[1]ARTISTS’ MARKET Beautiful items of leather, sculpture and glass. Handcrafted jewelry, wood, ceramics and fiber. Music, food and demonstrations. Activities for kids and even a collection for the Wallace Food Bank. It’s all part of Mt. Lebanon’s annual Artists’ Market, Saturday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Sept. 25, in the Academy Avenue parking lot. The juried festival will feature 60 to 80 booths of the region’s best art, as well as demonstrations from Touchstone Center for Crafts in the Laurel Highlands and Hewlett Anderson’s original, modern, classic rock and pop tunes. Admission is free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Jurors are artists Mark Bender, Melissa Fabian and Charlene Langer. Info at www.mtlebopartnership.org [2].
[3]STREET SCENES Despite a little rain, the Mt. Lebanon Partnership’s Plein Air Kids Paint-Out on Washington Road drew a lot of aspiring artists. Open to elementary- and middle school-aged children, the Paint-Out gave the young artists two hours to capture an Uptown scene. The winning paintings were put on display at the municipal building.
Paint-out winners:
Age group 10-12
First place: Kate Borza
[4]Second place: Lily Connell
Third place: Ava Kelly
Age group 7-9
First place: Mia Barnick
Second place: Chase Clipper
Third place: Addie Young
Age group 3-6
First place: Sarah Berdyek
Second place: Tatiana Perilman
Third place: Arlie Bosco
The Partnership is holding a Paint-Out for adults on Saturday, September 24, in conjunction with that weekend’s Artists’ Market. Watch for more information at the Mt. Lebanon Partnership website: www.mtlebopartnership.org [2].