Saturday, October 23, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Preview Night: Friday, October 22, 2010
Mountain Makins Festival
Information
Festival Features Author's Corner
3rd Annual 8K
Run/Walk
Festival Sponsors
Photos From Previous Mountain Makins
Festivals Participant/Exhibitor,
Artist/Crafter, Food Vendor,
Entertainers, Dancers & Musicians
Instructions & Applications
2010 Mountain Makins Festival Information
The 35th Annual Mountain Makins
Festival, recipient of the
Southeast Tourism Award of Excellence for 2004, listed as a Great Escape by the New York Times in 2002, and
named by the Southeast Tourism Society as a Top 20
Event In The Southeast for October 2001 and most
recently for October 2008, will be celebrated at
Rose Center on Saturday, October 23, 2010,
from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and
Sunday, October 24, 2010, from 11:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M.
Mountain Makins is a folk life/crafts festival celebrating the traditions of Appalachia through traditional music and dance, storytelling, regional authors, fine art, juried crafts, skilled demonstrations, a variety of delicious food, children's activities and more. The festival takes place inside and outside the Rose Center, an 1892 school building which is now an historical museum and cultural arts center.
●●● The Festival begins with a Preview Reception on Friday, October 22, 2010 from 6:30 to 9:00 P.M.. Preview is open to anyone who wants first choice of the high-quality, juried crafts being offered at the Festival. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. Enjoy an evening of shopping, exquisite delicious food and delightful musical entertainment.
The purchase of a Preview ticket is also a weekend pass into the Festival. Tickets for Preview night are $20 and must be purchased in advance. To purchase a Preview ticket, stop by the Rose Center office, call 581-4330, or e-mail postmaster@rosecenter.org.
There
are two stages of music both Saturday and Sunday.
More than 65 juried crafters show their best works: Crafters exhibit throughout the building and on the surrounding grounds. Crafts typically represented include cedar items, basketry, stained glass, blown glass, pewter items, clay sculptures, fiber art, fine art, woodworking, dried flowers, wooden toys, jewelry, bath products, oils and herbs, pottery, wood furniture, gourd art, paper cutting, and much more.
Demonstrators bring to life traditional
crafts during the festival. Among the demonstrations are broom
making, woodturning, miniatures, a master beekeeper, basket
weaving, apple butter making, quilting, and blacksmithing.
Additional attractions include the Davy Crockett Museum, Davy Crockett storytelling by Jim Claborn, and a Civil War Encampment.
Special activities are planned for the children at Mountain Makins. Craft projects suitable for all ages are offered as well as face painting, pumpkin decorating and games.
Mountain Makins provides a truly fun-filled weekend, offering something for everyone, If you have never been to the Festival, do not miss it! If you have been before, you will find your favorite demonstrators, musicians, food and crafts here again this year. Many new and exciting features have been added as well. Events and offerings of the Festival guarantee crowd pleasing entertainment and shopping delight for the entire family.
Admission is $4 for adults, $1 for children ages 6 through 12, and free for children 5 years and under.
- Over 65 juried crafter exhibitions
- Skilled demonstrations
- Appalachian Storytelling
- Author's Corner
- Children's activities
- Civil War living history encampment
- Entertainment all weekend featuring: music: bluegrass, gospel, old time bands, and shape-note singing
- Delicious food
As noted above, the festival weekend begins with the Preview Reception on Friday evening. One of Morristown's social events of the year, the evening includes a buffet, musical entertainment, and advance viewing of the crafts. Tickets are available in advance at Rose Center.
Mountain Makins Festival features a selection of regional authors each year. Authors interested in participating may send a copy of their book/s, a bio, reviews and any other related material to:
Mountain Makins Festival
Attn: Authors Committee
P.O. Box 1976
Morristown, TN 37816
Invitations will be made by the Authors Committee.
3rd Annual Mountain Makins 8K Run/Walk Information
Join Rose Center for the 3rd Annual Mountain Makins 8K Run. Run or walk the 5 miles of scenic city streets. All registered participants in the 8K will received free Saturday admission to the Mountain Makins Festival, the Southeast Tourism Society’s pick as a “Top 20 Event in the Southeast” for October 2008.
General Information Date: Saturday, October 2010 Race Time: A.M.—Registration A.M. Start Location: Hamblen County Justice Center, 510 Allison St., Morristown, TN 37814. One block from the festival gate. Fees: $15 early registration (before 10/**/10) $20 (10/**/10 and after) T-shirts: Pre-registered runners receive t-shirt on race day. Others as supply lasts.
