By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Beer, walking, historic homes, and the arts all combine this Saturday afternoon during the annual Beer Walk for the Arts in St. Joseph.
This year, the fundraiser will be held in the historic Harris-Kemper District.
Robbie Morton with the Allied Arts Council says this fundraiser gives residents a chance to peek inside some of St. Joseph’s most historic and beautiful homes.
“We are a very lucky city to have all of our arts organizations, but also to have this amazing architecture that still exists,” Morton tells host Barry Birr on the KFEQ Hotline. “We are luckier than most.”
There will be samples of beer, many local craft beers, and food in each of the five homes on the tour. Art will be on display throughout as well as music.
Val Jones with the Arts Council says the homes themselves are works of art.
“And the way they’ve been decorated is so artful, where they’ve taken the old and mixed it with the new,” Jones tells Birr. “It’ll be a beautiful day. It’s actually inspiring.”
The tour raises money for the arts in St. Joseph.
This year, the tour begins at the Whiskey Mansion on Francis Street, a house built in 1885; designed by famed architect E-J Eckel.
The Beer Walk for the Arts ends with a garden party.
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