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Art attracts, but that's not all you'll find at renowned festival Daily Herald Staff Report People pack downtown Highland Park at a previous Port Clinton Art Festival. Daily Herald file photo Full Story at: http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=316392 Visitors stroll by a fiberglass sculpture made by artist Marina Lee during a previous Port Clinton Art Festival in downtown Highland Park Saturday. The event returns this weekend with more than 260 juried artists from around the country. Daily Herald file photo Published: 8/28/2009 12:01 AM The annual Port Clinton Art Festival takes center stage this weekend at the Taste of Highland Park, featuring the work of more than 260 juried artists from around the country. "Families are looking for opportunities to share happy experiences together during these tough economic times," says Amy Amdur, founder of Amdur Productions, which launched the show that has become an end-of-summer tradition. "Art has the power to speak...

Big crowds expected for Port Clinton Art Festival August 25, 2009 By CHARLES BERMAN cberman@pioneerlocal.com The renowned Port Clinton Art Festival returns this weekend highlighting an action-packed weekend on Central Avenue that also includes the Taste of Highland Park. For the second consecutive year, the two popular Highland Park events will be held together and are expected to draw hundreds of thousands to the downtown business district for everything art and food. The Taste kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday and runs through 6 p.m. Sunday on Central Avenue between First and Second streets. The Art Festival will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The festival is ranked the third best art show in the country, according to Leslie Schreiber of Winger Marketing. Founded and produced by Highland Park's Amdur Productions, the 26th annual outdoor show will feature all genres of art from more than 260 juried artists from around country. "We are thrilled to once again bring th...