Celebrate The Arts in Lawton at the Arts For All Festival

Arts for All, a nonprofit comprised of six member groups,this weekend presents the 42nd Annual Arts for All Festival, featuring a wide variety of festivities, including artists, vendors and entertainment for all ages.

Arts for All strives to promote fine arts in the Lawton-Fort Sill community and Southwest Oklahoma. One of its two major fundraisers of the year, the Arts for All Festival, gets underway today at 5 p.m. The weekend of festivities actually kicked off Thursday at the Museum of the Great Plains, with the Arts for All Soiree, highlighting community volunteers who have gone above and beyond for the organization and the member groups throughout the year. Volunteers recognized at the Soiree included:

Linda Chapman (Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra)

Marsha Thomas (Lawton Community Theater)

Bill Pitts (Southwest Oklahoma Opera Guild)

Dave McGowen (Wichita Wildlife Photographic Society)

April Weber (Lawton-Ft. Sill Art Council)

Dawn Rabon (Lawton Pro Musica)

Diane and Jim Mullins (Arts For All Festival)

Cheri Harrison (Arts For All Gala)

Ronda Norwell (Arts for All Board)

All of the award recipients received a personalized print from David Chase, who is a featured artist at the festival.

Profits from Arts for All Festival will go to support the Wichita Wildlife Photography Society, Lawton Pro Music, Lawton Community Theatre, the Southwest Oklahoma Opera Guild, Lawton/Fort Sill Art Council and Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra.

For more information on the festival, please visit the festival website at http://www.lawtonafa.org/.

 2016 Arts For All Festival schedule of events

Friday

5:30 p.m.

John Adams Music Expressions/Kickin' Patriots                                   4th Street Stage

Texoma Home School Bands                                                                5th Street Stage

6:00

Eisenhower Elementary Expressions                                                    4th Street Stage

77th Army Rock Band                                                                           Wine Garden

6:15

Edison Celebration Singers                                                                   5th Street Stage

6:30

Eisenhower High School Gentry Singers                                              4th Street Stage

7:00

Sherri's Dance Center                                                                           4th Street Stage

Southwest Pride barbershop Chours                                                     5th Street Stage

7:30

Miss Lawton Ashley Wheeler & Miss Lawton

Outstanding Teen Melissa Valencia                                               5th Street Stage

Saturday

10:00 a.m.

Lawton Ballet Theater                                                                            4th Street Stage

Sinfonia Strings                                                                                     5th Street Stage

10:30

LaSill Optimist Youth Group                                                                   5th Street Stage

11:15

Lincoln Continentals                                                                              4th Street Stage

Lawton Christian School Frontline! ensemble                                       5th Street Stage

12:00 p.m.

South Star Dance Academy                                                                  4th Street Stage

Healdton High School Jazz Band                                                          5th Street Stage

1:00

Storey and Barton School of Dance (modern/ballet)                            5th Street Stage

Samantha Rose                                                                                    Wine Garden

1:45

St. Mary's Harp Ensemble                                                                     5th Street Stage

2:00

United In Christ Discipleship International                                             4th Street Stage

2:15

St. Mary's Vocal Ensemble                                                                    5th Street Stage

2:30

Storey and Barton School of Dance (tap/jazz)                                      4th Street Stage

3:00

Sherri's Dance Center                                                                           5th Street Stage

Summer Breeze                                                                                    Wine Garden

3:15

Kickers of Lawton                                                                                  4th Street Stage

4:00

Kealii's Polynesian Sectacular                                                               4th Street Stage

4:15

Lawton Community Theater                                                                  5th Street Stage

5:15

International Dance's Group                                                                  4th Street Stage

Allison Yates  Private Studio                                                                  5th Street Stage

6:00

77th Army Jazz Band                                                                             Wine Garden

Sunday

1:00

Fliptastic Gymnastics                                                                             5th Street Stage

Rick Jawnson                                                                                         Wine Garden

1:30

Kickers of Lawton                                                                                  4th Street Stage

2:00

St. Mary's Choir                                                                                     5th Street Stage

2:30

Academy of Music                                                                                5th Street Stage

3:00

Logan Walker & The Guys                                                                     Wine Garden

source: Lawton Constitution, KSWO News