Preview: Via Colori

Looking for something different to do this weekend? Head to downtown Houston, where street painting festival Via Colori will take place on Saturday, November 22 from 10am to 6pm and Sunday, November 23 from 10am to 5pm. This free event, which benefits The Center for Hearing and Speech, will be held in Sam Houston Park at Allen Parkway and Bagby. Live music entertainment will be featured on two stages; the lineup includes several local favorites, including Sideshow Tramps, Wild Moccasins, Two Star Symphony and Moses Guest.

Read more about Via Colori after the jump

From Via Colori Houston's website:

Enter a world of color and creativity on the streets of downtown Houston when The Center for Hearing and Speech (CHS) celebrates its third annual Via Colori, a Street Painting Festival, November 22-23, 2008.

The festival will showcase more than 175 artists who will create original masterpieces on the street in a pastel medium. From creation to completion, festival-goers will be able to watch as artists turn asphalt into art. Food, beverages, entertainment and children’s activities will round out this spectacular fall weekend in Sam Houston Park and the surrounding streets of Bagby and Allen Parkway.

CHS also invites you to participate in the festival. There are a number of ways for the community to become involved. Volunteers are needed before and during the festival. Or, if you would like to leave your own personal mark on the event, individual squares are available for purchase ($500 - $1,500) so you can release the Michelangelo within. If you have any questions or would like to participate in the festival, please contact CHS at (713)523-3633.

We hope you will join us in celebrating the creation of art and increasing awareness for CHS. Please check back for updates as the 2008 Via Colori festival approaches.

Via Colori Houston Entertainment Schedule

Saturday, November 22

Bud Light Lime Main Stage

12:00-1:00 Brian Kalinec Band
1:15-1:45 Corian Ellisor feat. Alex Abarca and Kristen Frankiewicz
2:00-3:00 Two Star Symphony
3:15-4:00 Cafe Khytaro and DelEspadin Flamenco
4:45-6:00 Bourbon Street

Whole Foods Market Cafe Stage

12:15-1:15 Jason Spencer
1:45-3:00 Jerk Store
3:30-4:30 Flying Fish Sailors
5:00-6:00 Arthur Yoria

Sunday, November 23

Bud Light Lime Main Stage

12:00-1:00 Wild Moccasins
1:30-2:30 Sideshow Tramps
3:00-5:00 Moses Guest

Whole Foods Market Cafe Stage

11:30-12:30 The Neptones
1:00-2:00 The Texas Toast
2:30-3:30 Scott Krippel
4:00-5:00 Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics

Good music, great cause, fun times – see you there!

—Cereal