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July/August 2008 Events Calendar
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Northeast |
| Kutztown Folk Festival Kutztown, Pennsylvania June 28–July 6 kutztownfestival.com Bring along the entire family for this celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch folklife. Check out folk arts and crafts, quilts, folklore programs, historical reenactments, antiques, music, and children’s activities. Held at the Kutztown Fairgrounds. |
| 16th Annual Antiques in the Church Yard Vista, New York July 4 cordshows.com At the tolling of the 9 a.m. church bell, this 120-dealer show opens on the front lawn of tiny Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church. Dealers travel from as far away as Arizona and Florida and feature everything from 17th-century maps to 1950s barware. Shoppers fortify themselves with a traditional country breakfast, a BBQ lunch, and kettle corn and fruit smoothies throughout the day. |
| Maine Celtic Celebration Belfast, Maine July 18–20 mainecelticcelebration.com This three-day celebration honors Celtic heritage with a host of events the whole family will love, including traditional Irish and Scottish sports and games, musical performances and workshops, a Celtic Iron Chef competition, and children’s activities. Held in downtown Belfast. |
| 200th Celebration of West Quoddy Head Light Lubec, Maine July 19–26 westquoddy.com Celebrate the bicentennial of Maine’s fourth oldest light on the grounds of Quoddy Head State Park. The festivities begin with a Coast Guard cutter “sail by,” tower tours, and a murder-mystery hunt and continue with beach walks, live music, an art auction, and a chicken barbecue. Explore the park’s four miles of walking trails and watch for whales and bald eagles from the overlook near the lighthouse. |
| Maine Quilts 2008 Augusta, Maine July 25–27 mainequilts.org This three-day show returns with more than 500 quilts, including special exhibits “Made from Scratch” and “Vintage Revisited.” The show also features a Merchants Mall, lectures, demonstrations, and quilt appraisals. Proceeds from a silent auction benefit WomenHeart of Maine, a coalition for the fight against women’s heart disease. Held at the Augusta Civic Center. |
| The Monday Bedford Pickers Market Antiques Show Bedford, New Hampshire August 4 barnstar.com “Start Your Week with a Great Antique” at the Wayfarer Conference Center. This market kicks off Antiques Week in New Hampshire with more than 112 dealers of 18th- through mid-20th-century art, sculpture, textiles, and advertising. |
| 23rd Annual Antiques Show & Sale Cape May, New Jersey August 9–10 hcsv.org Head to Historic Cold Spring Village for their annual antiques show. Wander along shady, shell-paved lanes and through restored buildings in search of primitives, country and Victorian furniture, toys, books, and other collectibles. |
| Baltimore Summer Antiques Show Baltimore, Maryland August 28–31 baltimoresummerantiques.com More than 550 international dealers showcase fine art, jewelry, silver, furniture, glass, textiles, and decorative accessories at the Baltimore Convention Center. The show also includes a 60-dealer Antiquarian Book Fair, offering first editions, autographs, rare books, and manuscripts. |
Central |
| Minocqua Antique Show & Sale Minocqua, Wisconsin July 4–6 minocqua.org/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=28&extmode=view&extid=174 This show hosts 50-plus antiques dealers, as well as a bake sale and luncheon. Partial proceeds benefit the Special Education Scholarship Fund. Held at Lakeland Union High School. |
| Fiddle Contest and Summer on the Farm Archbold, Ohio July 12 saudervillage.org If you’ve ever wondered what life was like on a farm 100 years ago, Sauder Village offers a chance to find out. Adults and children alike can learn to make ice cream and rope, churn butter, and even pluck a goose. Don’t miss adult and youth fiddler competitions and enjoy the tunes of Ricky Prater and the Midnight Travelers. |
| Welcome to My Garden Tour Marshall, Michigan July 12–13 marshallmi.org This 18th annual tour features six area gardens with designs and accessories as unique as the gardeners. One garden is part of a working farm, another is strictly organic, and another was designed around a favorite tree. Shop the Garden Market for native plants, antique garden accessories, wood carvings, and original pottery. |
| Model T Ford Centennial Party Richmond, Indiana July 21–26 tparty2008.com This weeklong celebration will draw more than 10,000 Model T owners and enthusiasts, as well as 700-plus Model T’s. Food vendors, seminars, tours, and entertainment complement highlights like a Model T assembly competition and Model T games. Held at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. |
| Art in the Park Port Clinton, Ohio August 2–3 enjoyportclinton.com/activities/annual_events/art_in_the_park.php Enjoy an array of arts and crafts at this festival, held at refurbished Lakeview Park on the shores of Lake Erie. The show features 150 Midwestern artists offering drawings, paintings, jewelry, photography, woodwork, and metal crafts. Street musicians provide relaxed entertainment along the walkways. |
| Bargains Galore on 64 Fort Smith to Beebe, Arkansas August 7–9 bargainsgaloreon64.com Come to the heart of America for Arkansas’ three-day yard sale, spanning 160 miles along Highway 64. Enjoy friendly small towns and scenic vistas while shopping flea markets and yard sales offering antiques, collectibles, and other great buys. |
| 23rd American Craft Exposition Evanston, Illinois August 22–24 americancraftexpo.org More than 150 artisans feature basketry, ceramics, leather, wood, fiber arts, and mixed media. Artists who participate in the Craft for a Cure program donate a percentage of their sales to this major fund-raiser for ovarian and breast-cancer research. Held at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion. |
| Kansas City Irish Fest Kansas City, Missouri August 29–31 kcirishfest.com This Celtic celebration returns with traditional music and dance, heritage displays and workshops, and children’s activities and performances. If you have a competitive spirit, there are four contests to choose from: baking, knitting, photography, and an all-new writing contest. Held at the Crowne Center Square. |
| Midwest Old Threshers Reunion Mount Pleasant, Iowa August 27-September 1 Midwest Old Threshers Midwest Old Threshers Reunion includes exhibits, demonstrations, train and trolley rides, crafts and antiques, children's activities, parades, live entertainment, and home-cooked foods, all in celebration of our rural midwestern heritage. |
Southeast |
| Liberty Celebration Yorktown, Virginia July 4–6 historyisfun.org Celebrate the Fourth of July at the Yorktown Victory Center. View military exercises, tactical drills, and role-playing demonstrations and learn about the signers of the Declaration of Independence at this salute to America’s founders. |
| Wright Kite Festival Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina July 12–13 kittyhawk.com Professional kite fliers from all over the world gather at the Wright Brothers National Memorial to celebrate 105 years of flight. Watch giant kites catch the breeze, including a 75-foot Octopus kite and a 40-foot Manta Ray kite. Don’t miss the stunt-kite demos, games, and kite-making for kids. |
| Hatteras Kite Festival Hatteras Island, North Carolina July 24 kittyhawk.com Bring the whole family for a day of kite-flying fun at Hatteras Landing. Parents enjoy the power-kite lessons and stunt-kite demonstrations, while children go for the climbing wall, face-painting, and kite-making. |
| Virginia Indian Heritage Day Williamsburg, Virginia July 26 historyisfun.org Come to Jamestown Settlement to honor Virginia’s Indian cultures and heritage. Activities include intertribal dancing and drumming, themed museum tours, panel discussions, and hands-on children’s activities. |
| Asheville Antiques Fair Asheville, North Carolina August 1–3 ashevilleantiquesfair.com One of the oldest antiques shows in the Southeast presents some 55 dealers with 18th- and 19th-century furniture, books, silver, linens, and crystal. The show also offers verbal appraisals, lectures, and furniture restoration. Held at the Asheville Civic Center. |
| Folk Fest Norcross, Georgia August 15–17 slotinfolkart.com/folk_fest/folk_fest.html The largest folk-art show in the world hosts 100 galleries and dealers specializing in outsider art, self-taught art, Southern folk pottery, and anonymous and antique folk art. Held at the North Atlanta Trade Center. |
Mountain-Pacific |
| Old Stuff on Main Street—An American Antique Fair Silverton, Oregon July 4 silvertonchamber.org Historic downtown Silverton is the place to find early-American, Italian, and French antiques and collectibles. Just for fun, enter a contest to identify collectibles and their original purposes. Take a break from shopping to visit nearby Oregon Gardens and beautiful Silver Falls. |
| Flagstaff 21st Annual Summer Showcase Flagstaff, Arizona July 4–6 azantiqueshow.com Head for the cool pines of the Arizona mountains for this show, featuring a variety of antiques and collectibles, from furniture and high-quality art glass to Victorian fish bowls. Held at the Coconino County Fairgrounds. |
| Santa Fe Summer Show Santa Fe, New Mexico July 6–8 antiquities-shows.com Long known for its exotic cultural collections, this show has expanded its selection to offer modernism in design and art. Check out the array of antiques, folk, and contemporary art from Europe, America, Asia, and Africa at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe. |
| Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Crested Butte, Colorado July 7–13 crestedbuttewildflowerfestival.com Relish the beauty of nature in the mountains of the Wildflower Capital of Colorado. Learn to identify, paint, plant, and cook wildflowers through the many tours, lectures, and exhibits. |
| Bainbridge in Bloom Bainbridge Island, Washington July 11–13 gardentour.info Come celebrate 20 years of spectacular gardens at this annual event. Tour five diverse gardens, from a 5-acre English-inspired garden to a garden high on a bluff overlooking Eagle Harbor. Enjoy special-interest garden tours, learn about garden photography and sustainable gardening, and watch plein-air artists painting in the gardens. |
| Country Primitive Antique Show/Sale Snohomish, Washington August 2 cravenfarm.com Take a scenic country drive into the Snohomish Valley and visit Craven Farm, where the barns will be bursting with country-primitive antiques. |
| The Great Southwestern Antique Show Albuquerque, New Mexico August 9–10 greatsouthwesternantiqueshow.com More than 200 dealers—specializing in American antiques, Native American and ethnographic art, cowboy gear, jewelry, photography, rare books, and Western art—will gather at the State Fairgrounds for this year’s show. |
| Lafayette Peach Festival Lafayette, Colorado A ugust 16 discoverlafayette.com What better way to celebrate the peak of the peach harvest? This festival combines delicious peach dishes, arts and crafts, antiques, a farmers market, and activities for children. Listen to the Boulder Philharmonic and other musical guests while savoring warm peach cobbler, peach pie, and refreshing peach smoothies. |
A PARIS STREET MARKET
Littleton, CO May thru Oct
The first Saturday of each month fro 8-3 rain or shine
An open-air vintage, antique and artisan market outdoors at Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center.
www.aparisstreetmarket.com
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