With a commitment to integrating the arts in order to have a healthy and vibrant community, as well as promoting local farming, the annual Food+Art+Health is set for this Saturday from 8 a.m to noon. There will be live music performances, performing arts, a community art project and food from local farms and businesses.
The event is hosted by Owensboro Health at the Owensboro Regional Farmers’ Market.
In addition to performances by local groups, OH Healthpark dietitians will be on to answer food and nutrition questions.
The Farmers’ Market pavilion is at the corner of Triplett Street and Parrish Avenue, in front of the Owensboro Health Wound Center.
Performance Schedule:
- 8-10 a.m. Randy Lanham and Friends
- 10-10:15 a.m. RiverPark Center: ATK “On the Go” production of Patchwork
- 10:15-10:35 a.m. Owensboro Dance Theatre
- 10:35-11 a.m. Theatre Workshop of Owensboro: Charlie Brown
- 11-11:30 a.m. Encore! Musicals
OH has hosted the signature event annually at the Farmers’ Market since 2015, according to Debbie Zuerner, OH Director of Community Engagement.
Zuerner said the event is designed around promoting the intersection between food, art, and health — something that she said impacts economic development, advancement of the arts, tourism, health education, and many more things.
“What happens at that intersection is very powerful in building a healthy, vibrant community,” she said.
Zuerner said the event focuses on “the rich food and cultural aspects that food has for us in Western Kentucky; our artists and understanding how art can help in the aspect of health and wellness in a community; and bringing in (the OH) health aspect.”
She said the last year proved how vital the arts were, as many people leaned on the few events to help get through the pandemic. So, it was as important as ever to bring back the signature event.
“It’s about the experience of the art and the music and the dance and the theater that takes place at the market,” she said. “But it’s also recognizing the deep culture of our farming community and where our food comes from and the variety.”
