44th ANNUAL EDINA ART FAIR

The Edina Art Fair has grown from a few crafters on the cor­ner of 50^th and France to more than 400 artists dis­play­ing a diverse col­lec­tion of art. The Edina Art Fair enjoys its posi­tion as the Min­nesota summer’s first art fair and the sec­ond largest art fair in the state.  The Fair is located in the quaint 50^th and France Quar­ter, located where Min­neapo­lis and Edina meet and is hosted by the 50^th & France Busi­ness & Pro­fes­sional Asso­ci­a­tion.  This unique neigh­bor­hood has a rep­u­ta­tion for being dan­ger­ously charm­ing and delight­fully deca­dent – a dis­tinc­tion its mem­bers take pride in.

WHAT:

The 44th Annual Edina Art Fair, the first offi­cial art fair of the year and the sec­ond largest in Min­nesota, will fea­ture 365 fine artists and crafters from  around Min­nesota, the U.S. and Canada.

The Edina 5–0 Mall park­ing lot will host some of the most tal­ented local and regional musi­cians all on one stage through­out the Edina Art Fair  weekend.

Artists sched­uled to per­form include: Charmin Michelle, Char­lie Parr, Teddy Bear Band, Ali­son Scott, Lehto & Wright, and Cooker John. This redesigned area will also fea­ture a num­ber of artist booths and other  attractions.

Other Edina Art Fair high­lights will include expanded exhibits and artists  in the U.S. Bank park­ing lot, a Kids Art Zone, 20 food ven­dors, fash­ion  shows, cook­ing and lifestyle demon­stra­tions, and more.

WHEN:

Fri­day, June 4 through Sun­day, June 6, 2010

• 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fri­day and Saturday
• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

WHERE:

50th & France neigh­bor­hood of Edina

HOW:

FREE shut­tle bus hours from South­dale Shop­ping Cen­ter by Fire­stone to 50th & France by Lunds are Fri­day and Sat­ur­day from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. and on Sun­day from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. (one hour before and after Edina  Art Fair hours).

INFO:

www.EdinaArtFair.com or call 952–922-1524

The Edina Art Fair is hosted by the 50th & France Busi­ness and Pro­fes­sional Asso­ci­a­tion. With more than 175 dis­tinct shops and bou­tiques, over 20 restau­rants, casual cafes and cof­fee shops, the quaint  streets of 50th and France are the per­fect site for a sum­mer­time stroll.

Enter­tain­ment

Fri­day, June 4

10 a.m. Open­ing Cer­e­mony
10:15 a.m.Teddy Bear Band
11:30 a.m. Arthur Mur­ray Dance Stu­dio – “Danc­ing with Our Stars”
Noon Galac­tic Cow­boy Orches­tra
2 p.m. Cooks of Cro­cus Hill – “Pesto! Pesto! Pesto!”
3 p.m. Lehto & Wright
5 p.m. Charmin Michelle

Sat­ur­day, June 5

10 a.m. Paul Chris­t­ian
11:30 a.m. Cos Bar – “Come to the Cos Bar for Make-Up Tips & Tech­niques”
Noon Cooker John
2 p.m. STEELE Fit­ness – “Coaches and Clients and Couture…Oh My!”
Inter­ac­tive fash­ion show
2:30 p.m. The House of Amore & Fede – “Sum­mer Bling Fash­ion Show”
3 p.m. Derek Lut­trell
5 p.m. Char­lie Parr

Sun­day, June 6

10 a.m. Salon Aura – “Lat­est Hair Trends”
11 a.m. Romens & The Find – “Acces­sorize Your Body, Acces­sorize Your Home”
Noon   The Butanes
3 p.m. Ali­son Scott

The enter­tain­ment stage will be located in the Edina 5*0 park­ing lot on 49 ½ Street. Other Edina Art Fair high­lights will include expanded exhibits and artists in the U.S. Bank park­ing lot, a Kids Art Zone, 20 food ven­dors in two food courts (in Edina 5–0 lot and at 50th and Ewing), fash­ion shows, cook­ing and lifestyle demon­stra­tions, and more.