AUBURN — From Friday through Sunday, L/A Arts will be presenting a pop-up café/cabaret during the 2017 Auburn Winter Fest at 1 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn. In a night club setting, L/A Arts will showcase the jazz quartet Tom Porter & Friends on Friday from 5:30–9p.m, jazz/funk/Afrobeat arists Micromassé in their LA premiere on Saturday from 5:30– 9 p.m. and a jazz brunch with guitar/bass duo Three Point Jazz on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Throughout the weekend there will be a selection of fine art and crafts for sale, just in time for Valentine’s shopping, and a menu of Asian-French inspired food and drink from Chef Zach Pratt of Boba.
On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, kids and families can enjoy Valentine-making craft activities indoors while outdoors on Saturday, the New England School of Metalwork and SubZero Ice Carvings will present demonstrations of metal forging and ice sculpting.
Also on Saturday afternoon, the Teen Sewing Program at the Root Cellar will present two fashion shows. The events will wrap at 4 p.m. when the metal snowflake sculpture made by NESM will be auctioned off, with proceeds to benefit L/A Arts.
The artists whose work will be shown and for sale are:
Luc Demers – photography
Jody Dube – ceramics
Ellipsem Jewelry
Jung Hur – painting
Crystal Nicholas – painting/ prints
Heather Perry Fine Jewelry
Greg Shattenberg – letterpress/ prints
Gail Skudera – woven mixed media
Go to laarts.org or call (207) 782-7228 for more information.
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