This fundraiser for the Arts Council was very successful last year. “It exceeded all our expectations,” said Warren Baumgart, exec. director. “Over 2700 people attended and we were able to raise $12,000.”

This year’s block party promises even more music. Ten bands will perform on two stages throughout the evening including the Ann McWilliams Band, Alligator Brothers, The Luckies and Gordon Bonham.

There will also be more food choices at this year’s event. Five downtown restaurants will be serving food at 4th and Washington from special block party menus. Bistro 310, Powerhouse Brewing Company’s Columbus Bar Cafe, 4th Street Bar and Grill and Smith’s Row Food and Spirits will participate again this year. Tre Bicchieri is a new partner and all of the restaurants have worked together to make sure they offer a wide variety of food to satisfy every taste. In addition, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages stations will be placed along the 4th Street corridor.

Face painting, jump house, mini Nascar racing tract, Buffoon the Clown, dunk tank and kidscommons programs are just some of the children’s activities scheduled on Washington between 3rd and 4th Streets from 4 to 9pm.

For additional information about the block party or other Arts Council programs, visit www.artsINcolumbus.org or call 812.376.2539.

The Columbus Area Arts Council is a public, not-for-profit corporation supported by private donations, the City of Columbus, the State of Indiana through the Indiana Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.