By Clara Glendale | Human-element reporter

The annual fall face-painting festival, set for Saturday at Bass Lake’s still-unnamed uptown park, has been canceled.

Organizers said the decision was due to lack of supplies, and additional funding is out of the question, said Jennifer Sparkle, newest member of the event planning committee.

“Let’s face it, we just didn’t have enough money,” Sparkle said.

Parents and children who had planned to attend have been asked to “find something else to do on such short notice,” according to the committee.

Max Fontaine was involved in this report, for undisclosed reasons.