Celebrating the arts at LakeFest 2025 in Howard County

THANKS DALENCIA WILL CELEBRATING ARTS AND CULTURE IN HOWARD COUNTY, BALTIMORE HAS ART FEST LAKEFEST IS COMING TO COLUMBIA LATER THIS MONTH AND IT’S GOING TO FEATURE LIVE MUSIC, FOOD AND ART. SO MUCH MORE HERE TO TALK ALL ABOUT IT IS IAN KENNEDY AND DANICA RICE. NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. THANKS FOR HAVING US. YOU’RE WELCOME. SO TELL ME ABOUT LAKEFEST. YOU’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS. THAT’S RIGHT. YEAH. IT IS A FREE THREE DAY WEEKEND OF LIVE MUSIC, INVITATIONAL ART SHOW, KIDS ACTIVITY, FOOD TRUCKS, ACTIVITIES GALORE. ACTUALLY, AT THE DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA LAKEFRONT. JUNE 20TH THROUGH THE 22ND. NOW WE’RE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY NOW, AND YOU HAVE A BIG HEADLINER COMING. WE DO SO ON FRIDAY NIGHT, JUNE 20TH, WE HAVE GABY MORENO, WHO IS A GRAMMY WINNER. SHE PLAYS A BLEND OF BLUES, JAZZ, SOUL, AMERICAN MUSIC. IT’S SOMETHING THAT IS, SHE IS SURE TO PLEASE EVERYONE. AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, WE’LL HAVE PERFORMERS, LOCAL, REGIONAL AS WELL AS NATIONAL TOURING ARTISTS COMING AND JUST PERFORMING BASICALLY NONSTOP MUSIC FROM FRIDAY AT 5 P.M. TILL SUNDAY AT EIGHT. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. WE JUST NEED TO CROSS OUR FINGERS ON THE WEATHER FOR YOU FOR THIS BIG EVENT. BUT LISTEN, ART IS A HUGE PART OF THIS AND THAT’S WHY THESE UMBRELLAS ARE HERE. THIS IS ACTUALLY PART OF A COMMUNITY PROJECT. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT’S RIGHT. SO COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION WORKS WITH IAN’S ORGANIZATION, MERRIWEATHER ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER, TO BRING THIS TO THE LAKEFRONT. WE ARE SO PLEASED TO BE A PART OF IT. WE MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THAT SPACE. AND SO IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY FEELS WELCOME. AND SO ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THAT IS WORKING WITH OUR ART CENTER. WE CURATE THIS UMBRELLA EXHIBIT, AND THEY’RE REALLY UNIQUE CANVASES AND PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR AS GROUPS, AS FAMILIES. AND THEY DECORATE THESE BEAUTIFUL UMBRELLAS. THIS YEAR’S THEME IS ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY AND MUSIC AND UNITY, SORT OF BRINGING TOGETHER UNDER AN UMBRELLA. THERE YOU GO, THERE WE GO, THERE YOU GO. HOPEFULLY WE WON’T HAVE TO USE THEM FOR THE WEATHER. AS YOU MENTIONED. BUT 55 UMBRELLAS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS, IS HUGE AND THEY JUST DECORATE AND PEOPLE CAN VOTE FOR THEIR FAVORITES. SO IT’S A REALLY FUN, INTERACTIVE. CAN PEOPLE BUY US SO AFTERWARDS, YES, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IF THEY DON’T WANT TO TAKE THEM, WE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE IF THEY WANT TO BUY THEM. AND THEN DOES THE MONEY GO TO ANY SORT OF CHARITY OR JUST SORT OF LIKE BACK INTO THE PEOPLE? YEAH. SO COLUMBIA OR EXCUSE ME, COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION IS A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD GO RIGHT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR SURE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS LIKE THE PEEP SHOW, BUT FOR UMBRELLAS FOR HOWARD COUNTY, YOU KNOW, IT’S LIKE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM CARROLL COUNTY’S PEEP SHOW. THEY HAVE EVERY EASTER. SO THE ARTS IS AT THE HEART OF THIS. SO YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE ARTISTS AND VENDORS, YOU NAME IT, THEY’RE GOING TO BE THERE. THAT’S CORRECT. YEAH. THERE IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. AND YOU KNOW, THE ARTS, WHETHER IT’S THE PERFORMING ARTS, THE VISUAL ARTS OR EVEN THE FOOD VENDORS, YOU KNOW, THE GOAL AND THE IDEA REALLY IS TO REFLECT COLUMBIA AND THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE NOT ONLY SEES THEMSELVES IN SOME OF THE ARTISTS, BUT ALSO SEES THEIR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS AS WELL. LISTEN, THIS IS POPULAR. YOU HAVE, WHAT, 25 TO 30,000 PEOPLE YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THIS? IT’S IT’S A HUGE EVENT. IT’S ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS AT THE COLUMBIA LAKEFRONT EACH SUMMER. AND WE’RE JUST SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME EVERYONE FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION. AND IT’S FREE. SO LET’S GIVE FOLKS THE RUNDOWN AGAIN. IT’S IT’S LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY. YEP. FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 22ND. FREE STARTS AT 5 P.M. ON FRIDAY. COME ON OUT. WE’LL BE OUT ALL WEEKEND AND JUST ROLLS RIGHT ON THROUGH. AND WHAT’S REALLY EXCITING TOO, IS THE DAY BEFORE JUNETEENTH, WE WILL BE HAVING A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION DOWN THERE AS WELL. SO SPEND THE WHOLE WEEKEND WITH US. WE’D LOVE TO SEE YOU DOWN THERE. ALL RIGHT. IF PEOPLE WANT MORE INFO, IS THERE A WEBSITE? COLUMBIA FESTIVAL.ORG COULD NOT

Celebrate local artists and see Grammy award-winning performers at this year’s LakeFest.

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Celebrate local artists and see Grammy award-winning performers at this year’s LakeFest.

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Celebrating the arts at LakeFest 2025 in Howard County

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