City of Columbia Missouri

P.O. BOX 6015
COLUMBIA, MO 65205

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 5, 2013

CONTACT: Tammy Miller, 874-7465

Parks and Recreation and Office of Cultural Affairs Presents Last Family Fun Fest of 2013

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

Columbia Parks and Recreation is partnering with the City's Office of Cultural Affairs to hold Family Fun Fest: Creative Kids from 6 to 8 p.m. on September 18 at Flat Branch Park.

Don't miss stage entertainment plus interactive activities for children. Performing art schedule:

6 p.m.  Performing Arts in Children's Education (PACE)
6:45 p.m.  Missouri Contemporary Ballet
7:20 p.m.  Babaloo Music and Fun (interactive musical comedy)

Visual and literary arts will include: 
- Making a spaceship with Access Arts
- A-frames for chalk and dry-erase art
- Chalk art demonstration by Travis Nelson
- Activity with the City's C.A.R.E. Program
- Shaving cream art by Parks and Recreation
- Barrel Art by Columbia Public Works
- Create blooming ink tiles with Columbia Art League 
- Collage with the Museum of Art & Archaeology
- Make a bookmark by the Daniel Boone Regional Library
- Mid-Missouri Woodcarvers demonstration and soap carving
- Face painting
- Magnetic poetry wall

The Creative Kids event is made possible with financial support from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

The Family Fun Fests have been sponsored by the Convention & Visitors Bureau, KPLA 101.5, KOMU TV8, EntPro Entertainment and Columbia Home.

Call Columbia Parks & Recreation at 874-7460 for more information or visit www.GoColumbiaMo.com.



City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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