Westgate Arts Festival
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| Messenger photos by Sean V. Lehosit |
| Peter Schmitz and Ben Ninde welcome guests to the inaugural Westgate Arts Festival on May 12. Ninde, a young actor with Bread & Circus Theater Company, performed a lively dance for motorists as Schmitz accompanied with accordion music. |
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| Jason Byrd of the band, Pink Flamingos, gazes at an exotic bird before getting on stage for a musical performance. |
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| Briggs alumnus Brittany Rose paints with Scarlett Gonzalez as she waits for her next customer at the face painting booth. |
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| Ecuadorian painter Jose Bastidas works on a commissioned piece under the shade of a tree. Bastidas has showcased his work in South America, New York and all over Ohio. |