Tonight's Festivities...

There was a good crowd tonight. I got there about 7:30, and the live music was in full swing. Everyone seemed to be having a great time. The entry fee was $5 for non-drinkers, kids under 12 FREE, and ONLY $10 to receive a wine glass and get to sample all of the drinks. That is a good deal.

I saw some really great artists there. Some I knew from last year, some (many) were new this year too! The music I saw was of the James Brown era-type too. People were dancing and having fun. The kids were really getting into the music too.

Overall, this event was fun to attend, and the weather was so amazing today. Even possibly light jacket weather tonight too.

Some of the artists included: Courtney Smith (Coordinator and Screen Printer), Ashley Gierke (Amazing and Intricate paper cutouts - WOW!!), Blissful Notions (Janice Plemon), Ken Burnside (Landscape Paintings), The Hemp Master (Brennen Stanley), Morgan's Serendipity, Miranda's Loom (www.mirandasloom.com), My Sister 2 (Soaps n Such), Ruth's Soap, Josh Nobling (Painted Portriature), Yolanda (Fine Metal Jewelry), and more. I grabbed as many business cards as I could, so I am sorry if I missed your name!

Here are some images of the fair:

















Hope to see you there next time...
Keep checking back for updates and links to artists' websites and contact info.

*** IF YOU WERE AN ARTISTS THAT VENDED TONIGHT, I CAN PUT AN AD FOR YOU ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS SITE!!!***

Tonight: The first show of 2009

I plan on taking a bunch of pictures and getting business cards of vendors so I can begin adding them and making this blog even more fun and interesting.

Hope everyone does really well tonight. I am sure there will be a ton of people there since the weather is awesome today. Temps under 80, and under...

June 5th DAWF

The coordinator of the show emailed me with this cheery message:

"Hello All-

This is just a little reminder that the next (HOPEFULLY!) Down Town Art & Wine Fair
is Friday, June 5th. The set up is 3PM - 4:30PM, in Carbondale's Town Square.

We are very ready for this event to happen! We are hoping for nice weather, but
just in case, the rain date has been set for June 12th.
On May 8th, we waited until the last possible minute to cancel the event. We decided
to cancel at 1PM, then the storm came through right after that."

If you have any questions, please email or call Courtney at:

618.529.5606 ext. 128 or

courtney@seventen.com