BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120221 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival DESCRIPTION:From its humble beginnings at the North Palm Beach Country Club to its current ranking as one of the premier fine art festivals in the United States\, the ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival has always stayed true to its purpose to promote cultural arts in Northern Palm Beach County in a family friendly environment.\n\n\n\nIn 1985\, the Northern Palm Beaches Chamber of Commerce created "Festival of the Arts"\, with 150 artists creating everything from oil paintings and pottery to wind chimes bamboo flutes. That year\, the 2-day festival attracted about 2\,500 patrons who enjoyed the visual arts along with live music\, dancing and demonstrations.\n\n\n\nIn that first year\, the goal\, according to event Chairman John Heffernan\, was to "become on of the premier arts festivals in the Southeast". 25 years later\, their vision has become a reality. ArtiGras is currently ranked as one of the top 20 events by the Southeastern Tourism Society and as one of the top 50 Festivals in the country by Sunshine Artist Magazine.\n\n\n\nAlthough some elements may have changed over the past 25 years\, the goal has always been the same. Since its inception in 1985\, ArtiGras has donated over $480\,000 to local non-profits\, school art programs and scholarships and more than 1\,200 students have benefitted from the Youth Art Program. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:From its humble beginnings at the North Palm Beach Country Club to its current ranking as one of the premier fine art festivals in the United States\, the ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival has always stayed true to its purpose &ndash\; to promote cultural arts in Northern Palm Beach County in a family friendly environment.
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\nIn 1985\, the Northern Palm Beaches Chamber of Commerce created "\;Festival of the Arts"\;\, with 150 artists creating everything from oil paintings and pottery to wind chimes bamboo flutes. That year\, the 2-day festival attracted about 2\,500 patrons who enjoyed the visual arts along with live music\, dancing and demonstrations.
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\nIn that first year\, the goal\, according to event Chairman John Heffernan\, was to "\;become on of the premier arts festivals in the Southeast"\;. 25 years later\, their vision has become a reality. ArtiGras is currently ranked as one of the top 20 events by the Southeastern Tourism Society and as one of the top 50 Festivals in the country by Sunshine Artist Magazine.
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\nAlthough some elements may have changed over the past 25 years\, the goal has always been the same. Since its inception in 1985\, ArtiGras has donated over $480\,000 to local non-profits\, school art programs and scholarships and more than 1\,200 students have benefitted from the Youth Art Program. LOCATION:Location: Abacoa\, Central Boulevard in Jupiter\, Florida\, just North of Donald Ross Road and East of I-95. Gates: There are three gates located as follows: Main Gate Edna Hibel Drive and University Drive South Gate -- Main Street Circle and Central Boulevard North Gate -- Fredrick Small Circle and Central Boulevard UID:e.727.3028 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260610T230313Z URL:http://membership.npbchamber.com/events/details/artigras-fine-arts-festival-02-18-2012-3028 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR