Imagination Fair

Beet Street's Imagination Fair will bring a glimpse into the rising merge of science, art and music, to inspire the imagination and creative enterprise within the northern Colorado community. In a world becoming glazed over with television, video games and text messaging, there are still many exciting things happening that bring together cutting edge technology and artistic expression. The Imagination Fair will take place in three locations in Old Town, Oak Street Plaza, Opera Galleria and The Lincoln Center.

Event partner, Discovery Science Center, Colorado's NASA link site, will also be showcasing NASA exhibits and "hands-on" activities as well as award-winning student science fair exhibits in the Opera Galleria. Poudre School District will be bringing several local robotics teams for demonstrations, and the Colorado State University Engines and Energy Conservation Laboratory will be showcasing their low cost, high-performance cookstoves, engineered for the developing world. These exhibits are free and open to the public.

On the heels of the Imagination Fair, Beet Street will also be presenting artistic pioneer and renowned performance artist Laurie Anderson to present, Burning Leaves: A Retrospective Songs and Stories 2009. Anderson, became well known for her use of technology and invention to enhance her poignant and complex violin and performance art pieces.

Beet Street presents an Imagination Fair Friday, June 5, in downtown Fort Collins from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. For more information please visit http://www.beetstreet.org/Imagination-Fair