Winners of ‘best seats in town’ to be named Sept. 17

Bluffton Mayor Ted Ellis will announce entries and winners in the Creative Arts Council’s 10th Outdoor Art Showcase on the terrace of the Arts Commerce & Visitors Centre, 211 Water St., Bluffton at noon on Friday, Sept. 17.
This year, the showcase is titled “Best Seats in Town.” Thirty-two area businesses and organizations have sponsored artists who designed and painted benches for seating at the 100th Bluffton Free Street Fair.
Entries will be judged by members of the Fort Wayne Artists Guild for award certificates for Best of Show, First, Second and Third places and a Youth Award.
All bench entries will receive an exhibitor ribbon and can be viewed by the public free of charge all day Friday, Sept. 17 at the AC & VC. During the fair (Tuesday, Sept.. 21 to Saturday, Sept. 25) the benches will provide seating for fair attenders.