The Boro Art Crawl is turning one this October. On October 14, the Crawl will feature more artists and artwork than ever before in 25 different locations from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

It is hard to believe that just a year ago a group of more than 50 people met at the Center for the Arts for an interest meeting, from this group the Boro Art Crawl Committee was formed. Glenn Merchant was a member of the original Crawl planning committee and this Crawl is dedicated to him. Merchant, owner of Moxie Art Supply, was an artist, arts advocate, friend, and supporter. His loss leaves a hole in heart of the local art community, but the committee will be celebrating his contributions in style, with more are and more varieties of art.

The Murfreesboro City Hall Rotunda will have a reception of the opening of the water colors of artist Carol Curtis.

Sugaree's will also host singer Alison Young, as well as fine artists Alexis Grigsby and Desire Hough. They will also have models in their windows showing off the sustainable fashion designs of Liz Alig (http://www.lizalig.com).

Make sure to check out their neighbors, Funtiques, The Write Impression, and L&L Construction. They will feature the work of Charlie Hobbs, Charlie Hunt, Debby Shultz, Don "Vos" Owens, Sarah Clark, and Sierra Simmons. The Write Impression will also have a very special artist, Tabitha West. West was born with a genetic syndrome called 1p36 Deletion Syndrome. With this syndrome comes many handicaps, including being unable to sit, walk, and talk. But West was determined from the age of four to find a way to communicate with the world though painting.

Also at The Write Impression, Murfreesboro Rocks will be offering the chance for Crawl participants to paint a rock and then place it somewhere around town. The fun comes when one if found and shared using #murfreebororocks and #BoroArtCrawl.

This month poets, the Delineators, will be performing at the Earth Experience. The Earth Experience galleries will be filled with art and dinosaurs. They will be showing the works of Beth Moore, Bruce Frasier, Ella May Owen, Jessica Hayes, S.M. Teal, and Stephen Young. Make sure to stop, by as they will also be giving away tickets to the Murfreesboro Symphony's Jurassic Park Concert that is coming up soon.

Top of the Block is returning to the Crawl this month with artists Erin McClelland, Ramsey Hall, Robert Holt, Tina Whitfield, Carol Berning, Pamela Mack, Francois Mack-Mahe'.

Studio Tour Artists will be showing their work in the old Henry's Florist space. Their sampling of creations by tour artist will be sure to get art-lovers excited about their upcoming annual event in November.

Studio 903 will be featuring the work of Michelle Sweatt, Nancy Turner, and Leslie Shaffer Thomas. They will also have live music.

To play to the upcoming Halloween holiday, there will be an opportunity to win prizes by finding ghosts hiding at different Crawl locations. Instructions on how to play the game will be available at participating locations. And of course, the wearing of costumes to the Crawl is highly suggested!

Other participating businesses and organizations include: DreaminginColor, Mayday Brewery, Cultivate Coworking, Liquid Smoke, Green Dragon, Let's Make Wine, Amelia's Closet, Simply Pure Sweets, The Boutique at Studio C Photography, The Block, Quinn's Merchantile, Murfreesboro Art League at Cannonsburg Village, The Block, Center for the Arts, Moxie Art Supply, Two-Tone Gallery, Murfreesboro City Hall Rotunda, and Studio 903.

A map of all Crawl locations will be available online a few days before the event and at each participating location the night of the Crawl. This map will also note where refreshments and entertainment will be available. For a copy of the map or more information, visit www.boroartcrawl.com or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BoroArtCrawl.