Free Music, Food and Fun at Huffhines Art Trails Festival Oct. 22-23

Oct. 14, 2011 - PRLog -- The trails of Huffhines Park will come alive October 22-23 with art, music, food and fun as the award-winning Huffhines Art Trails Festival celebrates its 35th year.  

Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with free admission and free parking. Huffines Park, at 1500 Apollo Road in Richardson, is adjacent to the city’s new Huffhines Recreation Center.

Huffhines Art Trails Festival is an annual fall tradition that features 150 artisans and craftsmen showcasing a wide variety of contemporary, traditional and country crafts – jewelry to woodwork, metal work to fiber, painting to photography, pottery to glass – and fine art.

Looking for that unique holiday gift for friends, family, or yourself?  Discover the special keepsakes awaiting you as you explore the trails in beautifully landscaped Huffhines Park.

Besides art and crafts,  Huffhines Art Trails offers live entertainment from the Front Porch Stage and dance floor. North Texas musicians and local performing arts groups entertain in the Café Huffhines courtyard.

Saturday performers include the Melvin Smith School of Dance, Cindy Hortsman, Camille Cortinas, Beyond the Pale, and the evening’s headliner – singer/musician Reno Perez.  

Appearing Sunday are Heartstrings; Holt & Stockslager performing the music of Simon and Garfunkel; blues men John Gaar and Michael Cross; Brasuka; and the Marc Toussaint Combo.

Along with the fun, feast on festival foods – Hillbilly KettleKorn, Mario’s Greek Cuisine, Conway’s Corny Dogs, Texas Twist Soft Pretzels, Dippin Dots Ice Cream, D & L Catering and Bunch of Nuts.  Huffhines Art Trails Festival also features Café Huffhines’ delicious Frito pie, skillet peaches with whipped cream, and apples with caramel sauce and walnuts, and The Bomb Fried Pies and Guacamole featuring pumpkin fried pies.

For the kids, there’s a built-in playground and a hay bale maze, and the “Huffhines Hunt” scavenger hunt through the winding trails of the park.  

Vote for your favorite pumpkin in the fourth annual City of Richardson Departmental Pumpkin Decorating Contest.

For complete festival details, visit www.huffhinesarttrails.com or call 972-744-4580.  
   
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Jo Trizila
TrizCom Inc.
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Office: 972-247-1369
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Or

Suzanne Etman
Festival Director
Huffhines Art Trails
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For complete festival details, visit www.huffhinesarttrails.com or call 972-744-4580.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Jo Trizila
TrizCom Inc.
Jo@TrizCom.com
Office: 972-247-1369
Mobile: 214-232-0078

Or

Suzanne Etman
Festival Director
Huffhines Art Trails
suzanne.etman