PreVUE Event But, for Nanc and Gloria, the Festival is also a way for the community to come together and continue to heal from the damage done by the tornado. “Everyone continues to be working diligently to get our community pulled back together. We are a big part of that,” Gloria says. “The Gourd Festival provides a fun activity for the community, as well as promotion of the arts.” So, on September 17, the Gourd Patch Arts Festival will once again bring art and fun together for the community. Starting at 9:00 a.m., festival goers can enjoy art by local and nationally-recognized gourd artists, gourds, pumpkins and mums from local growers, music, craft vendors, face painting, and a gourd derby car race. For Nanc, the festival is a way to expose the public to the passion that the Art Guild has. “We are all about the art, so this festival features a lot of art for people to enjoy and do together,” she says. Gloria knows that, in this year especially, the Gourd Patch Arts Festival has a lot of hope for the future riding on its fun shoulders. “The more activities that we have as a community, where people have the opportunity to come together, it just lifts everyone’s spirits and they see that there is hope for the future.” Mark your calendars for the Gourd Patch Arts Festival, September 17, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Graves County Cooperative Extension Service office, 4200 US-45 in Mayfield, Kentucky. You can learn more by following the Ice House Gallery and the Gourd Patch Arts Festival on Facebook, or by visiting www.icehousearts.org. If you’d like to know more about the Mayfield/ Graves County Art Guild and join their year- round programming, you can visit www.icehousearts.org, call 270-247-6971, or email [email protected]. 76 SEPTEMBER 2022 | PROMOTING EVENTS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE
