The 75th Anniversary FIBArk officially launched at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 14 at High Side! Bar and Grill on the banks of the Arkansas in Salida. As the
FIBArk Whitewater Festival released its 75th anniversary poster art, created by local artist Leslie Jorgensen, in advance of the event scheduled for June 15-18 in Salida.
Salida’s first First Friday event of the year is today, as galleries and other creative businesses will extend their hours to allow visitors to stop in and interact with artists.
Leslie Jorgensen’s vibrant, pulsating painting style was born, in real terms, on the side of a mountain. The Salida artist began to see the landscape anew in 2017 on a