An Artist's Touch

By Staff

September 24, 2004 | 12:00 a.m. CDT

Art-lovers can make themselves at home downtown this weekend at the Columbia Festival of the Arts. Visual artists will be on hand to show and sell their work.

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Farah Nieuwenhuizen displays one of her creations. She has been making jewelry for 25 years.

Photo by JESSICA NIX/Missourian

The Columbia Festival of the Arts will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday on Courthouse Square and the surrounding streets. This year’s festival will host 40 live performances on three free stages. Audiences can enjoy jazz, modern dance, Celtic music, African drumming, juggling or fire-eating performances.

The event — which is put on annually by the Office of Cultural Affairs — will also include free art activities for kids, food vendors and displays by local art organizations.

For a map of the festival grounds and a complete list of stage schedules for the weekend, go to www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/festival.html

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Farah Nieuwenhuizen displays one of her creations. She has been making jewelry for 25 years.

Photo by JESSICA NIX/Missourian