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Lubbock Arts Festival set for July 24-25

The Lubbock Arts Festival is set for July 24-25 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

The theme is “Out of This World!” and tickets can be purchased online at SelectASeatLubbock.com or by calling 806-770-2000, General admission is $5 for adults and children 12 and under are free.

Special ticketed events include Summer Sunshine Breakfast from 9 to 10 a.m. July 24 in the Civic Center Banquet Hall. Lou Dunn Diekemper will be honored for her support of art and culture in the community. Tickets are $40.

The Dallas String Quartet will perform at 2 p.m. July 25 in the Civic Center Theatre. Tickets are $15.

A special free event is at 3 p.m. featuring Astronaut Annie who is an award-winning storyteller, puppeteer and ventriloquist.

Ashton Thornhill is the featured artist. Thornhill, a native of Shreveport, Lousiana, taught photography at Texas Tech for 29 years, and is now retired.

Saturday hours for the arts festival are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

Artists will be selling their work which will include glass, fiber, mixed media, ceramics, jewelry, drawings, and paintings.