Showing posts with label Front Street Arts and Crafts Show. Show all posts
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June 26, 2017

2017 Front Street Arts and Crafts Show in Dillsboro NC a Big Success

Wonderful blue skies, great entertainment and over 60 multi-talented artisans brought out more than 3,000 people to Front Street Arts and Crafts Show in Dillsboro NC on June 17th.


The first of three 2017 festivals produced by the Dillsboro Merchants Association, Front Street Arts and Crafts Show filled not only Front Street but also Church Street, increasing vendor participation thereby providing a much larger selection of arts and crafts. Dillsboro Merchants also reported an upturn in business during the festival.

The second 2017 Dillsboro festival, Summer Arts and Crafts Market, is scheduled for August 19th, with vendor booths booked to capacity. Vendor booths for ColorFest on October 7th, the third 2017  Association sponsored Festival are going fast.

This report and photos provided by
Amy Ammons Garza
Co-Founder
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, Inc.
29 Regal Avenue •  Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-631-4587


June 17, 2016

Front Street Arts and Crafts Show this Weekend in Dillsboro NC

June 18, 2016 in Dillsboro NC - Front Street Arts and Crafts Show   Enjoy over 40 booths  displaying the hand-made craftsmanship of some of the best artists from around the region, along with live family entertainment and festival food. 

There will also be a silent auction to benefit the Lighthouse Baptist Church Missionary Fund. Event hours are 10 AM to 4 PM.


Live Entertainment Schedule:


 11 AM - 12 PM and 12:15 PM - 1 PM:   Twelfth Fret - Husband and wife team acoustic duo with Craig Neidlinger on guitar and Kim Neidlinger on upright bass. The duo performs original music as well as classic pop and rock from Elton John, America, John Prine, The Beatles, David Bowie, The Eagles and more.

 1:30 - 2:15 PM:  J. Creek Cloggers - A high energy dance team out of Haywood County will be "Dancin in the Street". Enjoy old time mountain tradition clogging, audience participation square dancing and broom dances. Members will demonstrate different styles of dances including buck dancing, flat foot and clogging. The Team director is Kim Ross.

2:15 - 3:15 PM: Betty Brown - Specializing in singing Appalachian Stories, Betty Brown writes and records original "story" songs about faith, family and growing up in Appalachia. Her songs include such titles as Abiding in the Vine, My Appalachia and Smoky Mountain Memories.

3:15 - 3:45 PM:  Kim Schuler - Raised in a family of multi-generational musicians, Kim Schuler was singing before she could walk and eventually earned her degree in music from Western Carolina University. Her specialty is "vintage" music, songs her audiences love to dance to and have fun with and which date from the 30s to the 90s.


 

March 2, 2015

Inaugural Front Street Arts and Crafts Show Calls for Artists

Call for artisans:  Fine art & fine craft artisans are cordially invited to participate in the inaugural Front Street Arts and Crafts Show in the charming village of Dillsboro NC scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2015. 

This major juried show also features food, entertainment, silent auction and raffle. The application deadline is April 1. For more information call 828-506-8331. For applications visit www.visit dillsboro.org or mountainlovers.com

While on the web sites, check out the new Arts and Crafts Markets every third Saturday, July through September, a venue designed to give artisans an affordable way ( only $10 ) to exhibit and sell their work. This is not a flea market, but a place for professional artisans.


Just officially confirmed, ColorFest will again feature $500 in cash prizes sponsored by Champion Credit Union. This years date is October 3. 

The new Oktoberfest on October 17 has a low $25 entry fee for artisans. Participate in these events and help make Dillsboro NC a popular mountain art and craft destination.