Paint the Town Red to return in September

Posted 6/24/21

After COVID-19 forced the cancellation of Northwest College’s annual Paint the Town Red last summer, the perennially popular event will return to downtown Powell later this summer.

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Paint the Town Red to return in September

Area residents and NWC students enjoy the 2019 Paint the Town Red event in downtown Powell. After COVID-19 forced its cancellation last year, the event will return this September.
Area residents and NWC students enjoy the 2019 Paint the Town Red event in downtown Powell. After COVID-19 forced its cancellation last year, the event will return this September.
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After COVID-19 forced the cancellation of Northwest College’s annual Paint the Town Red last summer, the perennially popular event will return to downtown Powell later this summer.

Paint the Town Red will be held on the evening and night of Friday, Sept. 10 — which coincides with the 75th anniversary of the college’s opening on Sept. 10, 1946.

Powell residents of all ages are invited to attend the event and help welcome both new and returning Northwest College students to the downtown area with prizes, activities like slacklining, a portable planetarium, facepainting, a scavenger hunt and music. Paint the Town Red will be the first in a series of scheduled events throughout the year to celebrate NWC’s 75th anniversary. 

Area residents can also plan to attend the Homesteader Days Festival, which will return to town Sept. 10-11 on First and Clark streets.  

“This year’s event will showcase live music, hands-on activities for kids, demonstrations, crafts, farm equipment and much more,” curator/director of the Homesteader Museum Brandi Wright said. “The Homesteader Days Festival is always a fun event and a great opportunity to celebrate what Powell is all about.” 

In keeping with Paint the Town Red traditions, NWC students will receive dinner tickets for use with food vendors and be encouraged to take part in the festivities in order to get acquainted with Powell, the community and all the town has to offer. 

This year’s concert kicks off with a performance by NWC music students, who will open for Tris Munsick & the Innocents. Constantly on the road, Munsick has shared the stage with artists like Big and Rich, Lyle Lovett, Blackhawk, the Eli Young Band, Cody Johnson, Casey Donahew, Marty Stuart and several others. He performed at the Cody Stampede Grounds earlier this month.

Visit nwc.edu/red as details about Paint the Town Red continue to emerge. Follow the NWC Facebook page at facebook.com/NorthwestCollegeWyo for additional updates. 

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