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In harrisburg, september is "Art month." I
bet you didn't know that.
when I was growing up, september was
most certainly back-to-school month, with
the new school year cranking up just after
Labor Day. but August holds that distinction
now for most kids. so, september needs
something—an identity, a purpose, a reason
to exist.
"Art month" it is!
It actually does make sense.
In september, many theaters, symphonies,
galleries and troupes begin their new
seasons after a long summer break. For
much of the art world, it's a time of renewal,
revival and optimism.
this september is extra special in
harrisburg.the annual Kipona festival has an
artistic element to it with an artist market,
live music and even circus arts in the form
of the daring wire-walkers.
A week later, on sept. 8, the annual gallery
walk celebration takes place for the 31st
year, with 19 traditional and non-traditional
art spaces open to the public.
but, truth be told, I'm most excited for the
10-day harrisburg mural Festival. technically,
the festival kicks off on Aug. 30, but most of
the painting, parties and community events
take place over the first week of september,
with a huge block party in front of the state
capitol to wrap it all up on gallery walk day.
I'm psyched for the festival not only
because sprocket mural works is shipping
in world-class muralists to our city, but
because, once they leave, their art stays
behind, with us. After the festival ends,
harrisburg will have a bona fide mural trail,
dozens of murals one can easily walk or bike
between. how cool is that?
one other thing about september—it's
theburg's annual arts-focused issue (or, as I
like to say, even more art than usual). we've
packed this issue with stories about music,
theater, film, writing, painting, etc.
to mangle a bee gees lyric: with all this
art so right, how can september turn out to
be wrong?
laWRance BinDa
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