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family. The Festival showcases the artists of the Oak Point
Art Society who will host their annual fall art show on the
grounds of the festival. They will be joined by over 50 other
talented Texas artists, jewelers and crafters. If you need a
great painting to fill that empty wall in your home or wish
to start your holiday shopping early, the Prosper Arts and
Music Festival is a great place to visit.
If the art scene is not your thing, there is much more to
this year’s festival. The Town of Prosper Fire and Police
Departments will feature their annual Health and Safety
Fair in conjunction with the Prosper Arts & Music Festival.
Captain McHone of the Prosper Police Department said
“The Town of Prosper Police Department is excited to join
this community wide event. We have organized a special 5K
run and runners who wish to participate are encouraged to
contact me at the Prosper Police Department.”
Chief Ronnie Tucker discussed that “The Town of Prosper
Fire Department will have booths that feature fire, bike,
medical and home safety. We will have our fire trucks, care
flight helicopters and medics onsite during the festival.
Families in our area will enjoy seeing how the Town of Prosper
Fire Department serves our community. The Prosper Fire Fighters
Association will be hosting a special Bar-b-que cook-off event.”
This year’s entertainment will feature local musicians and
performance groups. Music will be a variety of country & western
(naturally-it’s Texas), rock, gospel and more! A full entertainment
line-up will be posted on their festival website shortly. In addition
to the great restaurants of the Prosper Town Center, a special food
court will be serving tasty treats to tempt your taste buds.
For younger members of the family, the Festival will have a very
special and creative Kids Corner. Linda Guthrie, Committee Chair,
said “This year’s Kids Corner will be filled with family fun-pony
rides, petting zoo, bounce houses, pumpkin bowling, hay rides,
barrel train rides and pumpkin painting”. Every member of your
family will enjoy a visit to the Festival’s outstanding Kids Corner…
and don’t forget it’s free and not just for the kids! Parents will find
a unique way to take their kids bowling in the special pumpkin
bowling ally.
Free event admission and parking is available on the festival
grounds. Additional information about the festival may be found
at www.prosperartsandmusicfestival.com. If you are a local artist
or crafter who would enjoy participating in the festival, please visit
their website or call Becky Conklin at 972/342-8420. Sponsorship
opportunities are still available.
Bottom line, for wonderful family fun, the Prosper Arts and
Music festival will appeal to all members of your family. Please
join them on October 3rd from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm at the Prosper
Arts and Music Festival in the Prosper Town Center. Don’t forget
your wallets-the quality of artwork and crafts at this local festival
is amazing! Better yet, your kids will have a great time at the Kids
Corner or listening to the entertainment or visiting a Town of
Prosper fire truck while you shop.
The Prosper Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank their sponsors:
Platinum: Preston Development of the Prosper Town Center &
Whitley Place, Town of Prosper Fire & Police Departments, Star
Community Papers
Gold: Folsom Properties
Silver: American Bank of Texas, Baylor Medical Center at Frisco,
Capitol One Bank, Encore Wire, Mansions & Estates of Prosper,
North Texas Tollway Association, Prosper Dentistry & Orthodontics,
Prosper Pizza-3P and WalMart
Bronze: Crossland Construction, Garage Floor Coating, IESI, Pat
Lobb Toyota, Prosper Bank, Prosper Economic & Development
Corporation, Remington Realty Group, ReMax Performance Group-
Prosper, Sonic and To The Rescue
Supporting: Brookshires, Centennial Medical Center, Comfort Inns
& Suites, George & Barbara Dupont, and Dianne Kerr-CPA
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