The 27th annual Orange Street ArtsFest was held this weekend in downtown Wilmington. Despite light rain, hundreds of people still appreciated the arts showcased on Sunday. The street fair is the largest springtime arts festival in downtown Wilmington. This year the festival featured over 80 artists, some traveling from outside of North Carolina. Thalian Association Community Theatre launched this annual event in 1995 to celebrate what the Community Arts Center in the Historic USO Building has to offer and to recognize talented artists in the community.
WILMINGTON — Eddie Maier has been participating in the Orange Street ArtsFest for 10 years. He travels up and down the East Coast to participate in around 20…