Amanda Melendrez, 21, twirls fire on Thursday evening at the Iron Tribe Performance Casting Session near the Highlands University Art Foundry. Many spectators were on site to watch as melted scrap iron was poured into molds. Melendrez, along with members of the university’s Twirling Club, provided entertainment.
An Iron Tribe participant holds a bucket as melted scrap iron pours from a furnace. This year’s Iron Tribe included local, national and international artists.