Karl Stirner Arts Trail Inc.

Saturday's a big day! Drop by the trailhead behind Don Juan's Mex Grill anytime between 11–1 to help us fill pavement cracks with red sand to commemorate Indigenous victims of human trafficking. Then at 1:30, head to the McAteer Memorial Bridge ("blue bridge") for Performing the Trail, a series of dance performances. https://lnkd.in/eVsmShK8

Did you know the Artful Dash 5K Run/Walk will record precise times for all participants this year? “We're excited to offer chip timing for the first time in the event’s history,” says organizer Lynn Schoof. “We know it will provide our racers with a better overall race experience.” The event starts at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13. All proceeds benefit the trail's art and free community programs. https://lnkd.in/ee2eHffa

Join us and the Nurture Nature Center on Saturday at 10 a.m. for a Walk & Talk on the arts trail! “Planet Walk With Jeff Mucklin” will feature an educational “walk” of the solar system with a visit of each planet along the way. We'll start at the 13th St. parking lot. Also, mark your calendar for another Walk & Talk with NCC on Oct. 26: “Observing Late-Season Growth With Pam Ruch."

We're still smiling about last Sunday's panel discussion and reception for sculptor Chakaia Booker, our 2024 Artist-in-Residence. Join her by her sculpture on the trail for a public art-making workshop on Oct. 12. https://lnkd.in/eby-2jKi

Steps Along KSAT is back! It's packed with news, photos, and features: Sunday's events with Artist-in-Residence Chakaia Booker, the latest on the Artful Dash 5K Run/Walk, upcoming Walk & Talks, refurbished sculptures, new Tree of 40 Fruit, and much more. https://lnkd.in/eDvdhr-i

We're excited to announce that internationally acclaimed artist Chakaia Booker is our 2024–25 artist-in-residence. Join us this Sunday at 4 p.m. as three artists, an art scholar, and Chakaia herself discuss her art at Buck Hall, 219 N. 3rd St., followed by a reception on the arts trail. Shuttle service will be provided. We're installing her 14.5-foot-tall sculpture, No More Milk and Cookies, this week. We'll also have an art-making workshop with Chakaia on Oct. 12. https://lnkd.in/epszNf6u

Sign up today to join in the fun at the Artful Dash 5K Run/Walk on Oct. 13 before the registration fee goes up after midnight. Help support the art and free community programs on the KSAT. https://lnkd.in/exNMMB-J

We offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of KSAT artist Paul Deery. Paul created Water Way, the first site-specific work on the trail. Paul is the essence of what every small community loves in its residents: He was well loved, gentle, friendly, and excited by life. He shared so much, so openly: his joy and pride in his wife and sons; his sheer happiness and passion for wind, water, and sailing; his frequent self-challenges, be it a triathlon, a polar plunge, or a skydive. He excelled in his livelihood as a professional landscaper, artistically shaping earth, plants, trees, and rocks on main streets and side streets throughout his community. He advocated for his employees, assuring living wages and the best working conditions. On the arts trail, Paul the artist created a graceful sculpture. Water Way celebrates the movement of the Bushkill Creek, suggesting the path that ducks and insects and drops of water would travel with trees on either side and the sky and clouds above. Paul’s artistic mind and hands are forever with us, inviting us to explore and play in his sculpture, guided by the water, earth, rocks, air, clouds, and sky he loved. His presence deeply touched every part of our community, and his absence will be felt profoundly in our Easton family for many years to come. — Monica Seligmann, Board Chair; Jim Toia, Executive Director and Curator; and the KSAT family https://lnkd.in/efGFUzZf

[Update: For tomorrow night's film, you can park at the Bushkill Commons lot, 901 Bushkill Dr. (opposite IAS). Thanks, Lafayette College!] Enjoy two wonderful films on the big screen in the great outdoors! Our Movies Along the Trail series will show the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate on Aug. 24 and the 2023 animated film Migration on Sept. 7. https://lnkd.in/ebZd_TTv

The McAteer Memorial Bridge ("blue bridge") will be unavailable from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on weekdays for a couple weeks during work to stabilize the bridge. Get details and learn about the effects of dam removal on Bushkill Creek: https://lnkd.in/eY-hnSYx