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Gallery: Arts Fest turns 40!
Gallery: Arts Fest turns 40!
On a gorgeous sunny evening in May, our whole community came together for the 40th annual Arts Fest! A bustling, participatory celebration of the artistic process, the evening saw attendees browsing gallery walls, applauding drama and music performances, viewing film screenings, socializing in Red Square to the tunes of our talented pop-up performers, trying their own hand at ceramics, participating in a community painting and weaving, and celebrating student artists from every grade!
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