Lakewood's Arts Festival 2010

Photos from Lakewood's premiere festival, the Lakewood Arts Festival, 2010. All photos are the property of The Lakewood Observer, Inc. 2010

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  • Up early from a late night at Starry Night, recent receipent of the Lasky Award for Public Service, Kathy Haber speaks with a local, as she waits for the Lakewood Historical crew to come and set up for the Arts Festival. Kathy might have more energy than anyone I know.

  • School Board Member Matt Markling talks with Corey Rossen of Rozi's Wine House, and The Jordan Family Foundation.
  • Director of the Lakewood Historical Society Mazie Adams, gets ready for a long day with Mary Carol Lusic-Warren.

  • What amazed me is how many people drank and danced into the wee hours of the morning at Starry Night and were up and ready to go for the Arts Festival. Here Kathy Berkshire works the table for The Hospice of Western Reserve.

  • Bill gaydos with his wife, and LO Photographer Frank Lanza fill out dream ribbons for the Hospice of Western Reserve.
  • CCLAS' booth helping Lakewood pet population.

  • Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.

  • Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy.

  • Mary Coleman and her daughter check out some of the art for sale.
  • First Federal of Lakewood has a guess the amount and win it. You have to love school board members that are constantly looking for ways to offset the cost of education.
  • Nei Jacobs, Lakewood's adopted son kicked off the music.
  • Some of Lakewood's guitar maestros showed up to catch Neil who is usually on the road. Here is Steve Davis and Jeff Sherman.
  • Lion n Blue was packed all day!
  • The Root was hopping inside and out.
  • Roy on the right with a friend as owner of the Root Cafe Julie looks in.
  • The Steeles stop in from out of town. Patti used to work at the Library with Kenneth Warren.
  • The LO's designated family.
  • Lakewood Christian Service Center
  • Crowd was building by 10:30
  • Lakewood PTA
  • While bands played some got haircuts!
  • The Northern Belle Gang.
  • Hey it Kim Yanosik from Lakewood Daily Sanps without a camera!

  • Beth Shiekh loving the day.

  • A great couple from Lansing Michigan that had heard from family members in Cleveland that they have to stop and check out the Lakewood Arts Festival, so they did, they bought and loved the city.
  • As the curator of the T-Shirt Museum at http://tshirtmuseum.com I love good messages on cotton.
  • Crowd kept building.

  • The Biddel Boys.

  • Happy art owners heading home.
  • Lakewood Recreation Center.
  • What do you mean no dogs allowed? I'm here!
  • My Kiwanian brothers and sisters.
  • Scott with his daughter at The Beck Center booth.
  • Save St. James.
  • Wow more tourists.
  • H2O
  • Guitar/bluesman John Lusic looking for Mary Carol.

  • OK here is the warning, if you work for Rozi's Wine House as a kid, you can never escape working on the Arts Festival. Just ask George Shiekh.

  • Matt Charbenau's band cranks up. Matt is on bass.
  • The Biddel family with Michael Dever
  • Ruthie Davis with Drake, and his new son Seth.
  • Bobby in some cooooool cotton.
  • Councilwoman Monique Smith with friends.
  • Congressman Kucinich
  • Mel Page enjoys a laugh with the Congressman.

  • My favorite family in Lakewood, The Rodamans hit the street.

  • As I get ready to head home I get one last offer for some fine food and coffe at The Root Cafe.

  • Then as I pass the Beck Cafe, who do I see playing but Neil Jacobs, picture here with Lakewood's, It Girl,  Julianne Davis. Neil was getting ready to head to Columbus where he was doing two shows that night!