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CRAFTPRODUCERS
CALENDAR 2009
17th Annual Hildene Fall Arts FestivalHildene's Meadow (River Road off Route 7A)
Manchester, Vermont
October 2, 3, & 4, 2009
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What's happening in Manchester - Lodging - Dining - Designer Outlets - Weather - Craftproducers Tent Supplier
This is the perfect weekend for early foliage viewing, especially up at the top of the Toll Road above Equinox Mountain outside Manchester. This is the highest peak in southern Vermont and the view is unlimited, stretching from New York to Quebec, from Massachusetts to New Hampshire. By Columbus Day Weekend the brilliant foliage here is often gone.
We mention this and the Route 4 road between Rutland and Quechee as a splendid drive before or after visiting our famous foliage Art and Craft Festival at Hildene. Nestled in a magnificent valley along the Battenkill River (the birthplace of fly fishing), the site is a scenic complement to the scintillating selection of original Art and contemporary craft.
200 artists and artisans display and sell their very own creations. As usual, at a Craftproducers Festival, there are no imports and no buy/sell products—just honest creative artists and artisans under the glorious, heated Camelot tents. In a sense it’s like experiencing 200 different boutiques except that there are no bar codes!
All kidding aside, the thousands of attendees, locals and leaf peepers alike, flock to this show to begin (and in some cases end) their holiday gift shopping. While many of the products make wonderful gifts, most customers buy for their own pleasure: home furnishings, clothing, jewelry, furniture, original Art and photography, and more. Truly, our colossal Camelot tents are veritable cathedrals of creativity.
More than shopping, this Festival offers delicious fresh food and live entertainment. This Fall we will introduce the VERMONT CHEESE, BEER, AND SAUSAGE TENT. Yummy! A festival within a festival. More than a dozen micro brews will be available for sampling and drinking along with several different cheese made in Vermont. Just to spice it up a little Vermont made sausages will be available. For those wine aficionados we will also serve a variety of wines that will compliment the cheese and sausages.
The VERMONT CHEESE, BEER, AND SAUSAGE TENT will be open daily 11-4. You may select a sampler special or order a la carte. Full menus will be posted closer to the show dates.
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Festival Facts* 200 Designer Craft and Fine Art Exhibits under large heated Camelot Tents
* RAIN or SHINE in HEATED Tents!
* October 2, 3, & 4, 2009 from 10am-5pm daily
* Adult Admission $8, children 12 and under FREE, youth 13-17 $2;
Weekend pass $10; Students $5 with ID
* Specialty Food Tent. Includes exhibits of wonderful handmade food for purchase and take home
* Vermont Cheese, Beer, and Sausage Tent
* Free Parking
* No pets, please
Craftproducers would like to give SPECIAL THANKS to Hildene (www.hildene.org) for allowing their beautiful grounds to be used for this show.
Cheese and Beer Pairing Seminar - SaturdayThe Vermont Cheese Council (VCC) has entered its second decade and now represents more than 40 cheesemakers throughout Vermont who are dedicated to the production and promotion of premier cheese. Our mission includes hosting educational events for the public, acting as a resource to cheesemakers, facilitating partnerships between consumers and producers and providing technical assistance to both novice and advanced cheesemakers.
Calley Hastings, the Vermont Cheese Council coordinator and cheesemaker at Fat Toad Farm and Ruth Miller, Vermont’s “Beer and Cheese Maven” will host a Vermont beer and cheese pairing at Hildene Fall Arts Festival. They will highlight 5 incredible cheese companies from around the state including Crowley Cheese, Cabot Creamery, Fat Toad Farm, Vermont Butter and Cheese Company, Dancing Cow and The Cellars at Jasper Hill. They will pair a variety of cheeses with beer from Rock Art, Otter Creek, and Wolaver’s including one cider pairing from Woodchuck Cider. Come and learn more about the stories behind the cheeses and why they pair so well with these local brews.
Visit our website at www.vtcheese.com or contact Calley Hastings at info@vtcheese.com for more information.
DirectionsLODGING: For information about lodging or more details about the town of Manchester, VT, call the Manchester Chamber of Commerce at 802.362.2100 or visit www.manchestervermont.net.
DIRECTIONS: Manchester is located at the foot of 3,816-foot Mount Equinox mountain and is at the juncture of Route 7A and Route 30. The Art and Craft Festival is located on Hildene’s Meadow, part of Robert Todd Lincoln's summer estate. From downtown Manchester, head South on 7A until you reach River Road. Follow the craft fair signs to the Hildene Meadows. You'll see the big white tents on your left. If you're coming down Route 30, the craft fair signs will begin on your left before immediately after R.K. Miles.
SHOW ADDRESS: 1844 River Road, Manchester Center, VT (use this for GPS navigation)
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