Arts & Leisure
Paint the town! Sparrow’s Plein Air Festival blends art & outdoors

CHRIS NATHAN, OF Ferrisburgh, paints with oils at Riverfront Park in the Marble Works on Saturday during Sparrow Art Supply’s Plein Air Festival. Over 90 participants came out for this inaugural event.
Independent Photo / Steve James
June 19, 2025
There was a lot going on this past weekend. Between the No Kings protests, the swearing in of Dog Mayor Tela and Porter Hospital’s Centennial Birthday Party — folks were out and about “painting the town”… oh, wait… That’s right, they actually were painting the town!
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