JULY 23, 2009 ISSUE
Arts & Crafts Show at Old Cannon Hospital This Weekend
More Than 40 Artists Display Work Saturday and Sunday
Mountain Top Promotions will showcase a new, more visible and more convenient location for shows this Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, when it hosts the Summer Fine Arts & Crafts Show on the grounds of the Old Cannon Memorial Hospital, located on Tynecastle Highway in Banner Elk, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Admission is free.
According to Mountain Top Promotions Owner Pat Fay, the new location is just off the highway and features plenty of parking and shade for vendors and attendees. Taking advantage of the new digs will be more than 40 artists hailing from up and down the East Coast.
This weekend’s show features jewelry, watercolor paintings, local wines, glasswork, clothing, homemade food, books, picture frames, baskets, pottery, furniture, chainsaw bears, candles, handbags, woodworking and a host of unique artwork.
Watercolor artists Audrey Young of Banner Elk and Fredrick Marshall of Boonville will be there, along with woodworker Dick Larson of Banner Elk and glassworker Gretchen Kauffman of Davidson. Chateau Laurinda Winery will be there with more than 20 wines to sell and sample, and Travis Tinsman of Butler, Tenn. will be there with his homemade birdhouses. Natasha Caine from Wilmington, Chris Helvey from Unicoi, Tenn., Rhee Korff from Cannon, Ga. and Clay Timmey from Key Largo, Fla. will all be there with all shapes, sizes and prices of jewelry, and Keith Martindale of Seagrove will be there with his selection of pottery.
A food vendor will also be at the show selling hot dogs, hamburgers, Bratwurst and drinks. For directions, call 828-898-8395, 828-898-5605 or 1-800-438-7500. For artist information and/or vendor applications, call Fay at 828-733-0675.
Want To Go?
Date: Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day
Location: Old Cannon Memorial Hospital, Banner Elk
Cost: Free
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