Celebration: Awards Ceremony will immediately follow race (approximately 9:30A.M.). This year's trophies are made by Vicki Kinser, local metal sculpter and Morristown Art Association member, who is exhibiting at Mountain Makins Festival this year. Refreshments will be available.
Awards: Male & Female Overall, Masters (40+), Grandmasters (60+). Awards also go to Clydesdale (Men 200 lbs. +) and Athena (Women 150 lbs. +) division. Male and Female 1st and 2nd place awards in the following age divisions: 19-under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. Overall winners are not eligible for age division awards. Team Competition– best combined time by 4 members including at least 1 female. Winners must pick up their awards the day of the race.
Click here to download and printout from your computer the 3rd Annual Mountain Makins 8K Run/Walk brochure, Official Entry Form, and Athlete's Release form available in Adobe .pdf format (MMF09 RL 8k race brochure.pdf, 886 KB).
Rose Center is very grateful for our 2009 Mountain Makins Festival sponsors.
Thank you for your generous support!
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Photos From
Previous
Mountain Makins Festivals
To view photographs from previous Mountain Makins Festivals, click on any of the thumbnail images below to view the larger image. We hope to see you at the 2009 festival. It's going to be better than ever!
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Artists & Crafters, Food
Vendor,
& Author's Corner
Instructions/Applications
For information on participating in the festival (artist, crafter, musician, food vendor, or serving as a volunteer), you may download artist/crafter and/or food vendor Letters, Guidelines and Applications directly from this site, or, you may contact the Rose Center at (423) 581-4330 or via e-mail at postmaster@rosecenter.org. If you send e-mail to the Rose Center, please include your name, address, phone number and your interest. Please remember that the craft application deadline is June 4, 2010!
Download then print the instructions/applications below in a format that is compatible with software installed on your computer. Please note that if you are using Microsoft Works or an older version of Microsoft Word, you are advised to download the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader or Foxit Reader and install the software on your computer. Then, download the Mountain Makins .pdf instructions/application below. The Microsoft Word documents below are compatible with Word versions 97, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007.
Artist/Crafter
Mountain Makins'
Artist/Crafter letter, instructions & application Pdf files
(right-click the link and "Save Target As" and save to a folder on your computer.Then use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print the file.),
MMakins Craft Letter 2010.pdf (62
KB), and
MMakins Application 2010.pdf (297 KB).
Mountain Makins' 2010Artist/Crafter
letter,
instructions & application as Microsoft Word documents (right-click
the link and "Save Target As" and save to your desktop or to a folder on your
computer. Then go to the desktop or folder on your hard drive where you saved
the file, and left double click on the file to open it in Microsoft Word.),
MMakins Craft Letter 2010.doc (80
KB), and
MMakins Application 2010.doc (208 KB).
Food Vendor
Mountain Makins' 2010 Food Vendor
Application Pdf file (right-click the link and "Save Target As" and save to a
folder on your computer. Then use Adobe Acrobat Reader or Foxit
Reader to open and print the file.),
Food Vendor 2010 Application.pdf
(188 KB).
Mountain Makins' Food Vendor
Application as Microsoft Word document (right-click the link and
"Save Target As" and save to your desktop or to a folder on your computer. Then
go to the desktop or folder on your hard drive where you saved the file, and
left double click on the file to open it in Microsoft Word.),
Food Vendor 2010 Application.doc (495
KB).
Entertainers, Dancers & Musicians
Each year, Mountain Makins hosts a variety of musicians on two stages for both Saturday and Sunday. In keeping with the flavor of this folk life festival, music leans toward traditional Appalachian bluegrass and gospel music, but has included bagpipe, Native American flute and other styles. A number of dance groups also perform different styles of dance from clogging to ballet and Native American dance. The Mountain Makins Music Entertainer letter can be downloaded by clicking here (2010- musician letter of interest.doc, 78 KB ) as a MS Word document or here as a .pdf documents (2010- musician letter of interest.pdf, 205 KB).
Musicians and dancers interested in performing at the festival should send a audio sample of your music (CD, MP3, tape, or internet link) and information about your group to:
Mountain Makins Festival
Attn: Entertainment Chairman
PO Box 1976
Morristown, TN, 37816.
You may also email the information to postmaster@RoseCenter.org.
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Address:
postmaster@rosecenter.org.
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