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Brian Edwards, left, and Dave Smith, right, both of Columbus Brian Edwards, left, and Dave Smith, right, both of Columbus, work on the top of their sandcastle Friday afternoon during the Sand-Tastic Summer Festival at the Levis Commons in Perrysburg. The two men said they had spent four hours Thursday working to create the initial block of sand from which the castle would later be sculpted. Smith said it would most likely take a team of two to three people two days to finish the castle.

Brian Edwards, left, and Dave Smith, right, both of Columbus, work on the top of their sandcastle Friday afternoon during the Sand-Tastic Summer Festival at the Levis Commons in Perrysburg. The two men said they had spent four hours Thursday working to create the initial block of sand from which the castle would later be sculpted. Smith said it would most likely take a team of two to three people two days to finish the castle. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH Enlarge | Buy This Photo

Published: 7/14/2012 - Updated: 10 months ago

Artists and residents turn Levis Commons into a sandbox

BLADE STAFF

Levis Commons is turning into a giant sandbox as artists and residents build sandcastles for a three-day festival in Perrysburg.

The event, which started Friday, runs from noon to 8 p.m. today and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Click here to view pictures from Sand-Tastic!

The summer festival also features other family-friendly activities, such as face painting, sidewalk chalk artists, and inflatable toys.

Savannah Walters, 12, of Findlay, left, and Heaven Cacanese, 10, of Bradner, pose for a photo next to their completed sand castle during the Sand-Tastic Summer Festival at the Levis Commons in Perrysburg. The girls teamed up to compete in the amateur sand castle contest. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH Enlarge | Buy This Photo

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