'Yarnstorm' Coming To Downtown Libertyville In March

The Libertyville community is invited to help cover downtown Libertyville in colorful knitted squares on Saturday, February 24 at 12pm. Join knitters and crocheters as they work to decorate trees, railings, and benches along Milwaukee Avenue with brightly colored creations to mark the beginning of Fine Arts Month in the Village of Libertyville.

The David Adler Music and Art Center is pleased to partner with Wrapped in Art--Libertyville for this event, and has hosted weekly knitting and crocheting groups throughout the winter. Over 100 people have participated in this community art project.

No experience is needed to help decorate on “Coloring Day.” All ages are welcome, and participants should meet in Cook Park at 12pm. The installation will remain up throughout March, to celebrate National Youth Art Month, and Fine Arts Month in the Village of Libertyville.

Fine Arts Month occurs each March in the Village of Libertyville and features public exhibitions of student art at local businesses, a pop-up gallery of student art during MainStreet Libertyville’s First Friday, and a series of concerts and performances by young people.

Other Youth Fine Arts Month Events include:

• For one night only, the Fine Arts Month Pop-Up Gallery will take over Dance Center North. Libertyville High School students will display 2- and 3-D works of art. Friday, March 2 from 6-8pm, Dance Center North, 540 N. Milwaukee Avenue.

• Adler Center students will play live music at How Impressive! and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory as part of their #AdlerPlaysBack concert series. Friday, March 2 from 6-8pm, MainStreet Libertyville’s First Friday

• A Youth Art Month Exhibition Opening and Public Reception at the Adler Center honors all youth artists participating in the month-long celebration. Sunday, March 4 from 4-6pm, David Adler Music and Arts Center.

• Visit local businesses and organizations proudly displaying youth art for Youth/Fine Arts Month in the Village of Libertyville. March 4-24, at various sites. Visit www.adlercenter.org for a complete list.

• Libertyville High School presents a Winter Choral Concert, March 7 at 7:30pm and a festival of one-act plays in the Studio Theatre, March 16-17, at 7:30pm.

• District 70 ArtEffects at the Cook Memorial Library: a library-wide exhibition of student art work, with a performance by the Highland Middle School Strolling Strings on March 8, at 7pm. See the exhibition through March 31.

About Youth Fine Arts Month in the Village of Libertyville: Village President Terry L. Weppler, proclaims March 2018 to be Youth/Fine Arts Month in the Village of Liberyville in order to “promote awareness of Fine Arts in our village and celebrate the contributions of our residents engaged in music, theatre, dance, film, painting, drawing, sculpting, graphic and interior design…and all forms of fine artistry which enhance our human experience.”

About the David Adler Music and Arts Center: The David Adler Estate, the country home of the renowned North Shore architect, celebrates its centennial in 2018. The David Adler Music and Arts Center is dedicated to preserving Adler’s legacy by making music and the arts an integral part of everyday life. Its year-round activities are designed to foster engagement and achievement in the arts for the people of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. The David Adler Music and Arts Center is located at 1700 North Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, IL 60048.