POTSDAM -- SLC Arts is hosting demonstrations by local artists at 41 Elm Street as part of the town-wide First Saturday events on Saturday, Sept. 2, from noon-5 p.m.

"First Saturday" is a town-wide event sponsored by the Campus Life office at SUNY Potsdam and the office of Student Life & Engagement at Clarkson University. The purpose of the event is to open the fall semester welcoming college students to Potsdam and encourage students to engage with local businesses and organizations.

The events at SLC Arts during First Saturday are free and open to everyone, not just college students. From noon-5 p.m., SLC Arts will provide art supplies and coloring pages for community members to sit, color, and chat.

From noon-5 p.m., Aimee LaRue of Norwood will make steampunk hats in preparation for her journey to The Enchanted City event in Troy, NY later this month. More information about LaRue's costume designs is available on social media under her business name, graverobbergirl. LaRue's hat making demonstration will be in room 119.

From 3-5 p.m., Sara E. Lynch of Potsdam will present a pottery-making demonstration on the second floor of Downtown Snell Hall, in her art studio in room 236. More information about Lynch's work can be found on her Etsy site at https://www.etsy.com/shop/saraelynch.

SLC Arts believes in art for everyone and accepts financial donations to support their public events. For more information about events at SLC Arts or how to donate, call 315-265-6860 or visit www.slcartscouncil.org.