Adults and children were invited to "Art and the Holidays On Exhibit" at 25 North Main Street, as part of the December 6, 2008, “Fall River Kicks-off the Holidays” events organized by the City of Fall River planned by arts and civic groups. The event featured live ice sculpture by Kevin Medeiros of Art in Ice outside the studio. Inside, the Children's Museum offered a number of crafts for children and the Yomega Company offered a free yo-yo demonstration by "Outch" Outchcunis and a give-away of 200 yo-yos. Building owner and member of the Downtown Development Committee Jerry Donovan helped to organize the event which also included a children’s Christmas movie and popcorn, sales of tickets to the Nutcracker by the Spindle City Ballet (four tickets were given away at the end of the day. Art work from the BCC art club was also on exhibit at the North Main Street location, while artist Elizabeth Gramm exhibited at 45 North Main Street  and Scott Camara at 18 Purchase Street. For more information about arts in Fall River, contact Arts United/Fall River president Jeff Carpenter. Click here to see Arts & The Holidays, here to see CD-REC's holiday event, here to see the Heritage Holiday House and here to see the tree lighting ceremony.
 

(Top row, left and center) Kevin Medeiros of Art in Ice in Warwick, RI, works on an ice sculpture outside of 25 North Main Street, one of the downtown locations where artists have been locating their work. (Top row, right) Ten-year-old Olivia Hendrickson of Fall River works on a painting project at one of the tables set up by the Childrens' Museum. (Middle row, left and right) Children's Museum board president Ray Gordon and his daughter demonstrate several art projects to children from the Christmas Parade, including brothers William and Richard Cloutier. (Middle row, center) Derick Silva and Tiarra Furtado wait for instructions while Tiarrs's mother, Gloria, observes from behind.(Bottom row) Brett "Outch" Outchcunis, held a world class yo-yo demonstration for area children who were instructed in the art of yo-yo play and taught how to perform beginner and intermediate tricks.  The event was provided through the generosity of Fall River based Yomega Corporation's CED Alan Amaral.