Clifton Forge's Spring Arts & Garden Festival is Back!
Come Celebrate Spring, the Garden, and the Arts at this year's MayFaire!
Clifton Forge School of the Arts and the Historic Masonic Theatre and Amphitheatre are bringing a fun-filled day for the whole family on our adjoining grounds. Join us Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm- Rain or Shine! (Yes, it's called MayFaire. Yes, it's in April this year!) We'll have art, live music & dance performances, food & drink, artisan vendors, beautiful plants for your home & garden, activities for the kids, silent auction, raffle, and more! Just $5 admission and 12 and under are free. Tickets are available in advance at historicmasonictheatre.com and the day of in the Masonic Theatre Underground and at the Garden entrance at the School of the Arts (cash admission). All attendees must have a wristband. |
1-Clifton Forge LOVEworks
2-Amphitheatre Stage 3-Masonic Underground- beer & wine 4-Mountain Momma's Kitchen 5-Clifton Forge Rescue Squad 6-Admissions 7-Cora Dance Workshop at 1:45 pm 8-Sidewalk Chalk Contest 10:00 am-1:00 pm 9-Admissions 10-CFSOTA Gallery 11-The Art Store 12-White Oak Farm 13-Roselawn Acres 14-Roselawn Bake Shoppe 15- Cowpasture River Preservation Association 16- On the River Farm 17- Cheyenne Marcus Painting Demo (all day) 18- Suzanne Williams Metalwork Demo (10:00am-1:00pm) 19- Cutes by Ann 20- Designs by Holly 21- Hamilton Roots 22- Pure Essence Spa 23- Lion's Club 24- Kanawha Café 25- Houses for Bluebirds by a Flicker 26- catherinemadeit 27- CFSOTA Silent Auction 28- CFSOTA Raffle 29- CFSOTA Instructor/Student booth 30- Occam's Mill 31- AHCSB 32- Blue Spring Run Farm 33- Four Moons/Mountain Field Market 34- A&A Kettle Corn 35- Peacock Soap 36- Valley View Animal Rescue 37- Bubble Fun 38- love.dee creations 39- Ceriwen's Box / The Clay Cauldron 40- Painfully Pretty 41- Cora Dance Information 42- Kids Art Tent 43- McButters Tie Dye 44- Everything chenille 45- Sock Mob Designs 46- Fire & Clay 47- Andrea Curry 48- Deb Broughman 49- Branches by Kathy 50- Grapevine Wreaths 51- Patchwork Palettes and Passions 52- William Jennings Painting Demonstration (all day) 53- Judith Lochbrunner Painting Demonstration (10:00 am) 54- George Ayars Garden Stepping Stone Demo (1:00pm) 55- Masons 56- Shriners Donuts |
HAPPENING ALL DAY 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Shopping Location: Artisans and Plant Vendors outdoors behind the School of the Arts and inside The Mill; The Art Store inside CFSOTA main building Free Kids' Art Activities, Sponsored by Highlands Community Bank Location: Large event tent behind Clifton Forge School of the Arts (CFSOTA) Kids' Bubble Fun Location: behind CFSOTA, next to art tent Chalk Art (see contest version below) Location: on Church Street (Sidewalks reserved for contest, street is for freeform fun!) Community Organizations Meet your next best friend with Valley View Animal Rescue (we hear there will be a puppy kissing booth!), learn how to care for our waterways from the Cowpasture River Preservation Association, and find out about the new Clifton Forge LOVEworks sculpture that will be installed soon! Location: throughout the event grounds Painting Demonstration by Cheyenne Marcus Location: Just inside the garage door of The Mill at CFSOTA Painting Demonstration by William Jennings Location: Along upper garden path Silent Auction Location: The Mill at CFSOTA Raffle Location: The Mill at CFSOTA Food & Drink Mountain Momma's Kitchen (food truck parked behind Masonic Theatre) Kanawha Café- Coffee, Pastries & Baked Goods (inside The Mill at CFSOTA) Lion's Club Homemade Ice Cream (inside The Mill at CFSOTA) A&A Kettle Corn (behind the School of the Arts near kids' art tent) Clifton Forge Rescue Squad Founders' Auxiliary (behind Masonic Theatre) Concessions (Masonic Underground) Shriner's Donuts (along bike trail above CFSOTA Garden) EVENT SCHEDULE
10:00 am-12:30 pm Plein Air Painting Demonstration by Judith Lochbrunner, presented by Alleghany Highlands Arts & Crafts Center Location: # 53 Clifton Forge School of the Arts Garden Path 10:00 am-1:00 pm Sidewalk Chalk Contest Location: #8 Sidewalks on Amphitheatre side of Church Street 10:00 am-1:00 pm Metal Stamping and Copper Form Folding Demonstration by Suzanne Williams Location: #18 Inside The Mill at CFSOTA 12:00 pm Madison Barnett & Chase Burley-Smith, Fiddle-Guitar Duo Location: #2 Amphitheatre Stage 1:00 pm Garden Stepping Stone Demo by George Ayars Location: #54 Outside of CFSOTA Glass Studio, next to bike trail 1:00 pm-5:00 pm Free Chair Massages by Katelynne Brogan of Pure Essence Spa Location: # 22 Inside The Mill at CFSOTA, next to Cafe area 1:45 pm Dance Workshop with Cora Dance Location: #7 Church Street 2:45 pm Cora Dance Performance Location: #2 Amphitheatre Stage 3:00 pm Sidewalk Chalk Contest Winners Announced Location: #2 Amphitheatre Stage 3:30 pm Alleghany Highland Blues Society Location: Amphitheatre Stage 4:00 pm Silent Auction and Raffle close, winners announced |
MayFaire is a fundraiser for Clifton Forge School of the Arts and the Historic Masonic Theatre and Amphitheatre, both 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organizations.
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