FREE ART AND MUSIC FOR THE ENTIRE
FAMILY---
TODDLERS TO TEENS!
COME JOIN THE FUN! AUGUST 12, 13 & 14, 2010
The Snake River Roaring Youth Jam is the biggest family arts festival ever to hit Idaho Falls.
Organized by the Idaho Falls Arts Council, the "Youth Jam" is three fun filled days of art,
theater and music for kids of all ages...and their families too!
THEME: A Passport to the Arts 2010
Various stations along the greenbelt staffed with 1 volunteer to distribute Youth Jam Passports. At each tent the kids will receive their passport. After they have visited all the tents their passport with be filled and they will have visited each continent of the world and created a piece of art that is reflective of the cultures that are found within the region.
Central African Decorative Necklaces: Young artists will use paper plates to make necklaces like those worn in Africa. Did you know for hundreds of years, Central African women have been wearing beautiful metal collar necklaces?
Egyptian Scarab Stones: Young artists will make beetles and other scarabs using round stones decorated with tempera paints. Did you know centuries ago the scarabaeid beetle was considered sacred to the Egyptian people? Representations of the beetle were made of ceramics and stones and were said to symbolize the soul of man.
Crystal Watercolor Snowflakes: Young artists will explore the effects of salt crystals on watercolor paint as they create a snowflake design. Did you know snow is composed of small crystals in frozen water? Antartica is known for its snowy landscape from coastline to mountaintop.
Snowy Blowy Stencils: Young artists create snowy, blowy paintings with paint and glitter to interpret the windy snowy environment of Antartica. Did you know that mosts precipitation in Antartica falls as snow, amounting to as much as 40" on the coasts?
Stone Inlays: Young artists place hobby gemstones and multicolored pebbles in self-hardening clay to imitate the stone inlays of India. Did you know that India is known for the art of beautiful stone inlay? Artists make designs by cutting semiprecious stones and then setting them in marble or soapstone.
Imaginary Mapmaking: Young artists design a map of the world base on pure imagination. Did you know two German mapmakers are known for setting a standard of excellence for mapmaking long ago? The oldest map of the globe was made by German merchant and navigator Martin Behaim.
Button Coins: Young artists will make replicas of ancient coins from Greece. Did you know that ancient Greeks, around 100 BC made coins out of precious metals like silver and gold? Each Greek city made it’s own coins, as it was a sign of great power for a city to mint it’s own money.
Hand Painted Tiles: Young artists will paint tiles just like the traditional tiles found in Spain. Did you know it has been a tradition in Spain and Portugal to decorate homes with hand-painted glazed tiles in bright designs?
Clay Sun Faces: Young artists sculpt Metapec clay suns, creating their own facial expressions and designs using clay. Did you know Mexico is known for its many clay pottery art forms? These clay artworks are know as Metapec suns and are painted bright expressive designs featuring a variety of facial expressions.
Early American Quilt Design: Young artists will make a quilt board design to hang on their wall. Did you know quilting bees and parties were one of the favorite social events for women of the early American colonies?
Yumbulul Mimi Rugs: Young artists will create a present day Aborigine story and stitch it on cloths using yarn. Did you know ancient aboriginal art features four shades of color: black, white, yellow ochre, and red ochre, symbolic of the four major races of the world?
Quipu Knots: Young artists will design a quipu with knots and strings to wear as a necklace. Did you know the ancient Inca design is a system of counting and record keeping with brightly colored strings that had strategically placed knots called quipus attached to a base cord? No two quipus were alike!
Silver Wind Chimes: Young artists substitute aluminum foil shapes for silver to make wind chimes that need just a little breeze to send musical sounds through the air. Did you know silver is a soft white metal-one of the first metals used by human beings as early as 4000 BC? Peru is in particular one of the leading producers of metal and wind chimes are one of the oldest silver works of art from Peru.
Download the 2010 Youth Jam Vendor Contract and Application Form here!
Community Night Out
Wednesday, August 11, 6:00 pm.
Along the east side of the Greenbelt on memorial
Get ready for a fun night for the whole family. When the Idaho Falls Police Department hosts festivities that showcase a variety of saety stations aimed at educating youth and families. Representative from various community organizations will be on hand as well to inform people about the resources they offer. Free food, free family activites, and giveaways are just some of the reasons to show-up. Come enjoy the soulful jazz and blues of Swing Shift, which will be featuredon the greenbelt stage beginning at 7:00 pm.
Samba Fogo!
August 12, 13 & 14, 7:00 pm.
FREE show at the Colonial Theater!
Drawing on rich traditions of mythology, Samba Fogo fuses Brazilian and Afro-Brazilian Dance, Fire Dance, and the Brazilian Martial art of Capoeira, all choreographed to live Brazilian drumming. Sama Fogo Dance Company offers exciting, authentic, and culturally rich performances... you won't believe your eyes!
The 20th Annual Snake River Greenbelt Duck Race
Saturday, August 14, All Day Events from 10-4:00 pm.
On the WEST side of the Greenbelt
 
It is not only loads of fun; it raises money for Idaho Falls' beautiful greenbelt. Thousands of little yellow rubber ducks will be dropped into the river. The first one over the falls wins a big prize for its "adoptive parent." Adoption papers are available
at the Youth Jam and from Rotarians. On weekends just prior to the race, you can adopt ducks at various locations
around town.
Battle of the Bands 2010
Saturday, August 14, 3-10:00 pm.
For information call 522-0471
Civitan's Pocket Park, corner of B & Park, Idaho Falls. Presented with help from The Snake River All Stars. $50 entry fee per band OR $100 business sponsorship. All band members must be 21 or younger. This event has become the premiere showcase for young bands in eastern Idaho. As many as 15 bands will compete for their share of over $2000 in prizes. Judges will be a mix of Snake River All Star musicians as well as area high school students. Entrants will receive by e-mail a complete judges tally with comments. Bands will have the chance to garner a local business for sponsorship if their band. All participants will have the opportunity to attend the free judges workshop presented by members of the Snake
River All Stars.
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