A day-long music and arts festival is planned for the Village of Clinton the weekend Hamilton students return to campus.
The first Clinton Art & Music Festival will be held at locations throughout Clinton on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Hamilton's Office of Student Activities has arranged for busses to run continuously from campus to the village, beginning at 3 p.m.
Free performances featuring jazz, blues, pop, folk, rock, Celtic, spiritual and acoustic music will be held at various locations, including The Village Tavern, Melodic Revolution, Don's Rok, Nola's, The Clinton Cider Mill, St. James Church and the gazebo on the Village Green.
Painters, sculptors, potters, photographers, and glass and ceramic artists will also be showing their works throughout the village. In addition to the many fine restaurants located in Clinton, a number of food vendors will be on hand.
As part of its orientation for new students, Hamilton is sponsoring a "drive-in" movie on the field behind Clinton High School. Disney's "The Incredibles" will be shown at dusk.
The festival is sponsored by Melodic Revolution and the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds will be donated to the Utica Chapter of the American Red Cross.
