Arts & Entertainment

Faces of the Fenton Art Walk: Patrick Perfitt and John Strayer

In the days leading up to the Fenton Art Walk, Fenton Patch will introduce you to some of the participating artists.

The is just around the corner.

On June 24 from 4:30 to 8 p.m., 30 merchants and more than 50 artists will participate in the inaugural event, and officials are hoping hundreds of residents will join the fun.

Visitors will be able to come to a booth in downtown Fenton and receive an artist passport, which will include instructions along with artist and merchant information. People then can visit participating businesses to observe the art, meet the artists and explore what each store has to offer.

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To get you ready for the event, we will feature several artists in our Faces of the Fenton Art Walk series in the days leading up to the extravaganza.

Name: Fenton Film Series, organized by Patrick Perfitt and John Strayer.

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Age: The Fenton Film Series has been in existence for one year.  

Where: Movies are shown at the .

Type of art: Film

Describe your art: Documentaries, foreign films, classic films, and independent dramas and comedies.

How did it get started? With help from the Fenton Downtown Development Authority, several area businesses came together to provide movies in downtown Fenton by sponsoring the Fenton Film Series.

What’s the next showing?  The award-winning documentary Jesus Camp will be shown at the Fenton Community & Cultural Center at 7 p.m. July 13th. Doors open at 6 p.m. so come early to hear piano music by Ed Anderson.  The movie, the music and food are all presented free of charge.

Where can people find your art? Movie are shown the second Wednesday of every month at the Fenton Community & Cultural Center and always start at 7 p.m.  Live music from various local musicians always precedes the movie. More information can be found on Facebook.


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