For 36 years the YWCA's Riverside Art Festival has marked the start of the summer season in Bay City. This year artists and visitors enjoyed beautiful weather in beautiful downtown Bay City as the artists spread onto downtown streets.
Enjoy our photo coverage of some of the highlights from this years festival.
Fanciful Ceramics from April Evans and Chris LaRosa of Fairview.
French crooner Michelet Innocent, Michelet sings for all audiences
in French, English, Spanish, Creole, and many other languages
Beautiful Rings Catch The Sun at the Do-All, Inc. Booth
Wooden bracelets and other pieces from Larisa Zimin of Wixom.
SO Good on a hot afternoon!
A splash of color with Tie Dye clothing.
Stoneware artist Paul Needham of East Jordan shows his work.
A number of authors including Richard L. Baldwin sold and signed books.
Everybody wanted a taste of Pam's Pantry dip mixes.
Ever popular caricature artist Chris LaPorte is a regular at the festival.
Photographer Rachel Luczak of Ann Arbor showed her stunning pictures.
Yard sprinklers from Copper Time are good for more than looks as this young lady finds.
Traditional Romanian Sausage made a great lunch
The Saginaw Valley Woodturners demonstrated how to make some truly wonderful wooden pieces.