Festival Director Pat Rickard (right) leads her young artists at McCauley Mountain in Old Forge

The Fifth Annual Youth Artist Festival took place at McCauley Mountain in Old Forge on Thursday, August 18.

The event, which was presented by Khoros Performing Arts Company for Kids, Inc., celebrated the artistic talents of young people through storytelling, music, and dance.

The young performers then treated the audience to a presentation of singing and signed performance pieces including “Green Eggs and Ham” that they had arranged using songs from the Seussical the Musical.

Capping off the day’s festivities, guests had a chance to participate in a balloon releasing ceremony assisted by Kinder-wood Preschool Staff.

The Youth Artist Festival was co-sponsored by the Old Forge Library, View and Kinderwood.

Director Pat Rickard