Arts & Entertainment
Crowds Brave The Heat At Art Fest
Art lovers braved the heat wave temperatures at Buffalo Grove's Invitational Art Festival.
Art lovers braved 90-degree-plus temperatures to peruse jewelry, paintings, photography and ceramics Sunday at the .
With the and event sponsor Amdur Productions providing much-needed free water and misting stations, modest-sized crowds braved the oven-like temperatures as they checked out the work of 162 artists.
“This is really hot,” said Wynne Baruch of Buffalo Grove, who wore a cowboy hat as protection from the sun. “But there are some great artists here.”
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To avoid the hottest time of the day, many fest attendees said they arrived early or planned to stay for a short while. Frosty water bottles competed with sunglasses and wide-brimmed hats as must-have fashion items of the day.