Events
When: Saturday, November 22, 2008
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
AND
Sunday, November 23, 2008
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Where: Sam Houston Park at Allen Parkway and Bagby
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
Enter a world of color and creativity on the streets of downtown Houstonwhen The Center for Hearing and Speech (CHS) celebrates its third annualVia Coloriâ, a Street Painting Festival, November 22-23, 2008.
The festival will showcase more than 175 artists who will create original masterpieces on the street in a pastel medium. From creation to completion, festival-goers will be able to watch as artists turn asphalt into art. Food, beverages, entertainment and children’s activities will round out this spectacular fall weekend in Sam Houston Park and the surrounding streets of Bagby and Allen Parkway.
CHS also invites you to participate in the festival. There are a number of ways for the community to become involved. Volunteers are needed before and during the festival. Or, if you would like to leave your own personal mark on the event, individual squares are available for purchase ($500 - $1,500) so you can release the Michelangelo within. If you have any questions or would like to participate in the festival, please contact CHS at (713)523-3633.
We hope you will join us in celebrating the creation of art and increasing awareness for CHS. Please check back for updates as the 2008 Via Colori festival approaches.
Visit our Via Colori Myspace page to view a video of last year's event. Be sure to add us as a "Friend"!
