Free outdoor festival celebrates books and art. NEW DATE TBA.
Published: December 23, 2021
By: Shannon Severance-Pease
UPDATE: This event has been postponed. A new date is TBA.
What do you get when art meets literature? ArtLit, an interactive and collaborative celebration of books, multimedia art and creative minds.
Now in its fifth year, ArtLit 2022: Drawing Together, will feature continuous activities, demonstrations and entertainment for all ages, including art, crafts, chalk artistry, mural creation, a storytime tent, stencil painting, computer drawing activities and painting classes. There will also be a Martin Luther King Jr. Day remembrance with an origami dove craft.
The free, outdoor festival, presented by the Broward County Library and the city of Pompano Beach, takes place on Saturday, Jan, 15 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Pompano Beach Library and Cultural Center.
The afternoon includes a puppet show, music and dance performances, poetry and other live entertainment for all ages. The artistic backdrop lends itself to photo opportunities galore, and there will be a photo booth where pictures are taken for free.
ArtLit is the official opening celebration of Broward County Library’s NEA Big Read 2022, which features the graphic novel The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by award-winning author Thi Bui.
The Pompano Beach Library and Cultural Center is located at 50 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach. For more information, visit http://www.broward.org/library.
