & Arts Festival.

 Art Zany! Radio for the Imagination 08-03-18

Paradise Center for the Arts
321 Central Ave. N. , Faribault, MN
paradisecenterforthearts.org

Blue Collar BBQ & Arts Festival
pcabbq.net
Saturday, 11 August 11AM to 11PM
No cover charge!

The Blue Collar BBQ and Arts Festival is a community sponsored, volunteer operated event for the Paradise Center for the Arts. August 11th, 2018 will be the 10th year of this premier end of summer celebration for Faribault and the surrounding area. With a family oriented mix of live music, arts and crafts, BBQ competition, great food and activities for all ages the downtown area of Faribault becomes the focus for one day of foot traffic for friends and neighbors.

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Lakelanders Barbershop Chorus
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Cannon River Currents
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Matt Arthur and the Bratlanders
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Fred the Bear
4:00 PM – 5:10 PM Moses Oakland Quartet
5:25 PM – 6:25 PM The Most Interesting Band in the World
6:40 PM – 8:40 PM G.B. Leighton
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM Hitchville

Additional Events
7:30 AM Pregnancy Options – Run Baby Run! Race
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM Reliance Bank Rock Island Ramble

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