About 10,000 people are expected at the third annual Mountain Arts and Crafts Celebration, which will take place at Cloudland Canyon State Park.
FROM A MEDIA RELEASE:
THE 3rd ANNUAL MOUNTAIN ARTS AND CRAFTS CELEBRATION is a juried event held at Cloudland Canyon State Park the first weekend of November, this year November 7th and 8th, 10 AM to 5PM. Cloudland Canyon was recently listed among the top places to visit for Fall beauty so this is a celebration you don’t want to miss. Admission to the park is only $5 per vehicle without a park pass or free to those holding a park pass. There is an additional charge of $3/person to enter the Celebration for anyone ages 13 and up. Over 100 exhibitors, artists and artisans will be displaying their creations among the beautiful fall foliage of Cloudland Canyon. There are numerous food vendors and fun children’s activities. Featured on stage, there is live music, and spoken word artists who continue the Southern tradition of spinning a good yarn.
This year the Tri-State Food Bank is offering a free raffle ticket to those who bring a non-perishable food item or who donate cash. There will be at least $1500 worth of quality items raffled!
In addition to the basking in the changing colors, other activities such as miles of hiking trails, waterfalls, and disc golf are available. Cabins, yurts and different levels of camp sites are available at the Park (but they sell out early for this event).
To purchase tickets online, go to the link at http://mountainartsandcraftcelebration.com or http://friendsofcloudlandcanyon.org
https://www.facebook.com/FOCCSP?fref=ts
MUSICIANS AND SPOKEN WORD
Saturday - November 7
ê 10:35 to 11:35 (Music) Rick Gattone’s Band
ê 12:00 to 1:00 (Music) Scarlett Stitch
ê 1:30 to 1:55 Amber Lanier Nagel
ê 2:00 to 2:25 Finn Bille
ê 2:45 to 3:45 (Music) Rising Fawn Social Club
Sunday - November 8
ê 10:00 to 11:00 (Music) Brian Henry
ê 11:15 to 12:15 (Music) Scarlett Stitch
ê 12:45 to 1:10 Ray Zimmerman
ê 1:15 to 1:40 Michael Gray
ê 2:15 to 3:00 (Music) Jerome Arnold
ê 3:30 to 4:30 (Music) Organized Kaos
For more information on Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park see
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cloudland-Canyon-State-
Dr. Sue Gridley organized the stage program along with Connie Ward and Friends President Dane Ward. She has been a volunteer for Friends of Cloudland Canyon for several years. This is the second year she has selected and scheduled the music and spoken word artists for the event.? Last year, she and Bonnie Cayce appeared on Trenton TV to promote the event. Before retiring, she taught at USF Medical School and worked for the Veterans Administration in Tampa, Florida for 20 years.
Ray Zimmerman will serve as master of ceremonies on the stage. He is the Senior Editor of the anthologySouthern Light: Twelve Contemporary Southern Poets, and author of the Poetry Chapbook, First Days. His poetry, nonfiction, and photography have appeared in regional and national publications. He has appeared as a storyteller and a performance poet at numerous Chattanooga area events. He is particularly pleased that his poem “Glen Falls Trail” received an award from the Tennessee Writers Alliance and appeared in The Southern Poetry Anthology: Volume VI, Tennessee (University of Texas Press).http://rayzimmerman.weebly.com
Jerome Arnold is a musician from Knoxville, Tennessee. His genres include bluegrass, rockabilly, blues, swing, and country. He is the co-author of Country Licks for Guitar
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/country-licks-for-guitar-sheet-music/3801419 from REH Publications. Jerome studied at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California, and has worked as a freelance guitarist in Los Angeles and Nashville. He now plays and teaches in Knoxville and Chattanooga. http://www.jeromearnoldguitar.com