'Spectacle of Speed' show to proceed in Warren

WARREN — The “Spectacle of Speed” exhibit will go forward as planned this summer, though there have been delays in manufacturing the 6-foot tall statues.

The manufacturer of the fiberglass replicas of Packard automobiles’ famous Goddess of Speed hood ornaments got behind in making the statues, said Bobbie Brown, director of the Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County.

All of the public dates for the exhibition will remain the same, Brown said.

“The only Spectacle dates that have changed are internal,” she noted. “Artists received their statues later than was originally anticipated and therefore we had to change their due-back date, from May 15 to June 11. This in no way affects the public aspects of this project.”

The artists originally had from February through May to decorate their statues.

“The Spectacle of Speed” event will open up as originally planned from June 26 to June 30 in downtown Warren, Brown said. All statues will be on display at the Warren Community Amphitheatre during the Ohio Chautauqua   event, which will take place outside the Kinsman House.

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