Donna D’Aquino drove nearly 2,000 miles in 30 hours to set up her booth selling three-dimensional architectural inspired jewelry at the 17th annual Cherry Creek Arts Festival.
The long drive was worth it for the first-time festival participant whose earrings and necklaces were selling briskly by mid-afternoon.
“This is definitely one of the best shows,” D’Aquino said.
Art lovers by the hundreds visited Cherry Creek North during the second day of the popular arts festival to view ceramics, oil and acrylic paintings, digital art, mixed media, fiber, metal, graphics, drawings, glass and jewelry created by more than 230 artists from across the country.
Another crowded spot was in front of the Janus stage where members of Australia’s Sway Pole danced to music on poles 15 feet above the audience.
“Its really cool” said Aubrii Deignan who was visiting town from Kokomo, Ind.”I’ve never seen anything like it.”
With temperatures in the 90s, the most popular requests at one first aid station were for sunscreen and bandages for blistered feet.
Members of Thomas Jefferson High School’s class of 2009 sold ice cream underneath a shade tree along Third Avenue in an attempt to raise money for after-prom activities. Their second day of business proved to better than the first day when they raised $400.
“We appeal to crying children,” said Thomas Jefferson senior Jack Bain.
The Cherry Creek Arts Festival continues until 6 p.m. Sunday.
