Support your performing artists October 5

Hot Springs Village is home to artists of all varieties, from musicians to painters, to photographers and writers. Explore these and other creative arts at the upcoming Showcase of the Arts, set for Saturday, Oct. 5. The event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ponce de Leon Center, is sponsored by the HSV Arts Council and the Ponce de Leon Center and is free to the public.

Performances and demonstrations will be held throughout the day.

Morning performances: Providence Quartet, Village Big Band, Hot Springs Village Players, Village Writers, Village Strings and Carousel Theater.

Afternoon performances: Village Men’s Chorus, PEO Singers, Village Writers, Village Strings, Carousel Theater, Crystal Chimes Chorus, Hot Springs/Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild Scholarship Winners, Hot Springs Village Players and Village Chorale.

Demonstrations: Hot Springs Village Quilt Guild, Hot Springs Village Camera Club (which will be offering $5 headshots), Brush Strokes of Hot Springs Village, Village Art Club and Village Woodworkers.

Stop by and learn more about upcoming shows offered by the Hot Springs Village Concerts Association, Hot Springs Concert Band, Village Community Foundation, Kiwanis of Greater Hot Springs Village and the Woodlands Auditorium.

Melinda’s Coffee Corner will have a coffee bar with sweets available for purchase and Garrett Concessions will be offering plate lunches for purchase. The Woodlands Lobby Bar will have full bar sales available throughout the day and will feature a $1 wine special.

Register to win concert tickets, art, music CD’s and handmade toys.

For more information, call 501-922-4231.

I'll be at the Chorale booth at 10 a.m. and singing with the Chorale in the mid-afternoon.