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"Arts Alive Evergreen" Prepares for Second Annual Festival

(Evergreen, CO) - On July 15, 2011 the Evergreen Arts and Culture Alliance (EACA) will commence the second annual "Arts Alive Evergreen", a 16-day event that includes artistic and cultural organizations from throughout the Evergreen area.  The festival begins with Evergreen Players' production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on July 15, 2011, and closes with The Evergreen Jazz Festival from July 29-31, 2011. 

The anchor event Summerfest runs Saturday, July 16 through Sunday, July 17.  Summerfest is an arts and crafts festival produced by Center for the Arts Evergreen.  It is a family-oriented festival featuring art, music, performances by the Evergreen Chorale and Evergreen Children's Chorale, local and statewide entertainment, food and drink, and special activities for children. 

Other featured arts and cultural events during the 16-day festival include an exhibition of artwork by the artists of "Open Door Studios" at Evergreen National Bank, walking cell phone tours of "Arts for the Mountain Community" sculpture collection, "Brown Bag Luncheon Lecture" by The Evergreen Chamber Orchestra, "Digital Drop-In Seminars" at Timberline Gallery, "Paint, Sculpt, Shoot, Evergreen" in downtown Evergreen. 

The Merchants of Bergen Village will be hosting a special visual arts gallery and art in their shops from July 21-24 with a grand opening reception the evening of Thursday, July 21.

Hiwan Homestead Museum will host "Movie in the Grove" on Saturday, July 23 at 8:30 p.m. featuring a silent version of The Phantom of the Opera accompanied by famed pianist Hank Troy.   Evergreen Downtown Business Association kicks off the 2nd Annual Dam Ducky Derby with the Auto Rendezvous on Friday July 29th.

More information along with a complete calendar of events can be found at www.artsaliveevergreen.org or by contacting Center for the Arts Evergreen at (303) 674-0056.

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