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Hunt County Festival Of The Arts Is Friday And Saturday (May 6-7) In Greenville

The Hunt County Festival of the Arts logo honors the late Dennis Wayne Strickland

Derek Price, producer of the "Celebrate Hunt County" videos, previews the first Hunt County Festival of the Arts, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 6-7, in Greenville.

The event was inspired by the late Dennis Wayne Strickland, who was the driving force behind the "Hump Day Happy Hour" Wednesday programs at the Texan Theater in downtown Greenville and a tireless supporter of the arts. Among the many events are "Broadway in Concert" presented by the Greenville Family Theater and Greenville Theatre Works at 7 p.m. Friday in the Greenville Municipal Auditorium, and the "Color Blaze Run" at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Greenville Sports Park. Many local and area artists will have their art works for sale in downtown Greenville.

John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.