buckhead_logoscaledThe 2nd annual Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival is Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Chastain Park.

The festival will feature more than 100 painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craftpersons, glass blowers, jewelers, an “antiques alley” and more. Organizer Randall Fox said more than 90 percent of the artists will be from the metro area.

The festival will also offer a children’s play area, food (including Moe’s, Barefoot Wines and Gigi’s Cupcakes) and live music. More than 150,000 people attended last year’s event and Fox said he’s expecting a bigger turnout for 2011.

For a full line-up of events and artists visit, buckheadartsfestival.com.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.