This year’s Decatur Arts Festival has quite a varied and interesting lineup this year!  If you haven’t spent anytime checking out the weekend’s offerings yet – and were just going to wing it (aka wander the artist’s market aimlessly) – you should definitely do some research HERE.

Here’s one such interesting twist on the longest-running of all current Decatur festivals – it’s own beer!

Decatur’s Three Taverns Brewery has brewed a session IPA called “3 Day IPA” for this year’s event.  As Nathan at Three Taverns noted to me in an email ” This is the first time a beer has been brewed specifically for a (non beer-related) Decatur festival. It’s something we’re very excited about.”

I actually snagged a growler of 3-Day over the weekend at Ale Yeah! and I will tell you that it’s a very solid offering.  It’s light and flavorful.  I’d describe it as displaying sweet, biscuity malts, semi-dankish hops and a dry finish.  But I’m just an amateur beer connoisseur with a limited beer-cabulary, so I’m likely doing a terrible job of describing it.

Either way, I’d definitely recommend purchasing a pint when you’re up on the Square this weekend.  And if IPAs are your game, don’t fear.  The other beer sponsors at this years event are Creature Comforts and Burnt Hickory, so you’ll likely be awash in a spectrum of solid beer opinions.

Cheers!

Decatur Square, Decatur GA (pic submitted by Dennis of Next Stop…Decatur)  See more of his Arts Fest photos HERE!

Have you ever seen such lovely portolets in your whole life??

Prepare yourself for lots of new and different surprises at the Decatur Arts Festival this weekend!

All the details you need are HERE!

The lovely Decatur Arts Alliance is a long-time DM sponsor

From the folks at the Decatur Arts Festival…

Our annual hometown arts event begins in less than three weeks.  There are plenty of different opportunities for you to get involved.  Most involve committing just a couple of hours of time.  Shifts begin with setup on Friday afternoon, and Saturday morning at 7-10am, through Sunday early evening.  You can help welcoming guests, assisting artists, with the silent auction, in the Kids Art area, with Decatur Makers and more.

All volunteers will receive a free festival t-shirt.

Already registered with Volunteer Decatur? Click here<https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/?FROM=119321> to look at open Arts Festival shifts
To sign up with Volunteer Decatur, click here<https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=1003453979> to get started

Questions?  Email [email protected]  or call the Decatur Visitor Center at 678-615-0915.

Disclosure: The Decatur Arts Alliance is a DM sponsor

The arrival of the Decatur Arts Festival each year means that festival season is officially upon us.  So lace up your strolling shoes, prepare your stoic “I’m looking at art” face, add a couple of notches to your belt to accommodate the “Kettle Corn 5” you’ll be sporting by weekend’s end, and prepare for a lot of – adult and kid alike – whining regarding the rejection of a second King of Pops.  It’s festival time!

The Decatur Arts Festival starts this evening with ArtWalk around the city from 5-10p.  Check out the locations along this year’s walk HERE.  It looks like it’s going to be a warm, but lovely evening.

The Decatur Arts Festival is a DM sponsor

Dennis at Next Stop…Decatur shared this photo from yesterday’s Decatur Arts Festival poster unveiling. From the Decatur Arts Fest website…

This year’s Arts Festival poster artwork was created by Lulu Kaufman of Cuthbert, Georgia. Her work, she says, celebrates laughter, love, nature, and life, and embraces the spirit of “girl power.”

After traveling and living all around the globe, Lulu has settled in southwest Georgia. She works in her studio on an antebellum horse farm, painting on recycled roof tin, reclaimed barn wood and old windows. Lulu travels to art shows, galleries and shops across the southeast, she says, “spreading love and sunshine.” She’s also the designer for official Jimmy Buffet tour T-shirts.

From Decatur Arts Alliance Facebook event page…

Today 5p

DeKalb History Center

Be the first to see the awesome 2014 Decatur Arts Festival poster created by Lulu Kaufman. Food, beverages and the ONLY time the posters will be FREE!!!
Music by the incredible Jimmy Galloway!