Boneyard Arts Festival Events at Beads N Botanicals

Boneyard Arts Festival Events at Beads N Botanicals Artwork of Phil Strang on exhibit April 19 through April 21: one-of-a-kind prints on canvas made from glass originals. Saturday, April 21 Rattle the Boneyard: Community Drum Circle- Bring a drum, rattle, instrument or just clap your hands. Beads N Botanicals is hosting a drum circle as a part of the Boneyard Arts Festival. Cost: FREE. 1pm-2pm Musician Anne E. Clements performs original & cover songs (folk, Americana, Blues), 2:30-3:30pm Artist's Reception: Wine & cheese reception, meet-and-greet with artist Phil Strang, 3pm to 4pm

Boneyard Arts Festival Events 

Beads N Botanicals

117 North Broadway Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

Boneyard Arts Festival Events in Urbana, Central Illinois

The 9th Annual Boneyard Arts Festival

Boneyard Arts Festival Events

at Beads N Botanicals

FEATURED ARTIST: Vicki Brown of Simply Vicki

TREES OF LIFE. Born, raised and living in Urbana,

Vicki has created art for over 28 years.

This self-described mother, grandmother and crazy cat lady has developed her

 Trees of Life, each one as individual as live trees.

Her works are available for viewing April 7 thru April 9 of the festival

 during regular store hours.

“Meet the Artist” Wine & Cheese reception

 on Saturday, April 9, from 3pm-5pm

Musical Performance by Anne Clements

Guitar and Vocals, Agent of Change Project

Saturday, April 9, 12noon to 1pm

The Trikhala Bellydance Troupe,

made up of University of Illinois undergraduate and graduate students, will perform their style of tribal fusion dance-- a mixture of American tribal-style bellydance, traditional ethnic bellydance and contemporary dance styles such as hip-hop. Come watch them dance and dance with them.

Saturday, April 9, 1pm to 2pm

Rattle the Boneyard: Community Drum Circle-
Bring a drum, rattle, instrument or just clap your hands.

Beads N Botanicals is hosting a drum circle as a part of the Boneyard Arts Festival.

Saturday, April 9, 2pm to 3:00pm

Drum Circle & Bellydancing: Beads N Botanicals Boneyard Festival Events

BEADS N’ BOTANICALS Boneyard Arts Festival Events:

Sat, April 17, 2-3:30pm: “Rattle the Boneyard:  A Community Drum Circle,” bring drums, rattles or other musical instruments to participate

Sat 3:30-4:30pm: Trikhala, a bellydance troupe made up of UIUC graduate and undergraduate students, will perform choreographed and improv bellydance pieces. The group’s Tribal Fusion dance style mixes American tribal-style bellydance with elements of traditional ethnic bellydance and contemporary dance styles such as hip hop. 

Artisans include:  Athan Chilton: lampworked beads, Karen Gottlieb: Inspirational Collage, Angela Graveline: acrylic painting, Evelyne Tardy: Mandela paintings, Jean Nonman: handcrafted wooden boxes, Marlita Hasbargen: Dream catchers, Smudge feathers, & paper bead jewelry, Tara Allen: Photography, Vicki Brown: jewelry 

Originally Athan Chilton was supposed to demonstrate lampworking beads, however, a broken foot has put her "out of the running" so to speak. We are hoping to schedule a demonstration in the future when she is physically up to it.