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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
3rd Annual Leesburg Fine Arts Festival Coming to the Historic
Downtown on September 20 & 21, 2014
Leesburg, VA (August 22, 2014) – The Friends of Leesburg
Public Arts are sponsoring the 3rd annual Leesburg Fine Arts
Festival in downtown Leesburg, on Saturday and Sunday,
September 20 and 21, 2014. Admission to the Leesburg Fine
Art Festival is free. Festival hours are 10:00am to 6:00pm on
Saturday, September 20, and 11:00am to 5:00pm on Sunday,
September 21.
The Leesburg Fine Arts Festival will showcase over 100
nationally and internationally acclaimed artists from more than
20 states and overseas. Coordinated by Paragon Art Events, the
festival will feature painting, jewelry, sculpture, photography,
woodworking, ceramics, glass, fiber art, mixed media,
metalwork and more. For more information, please visit
www.paragonartevents.com/lee/.
A portion of the proceeds from the festival will support the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts. The
Friend of Leesburg Public Arts’ mission is to provide funding and support for public art and arts-
related programs within the Town of Leesburg. In addition to hosting the annual Fine Arts
Festival, they are currently raising funds for a mural on the Loudoun Street side of the Town
Hall Parking Garage. For more information, or to make a donation, please email
LeesburgPublicArts@gmail.com.
There will be street closures in downtown Leesburg for the Fine Arts Festival. King Street from
Cornwall Street to Loudoun Street and Market Street from Church Street to Wirt Street will be
closed, beginning at 5:30pm on Friday, September 19. Streets should reopen at approximately
9pm on Sunday, September 21.
Contact:
Betsy Fields
Research & Communications Manager
bfields@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2734
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