Show goes on for lucky few CDAF vendors
Harry Day sat in Rick’s Cafe Saturday afternoon behind a table displaying his artwork.
He was trying to sell metal sculptures, ink block prints and copies of a couple of books he has written to the fairly constant stream of the bar’s customers shuffling past.
Arts, music, food: Cotton District Arts Festival set for Saturday
Starkville Area Arts Council’s annual Cotton District Arts Festival hits the historic Cotton District on Super Bulldog Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Photos: Super Bulldog Weekend
Merritt Bush, 3, sits on her father’s shoulders during the 2018 Cotton District Arts Festival Saturday. Merritt is the daughter of Jeffery Bush and Kyle Merritt. “The arts and kids stuff here is great and we just love Bulldog Weekend,” Kyle said.
Photos: Cotton District Arts Festival
Martina Hoffmann, 8, learns how to paint with local Mississippi State University student and artist Kelsey Pearce during the Cotton District Arts Festival on Saturday. Martina’s parents are Florencia Meyer and Federico Huffmann, of Starkville. Pearce is a biology science major from Memphis.
Super Bulldog Weekend, arts festival set for this weekend
Two signature Starkville events — Mississippi State University’s Super Bulldog Weekend and the Starkville Area Arts Council’s Cotton District Arts Festival — are set to draw in tourists from across the Southeast this weekend.
Area musicians invited to join singer/songwriter contest
The Cotton District Arts Festival in Starkville is looking for 2017’s best local musicians.
Out of towners pour into Golden Triangle for weekend events
The Golden Triangle had a busy and economically successful weekend.
MSU readies for eventful Super Bulldog Weekend
A large crowd is expected at Mississippi State for Super Bulldog Weekend beginning today as MSU takes on the Texas A&M Aggies in an SEC baseball series featuring nationally ranked Top 10 teams.
Big weekend ahead in Starkville
Sports, arts and food lovers will find their fill of events this weekend as tourists descend upon Starkville for Super Bulldog Weekend and the Cotton District Arts Festival.
New, veteran artisans confirmed for April’s CDAF
The Cotton District Arts Festival will feature a lineup of new and returning artisans for the April 16 event, the Starkville Area Arts Festival announced last week.
SAAC accepting applications this month for arts festival
The Starkville Area Arts Council will accept applications for April’s Cotton District Arts Festival until Feb. 29.
SBW, CDAF weekend ready to kickoff
Visitors to the Golden Triangle will find a plethora of fun-filled events associated with Mississippi State University’s Super Bulldog Weekend and Starkville’s Cotton District Arts Festival, but rain could damper attendance figures.
Taste of Starkville: Saturday’s Cotton District Festival features culinary contest
There are many reasons to enjoy the Cotton District Arts Festival in Starkville Saturday. The Taste of Starkville culinary competition is a big one. In this good-natured food showdown, local restaurants and cooks vie for titles while offering up fare for every tastebud.
And the winning songwriters are …
Judges for Starkville’s Cotton District Arts Festival Songwriter’s Competition had a tough time deciding among the 20 entrants, but results are in. The top three songwriters will perform at noon April 12 on the festival’s West Stage on University Boulevard.
Plans for April’s Cotton District Arts Festival underway
Spring is coming. With it will come warmer weather, the rebirth of nature and the award-winning Cotton District Arts Festival which annually draws tens of thousands of people to Starkville for this celebration of art and life. The 2014 festival will be Saturday, April 12.
A taste of Starkville: CDAF highlights city’s creative prowess
Thousands gathered in the arts, food and culture of Starkville Saturday during the annual Cotton District Arts Festival.
Cotton District Arts Festival showcases area’s creativity, culture
2013 Cotton District Arts Festival artisan vendors Carl Carbonell and Kate Thomas say the annual festival not only provides them with a great way to showcase their talents to a large, supportive crowd but also allows the two Mississippi State University graduates a sort of homecoming back to the art scene in which they thrived while in college.
Cotton District songwriting winners announced
It can happen anywhere. Michael Hardy was in a deer stand during Christmas break a year or so ago when inspiration hit.
Cotton District Arts Festival issues call for juried art contest
Preparations for the 2013 Cotton District Arts Festival set for April 20 are underway. Festival organizers have issued a call to all artists age 18 and above for submissions to the Juried Art Competition, a feature of the annual festival which organizers say drew more than 42,000 attendees last year.
Songwriters invited to enter competition
All professional and amateur songwriters are invited to enter the Cotton District Arts Festival Songwriter’s Competition sponsored by McReynolds’ Orthodontics.