You have been thinking that you need to get your act together and go ahead and make a disaster plan, put together a disaster kit, and do some things to prepare your studio for emergencies but just haven’t gotten around to it yet. September is National Preparedness Month, so why put it off any longer? Here are 4 things to get you started:

CHARLOTTE, NC—It’s festive, it’s family-friendly, and it’s free! Festival in the Park (www. FESTIVALinthePARK.org) returns for its 48th outing in Freedom Park September 21-23, 2012, spotlighting the rich regional arts scene with a plethora of visual arts and crafts, performance arts, and live music accessible to the entire family.

NEW YORK, NY and NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Are you an artist who, having mastered your craft, now finds that your career has hit a wall? Do you have a specific project or goal that you want to accomplish but lack the resources?

Brooklyn, NY–Celebrating 40 years of designing batik wear, The Melting Pot studio will mark its ruby anniversary with a weekend-long, in-store party October 20 and 21. Nancy Cogen and Tammy Johnson, the mother-daughter proprietary team behind The Melting Pot, will host the two-day event which will feature art workshops and demonstrations in batik.

CERF+’s Studio Protector  Tip of the Month

You are at an outdoor art fair when a band of thunderstorms rolls in. What do you do?