Fontana
The Mayor and the City Council recently hosted the Fontana Arts Festival, the largest arts festival in the Inland Empire. This event took place last Saturday, July 26th at Fontana Park.
The Fontana Arts Festival attracted audiences of over 5,000 people. “The Fontana Arts Festival gave the community an opportunity to come out and experience music, dance, and different styles and mediums of artwork. We had something for everyone!” said Courtney Hodnick, Community Services Coordinator.
This event featured 50 Art Vendors; A Wine Garden; Food Trucks including: The Slummin’ Gourmet (All American Food) , The Sweet Stop (desserts) , Let’s Roll It (sushi) , and Sunseri’s (beverages) & more; 4 Live Artist Demonstrations on stage: Rick Rodriguez, Jeni Bates, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Gil Arreola; 4 Interactive Art Demonstrations: Subdoh M (painting), Becky Peck (ceramics), Jared Tumbarello (spray paint art), and Pablo Damas (urban art); and 7 Stage Performances ranging from dance studios to symphony orchestras.
The event also featured a performance by 2013 Latin Grammy Nominee for Best New Artist, Quattro, considered a fresh, new and innovative ensemble that blends Latin pop, Jazz and Classical Crossover. overtaking every listener of their music.
For more information regarding next year’s Fontana Arts Festival, please contact (909) 349-6975 or visit www.arts.fontana.org.