The Oil City Arts Council’s FAM Jam: Food Trucks, Art and Music Jamboree is returning to Oil City for its second year on Saturday.
The free event is set from 2 to 8 p.m. in the Central Avenue Plaza.
A variety of local artists will be in the plaza creating artwork on site in mediums such as acrylic, oil paint, encaustic (mixed-medium wax), pottery, jewelry, sketching, fabric art and more.
The family-oriented event, open to all ages, gives folks the opportunity to talk to working artists and ask questions about their work, as well as watch the creation of different kinds of art.
“We started this last year as kind of the kickoff event for the Arts Council season and the entertainment season,” said Evelyn Wheeler, president of Oil City Arts Council and one of the event organizers.
Local fare will be provided from vendors and food trucks like Baked Goods From Heaven, JP’s Tickle My Ribs, The Hot Dog Shack, The Doughnut Factory, and several others.
Riverside Brewery from Cambridge Springs will also be providing a beer truck.
South of 90 from Albion will start off the afternoon, performing on stage in the Central Avenue Plaza from 2 to around 5 p.m. The group of friends performs country rock originals, as well as cover tunes.
Roam Free, an alternative rock and funk band from Pittsburgh, will return to Oil City to close out the evening from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wheeler said the Arts Council was glad to see people of all ages come to check out the art demonstrations last year.
“We were very excited to see families there bringing their kids, letting them see the artists and talk to the artists,” she said.
Last year’s FAM Jam was held under the bridge in Justus Park and was moved this year to the Central Avenue Plaza because of projected construction on the bridge, although PennDOT later put the construction plans on hold.
For more information, people may visit the Oil City Arts Council Facebook page or www.oilcityartscouncil.org.
