The People’s Arts Festival (PAF) – the largest assembly of artists, performance artists, musicians and filmmakers in the City of Detroit – is back with a vengeance this year in an expanded, bigger, bolder version.

To celebrate its third anniversary the 2009 PAF will run for two days – from 11:00 a.m.-midnight and from 11 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. August 29 and 30th. Rain dates of September 12 and 13th have also been scheduled. The PAF, sponsored by The Russell Center for Creative Arts (RCCA), is housed at the Russell Industrial Center at 1600 Clay Avenue off I-75.

There is no entrance fee to participate and no sales commissions will be taken. The only charge to artists is a $40 community participation fee (covering both days) that will be applied to incidental costs associated with security, general area cleanup, etc.

Satori Circus will be performing on the main stage by the dock Saturday at 10:00PM and Sunday (with the lounge music Konrad Lee and guest Toledo) at 3:00PM.

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