PRESS RELEASES - SEPTEMBER 2006

Front Street Festival is Saturday, Sept. 30
Live Entertainment, Food, Fun and History Highlight Annual Event

September 22, 2006

The Front Street Festival gives spectators a glimpse into Arlington’s past more than 130 years ago.

“It is a celebration of our rich heritage,” said lead festival planner Geraldine Mills, who also serves as the director of the Arlington Historical Society. “The Front Street Festival is an opportunity for us to celebrate and re-live history with food, fun and living history demonstrations.”

The festival is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, September 30. Front Street is located in downtown Arlington between West and Center streets, south of Division Street.

The festival will feature live musical entertainment on Front Street, artists, vendors and Civil War era re-enactment groups, including the First U.S. Infantry, the Col. M.T. Johnson Sons of Confederate Veterans and Bear Creek Buffalo Soldiers.

Children’s activities, including storytellers in the one-room schoolhouse, cornhusk doll-making workshops and face painting will occur throughout the day in Knapp Heritage Park. Admission into the park area is $2 per person or $5 for a family of four. Proceeds benefit the maintenance of the park and efforts to rebuild the train depot.

Parking will be permitted on Center Street and West Street. Front Street will be closed from Center to West streets. Pecan Street and Oak Street will also be closed.

For more information about the Front Street Festival, visit www.fielderhouse.org  or call the Arlington Historical Society at 817-460-4001. To learn more about Arlington’s history, the first 130 Years, visit the City of Arlington website at www.ci.arlington.tx.us.