For Immediate Release (November 3, 2010)
Contacts:
Bill Underwood (561) 267-2632
Jeannette Pomeroy Parssi (561) 635-2037
Free Kids Painting Activity Encourages Young Artists to
“Eat Your Art Out” With ArtStart at the
West Palm Beach GreenMarket November 20
Free admission. Free parking. No charge for supplies.
GreenMarket Located at Waterfront Commons,
downtown West Palm Beach on Clematis Street and Flagler Drive
Wellington, FL – ArtStart, a Palm Beach County nonprofit dedicated to making the arts accessible to everyone, invites parents to bring their young artists to the West Palm Beach Green Market on Saturday, November 20th from 9am – noon for a fun-filled art activity.
This free activity will allow kids to paint holiday cards – using nontoxic acrylic paint and vegetables instead of paintbrushes. ArtStart’s table will be between the fountains and the great lawn at the east end of Clematis Street, and we encourage kids of all ages to come out and get creative. “Picasso said that every child is an artist, and we truly believe that,” said ArtStart founder and president Jeannette Pomeroy Parssi, “and kids always have a blast painting with carrots, broccoli and kale!”
ArtStart will be offering boxed holiday cards, painted with rosemary and carrots, to raise money for its arts education programming.
“CANS FOR CAKE” – Bring a Canned Good and Decorate a Cupcake
Market goers are asked to donate a canned good in exchange for a cupcake to benefit NewsChannel 5 WPTV Food For Families Thanksgiving Food Drive. And you are ‘cake boss,’ so bring your best decorating ideas along with a canned good.
ABOUT THE WEST PALM BEACH GREENMARKET
Now in its 16th season, the West Palm Beach GreenMarket’s new location is at the Waterfront Commons, downtown West Palm Beach on Clematis Street and Flagler Drive. The GreenMarket is open every Saturday between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm until April 23rd, 2011. Local vendors offer a variety of farm fresh fruits and vegetables, tropical and native plants, fresh-cut flowers, artisan foods, and much more.
The West Palm Beach GreenMarket is dog-friendly, and offers free parking in the Banyan Street and Evernia parking garages during market hours. For more information about the West Palm Beach GreenMarket, please call 561-822-1515 or visit www.wpb.org