Helen Keller Festival

I am looking forward to this year's Helen Keller Play and Festival of the Arts in Tuscumbia. I went to the play and juried art show last year and both took my breath away. The talent of the actors who perform the Miracle Worker play on the grounds of Ivy Green is amazing. http://www.helenkellerbirthplace.org/.

I asked if the actors were hired from New York. The Director of Ivy Green said they are all local. A true statement of the fine talent we have right here in Alabama. We now have two American Idol winners and a runner-up, a Survivor winner and final four survivor. We now need a talent show for actors.

The young girl who portrayed Helen was amazing. I watched her the entire performance to see if she blinked, or lost her concentration due to the noise in the crowd or the flashes from cameras. Not once did I see here break her concentration. She had me believing she was blind.

I did pick up several things at the art show last year. A painting and a teak wood bench. The award-winning juried show also features clay, glass, metal and wood works of art as well as other fine crafts.The Festival of the Arts is held as part of the Helen Keller Festival and takes place June 27-28 at Spring Park. The festival itself kicks off Monday, June 23 and also features live music. For more information you can check out http://www.helenkellerfestival.com/. And, by the way, the art show is free!