Vibrant corps of volunteers drive Art's Alive success

From start to finish, volunteers made this year's Art's Alive a success.

They greeted almost 1,800 visitors during the four-day show the last weekend in October, plying them with wine, beer and appetizers, answering questions and ringing up sales. Before and after, they planned the show, hung its art and took it all down again Monday, Oct. 28.

In between duties, they admired one another's art. Six of the 10 invitational artists featured on the first floor of Maple Hall and 16 of the 51 artists in the Open Show themselves are volunteers. Their commitment makes Art's Alive stand out among region...