Mountain Makins Festival Delivers Family Fun

 
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. - Sept. 12, 2014 - PRLog -- As the weather starts to turn and we reach for sweaters and blankets, thoughts of apples, pumpkins, and colorful leaves start to return. October is also time for Rose Center’s Mountain Makins Festival, a delightful combination of crafts, food, music, dancing and fun.

The 39th Annual Mountain Makins Festival will be celebrated at Rose Center Saturday, October 25 from 10 – 5 and Sunday, October 26 from 11 – 5.

The festival kicks off with a Preview Party on Friday, October 24, from 6:30 – 9pm. Guests will be treated to a gourmet buffet, beverages, and a first chance to purchase the handcrafted artwork. Entertainment for the evening will be Another Roadside Attraction, a high-energy band playing an eclectic mix of Zydeco, blues, and mountain music. Advance-only tickets for Friday night are $35 and also serve as weekend passes to the festival.

For those just learning about this family-friendly event, Mountain Makins is a weekend folk life festival centered around a juried fine art and craft show. But unlike many craft shows, this one includes a host of other activities, with two stages of music, storytelling, prize-winning dancers, regional authors, children’s activities, and plenty of good food.

“Long time participants and visitors tell me they keep coming back because of the fun, friendly atmosphere.” remarks Beccy Hamm, festival director. “We work hard each year to bring in new and interesting crafts, music, food, and other features, while staying true to the theme of the event.”

The historic building and grounds are filled with arts and crafts. Visitors will find the best of regional crafts, including folk art, pottery, baskets, woodworking, bath products, stained glass and blown glass, jewelry, decorative painting, metalwork, candles, and other hand-crafted items as well as fine art and photography.

Two stages in the back yard will host non-stop mountain music, featuring old time, bluegrass, Celtic, and more. Some favorite bands are returning, along with several new entertainers. Prize-winning clogging teams, line dancers, and the ever popular Tsoyaha Indian Dancers will perform on West Second North Street in front of the building.

A very special feature of this festival is the live demonstration of traditional crafts such as blacksmithing, hide tanning, basket making, beekeeping, broom making, wood turning and and apple butter making. Visitors will find these also out in front of the building.

The Storytelling Tent is a place to sit down, get comfortable and let yourself be carried away to other times and places.  This year a Story Slam will be held both Saturday and Sunday, so that visitors can take their turn at the microphone in hopes of winning a spot at next year’s event.

More stories, the written kind, can be found at the Authors Corner. Local and regional writers bring their latest work in mysteries, humor, adventure, novels, young adult, children’s stories and nonfiction.

New craft projects are planned for the Children’s Tent. Pumpkin decorating, face painting, and games will be there as well. And this year there will be train rides for the kiddies.

As always, there will be plenty of great food, from barbeque to jambalaya. The Country Store will be selling beans ‘n’ cornbread, homemade baked goods and lots more.

The award-winning Mountain Makins Festival is housed in and around Historic Rose Center, an 1892 school building, now a cultural arts center and historical museum. All proceeds support Rose Center and its many arts, historical and educational programs. More information about the festival is available at 423-581-4330, info@rosecenter.org or  HYPERLINK "http://www.facebook.com/MountainMakinsFestival" www.facebook.com/MountainMakinsFestival.
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