By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Live music, dance performances, crafts, sports tournaments and other festivities will dominate the West End of Bristol this weekend with the Third Annual Rockwell Park Summer Festival. Organized and hosted by Bristol’s West End Association, the festival will take place this Saturday at Rockwell Park. Every year the all-day event celebrates and highlights Bristol’s West End merchants and residents. The festival will feature an art fair (organized by Bare Bones and the association) where local artists and craft vendors will display a variety of their creations. The artists’ booths will be located by the small acoustic gazebo on the lagoon’s edge. Besides art, the event also features a basketball, volleyball, and skateboard tournament as well as a “Kids Zone” that is sponsored by Liberty Bank and presented by the Imagine Nation Museum. The day of the festival also will include a drawing for a 40-inch flat-screen HD television donated by Bobroske Construction. Raffle entries, which will be completed and submitted during the event. “There’s going to be something for everyone,” said Dave Hamelin, president of the West End Association. “We’re looking forward to having a great, family-friendly, fun day.” This year, 20 local bands will [...]
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