Planning for First Night Fayetteville is already under way.
The theme for this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration is “Paint the Town Green!” A focus will be placed on using recyclable materials for visual arts projects and installations. Musical and performing groups will be encouraged to “recycle” old materials into fresh and new interpretations.
The Imagination Station will be filled with recyclable materials to use for creation of the traditional “First Night hats,” and recycling bins will be placed around to collect materials and trash throughout the night.
The family-oriented event will also have new leadership this year. Barbara Price Davis will serve as this year’s event coordinator.
Davis served on the board of directors for First Night Fayetteville for the past six years and has served as head of the program committee and board treasurer. She is also the executive director for YouthCAN!
Morgan Hicks, the coordinator for the past three years, chose to take a year off.
Already recruited to participate are the Yvonne Richardson Center summer camp and the Summer Art Explosion students at the Community Imagination Studio. Students have begun creating giant flowers and “critters” out of recyclable materials. Donations of recyclable materials are needed to continue the work, including cardboard tubes, plastic water bottles, empty prescription and pill bottles, plastic foam, bottle caps, coffee cans, cat litter buckets, tissue paper, old matchstick blinds and similar materials. Donations can be dropped off at the Community Imagination Studio in Fayetteville at 818 N. Sang Ave. or call 442-8585 to arrange for pickup.
For more First Night information, call Davis at 443-4797.
Publication:Northwest Arkansas Times; Aug 3, 2008;
