Revitalizing Waterbury sets dates for Arts Fest, annual meeting

March 9, 2022 | By Waterbury Roundabout 

Revitalizing Waterbury recently announced that it will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, March 30, and that Waterbury Arts Fest returns to summertime this year, July 8-9. 

The annual meeting will be held at Country Club of Vermont, 5:30-7:30 p.m. on March 30, with attendance limited. It also will be available on Zoom. 

The meeting will include presentations on the organization’s work over the past year and a look ahead to 2022 efforts. The group will also present its annual community service award. 

The nonprofit community and economic development organization’s largest annual event is Waterbury Arts Fest which pre-pandemic was held in July. The event was canceled in 2020 and held in September last year due to COVID-19. This year’s dates are Friday-Saturday, July 8-9.

Other updates to Arts Fest: a new logo was designed by muralist and graphic artist Lauren Cat West who recently moved to Waterbury from Philadelphia; a new coordinator, Maggie Twitchell, is organizing the event; and a new location this year, too. Instead of Stowe Street and Bidwell Lane, the festival moves to nearby Pilgrim Park. 

A new website for the event will be launched this month. Artists, food vendors and musicians interested in participating in the festival can email info@waterburyartsfest.com for more information and an application.