Thank You to Everyone Who Made the First Annual Lamar Fall Folk Festival Possible!

The Arts Council of Barton County and the 10th Street Community Farmers Market would like to thank all the fine folks who made The First Annual Lamar Fall Folk Festival possible!

Performers:

Dennis Wilson, The Drywood Bluegrass Band, Verne Young, Joe Smith, Pat Bean, Tom Richards, Ralph Williston, The HH Cloggers.

Artists:

Lowell Davis (and his wonderful wife, Rose), Carolyn Dunsing, Jason Branum, Pam Allen, Mick Lindsay, Brent Kelley, Lindy Davis.

Volunteers:

Sue, Rick and Emily Katz, Carolyn and Katlin Dunsing, Mike and Lesa Queen, Carol Branum, Pam Allen, James McMullen, Elizabeth McMullen, Jane and Roger McGuire, Betty Kuhn, Kathy Jenkins, Ione Chancelor, Bertie Wooten, Officer Greg Evans, Christie Boswell, Randall Miller, George Parsons, Bruce and Denise Clements.

Food:

Dixie and Junior Johnson, St. Mary's Youth, Rose Davis.

Donors and Supporters:

Donna Holt, Wes and Sally Hart, The Lamar Art League, Legacy Farm and Lawn, Jason Roark, Dennis Suiter, Walmart, Barton County Chamber of Commerce, Doyle Robinson, Marsha Doyle, The City of Lamar, The Lamar Democrat, Lamar Police Department, radio stations KNMO, KWRP and KRPS, TV station KOAM, The Joplin Globe, Kathy McComber, The University of Missouri Extension Center, Steve Shields, Jim Judd, all the area businesses and libraries that helped by displaying or distributing our fliers. Special thanks to all of the awesome craft and Farmers Market vendors. Our thanks and apologies to anyone we might have overlooked on this list.

And a big thank you as well to everyone who came out to enjoy the festivities - we couldn't have done it without you!

To one and all - THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

First Annual Lamar Fall Folk Festival Photos!

The first annual Lamar Fall Folk Festival was a huge success! Here are some pictures:

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The Art Show

 

 

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The Music

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Fun for the Kids

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Missouri Second Cavalry

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The Vendors

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Thanks to everyone who played a role in making the first annual Lamar Fall Folk Festival a grand success! We can't wait for next year!

Don't Miss The First Annual Lamar Fall Folk Festival!

The Arts Council of Barton County and the 10th Street Community Farmers Market are Proud to Present

The First Annual

Lamar Fall Folk Festival!

When: Saturday, October 23^rd, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Where: Under the Moore Pavilion, 10^th & Poplar, Lamar, Missouri!

Featuring Blue Grass Music by

The Drywood Bluegrass Band

Vern Young and Joe Smith

Storytelling with Ralph Williston

Art Show Featuring Lowell Davis

Magic by Dennis Wilson and Tom Richards

Breakfast & Lunch to benefit the St. Mary's Catholic Church Rebuilding Fund - Lunch Featuring Chili Cook-off Champions Dixie & Jr. Johnson's Famous Firehouse Chili!

Plus: 10^th Street Community Farmer's Market!

Square Dancing demonstration, craft vendors, traditional skills demonstrations, lots of children's activities including face painting, pumpkin painting, build-a-scarecrow and more! Trick or Treat Safety with the Lamar Police Department! 100^th Anniversary of Boy Scouting! Civil War History and Antique Weapons Display! And much, much more!

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Admission is FREE!

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Craft Vendors: NO RISK! Set up is FREE. Pay 10% of actual sales to the Farmers Market. Call 417-682-6990 to sign up!

Folk Artists: SHOW YOUR WORK! Call 417-214-5458 for details.

TRADITIONAL SKILLS: Can you demonstrate quilting, spinning, weaving, woodcraft, blacksmithing, corn shelling or other traditional country skills? Call 417-214-5458!

10th St. Community Farmer's Markets at Apple Days

On October 3rd, Peaceacre joined the other vendors of the 10th St. Community Farmer's Market at "Apple Days," Lamar's annual fall festival set up all around our historic downtown square. Georgous fall colors were everywhere, the weather was great, and people turned out in huge numbers.

The bravest amongst the 10th St. Farmer's Market vendors plan to continue on at the Moore Pavillion well into November - but for Peaceacre, the cold weather means we're moving our operation INDOORS!

This has been the first year for the 10th St. Community Farmer's Market, and the first year we've sold our handmade soaps and herbal products in a public venue. It has been a fabulous year, for the Market and for Peaceacre. Lots of folks have asked if they'll be able to find us after the market closes for the season. We WILL be continuing all winter long! We found a great studio space upstairs in the Arts Council building on the NW corner of the square, and have set up shop. "Apple Days" pretty much wiped out our on-hand stock, but I am busy in the studio creating new batches of all of the favorites and most requested items, and coming up with a few new suprises, as well. We have also created a "store" page (see the link in the "my pages" section of the right hand menu bar of this page) where you can see the various products that we make. At this point, we are not set up for on-line sales, but we're working on that.

If you don't live in Lamar, and you just can't live without our stuff, email me! I'll work something out!

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been so very supportive of Peaceacre in our first year. We have met so many wonderful people, and made lots of new friends.