On Nov. 7 the Sixth Annual Crown Hill Arts Festival will offer Ballardites a chance to see a wide array of performances, from flamenco to African drumming, and alert neighbors as to what is going on artistically in the community.

"It builds awareness of not only what is going on in the building, but what is going on in the community," said Crown Hill Center Project Manager Catharine Weatbrook. "It's a lot of fun to see what your neighbors are doing."

The performances put on during the festival will be conducted by organizations, many of them run by area locals, housed within the Crown Hill Center.

The festival will also include an art show and beer cellar raffle.

The Gilbert and Sullivan Society, one of the buildings newest tenants, will perform selections from a number of its musicals.

Weatbrook could not say what she is looking forward to most at this year's festival.

"I can't pick one," she said. "It's all a lot of fun. There are always great surprises."

Though the Crown Hill Arts Festival is in its sixth year in the same building, this year technically marks its Crown Hill Center debut.

Small Faces Child Development Center purchased the Crown Hill Elementary building in June, and the space officially became the Crown Hill Center in August.

The festival starts at 6:30 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. at 9250 14th Ave. N.W. Admission is free.