Eye of the Eagle Art & Paint It Red Parties & Internet Cafe Host 1st Annual Back To School Block Party

The Eye of the Eagle Art and Paint-It-Red Cafe in Downtown Clayton will host the 1st Annual Back-To-School Block Party on First Street on Saturday August 22, 2009, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public of all ages.

Activities include: Face Painting, Waterslide, Inflatable Bouncer, Carnival Style Games, The Traveling Teacher Show, Side Walk Chalk Drawing Contest for ages 6-18 with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners and one Grand Prize Winner. (Drawings judged by local artists.)

Side walk contest is open to the General Public and a $3 entry fee and entry form is required to reserve a spot. Entry forms are available at the Eye of the Eagle Art Center.

Demonstration and Education presentations by local Law Enforcement, Fire Department and EMT’s agency’s throughout the day as their schedule permit. Food and Drink will be available for sale at Paint-It-Red and from other food vendors.

Block Party Sponsors: Carolina Paper – Main Street Clayton, Clayton Steak House – Main Street Clayton, Doggie Do’z – First Street Clayton, Four Oaks Bank – Main Street Clayton, Ragland Productions – Main Street Clayton, Fancy That – Main Street Clayton, TechStar Computer Sales and Repairs – Main Street Clayton

The Eye of the Eagle Art gallery and art center is located at 131 E First Street, Clayton, NC 27520. Gallery Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. You can call 919-585-2461, email art@eyeoftheeagleart.com or go to www.eyeoftheeagleart.com for further information. The mission of The Eye of the Eagle Art is to support the arts, the artists both professional and emerging, and bring the arts alive in the community.

Paint It Red Parties and Internet Café is located at 115 E. First St., Clayton, NC, 27520. For further information call 919-553-8317