COSBY--Spring is approaching and summer is just around the corner. Treasures Of Appalachia and Holloway's Country Home will be celebrating the arrival of spring with the first in their series of monthly Art & Craft Gatherings hosted on Holloway's property at 3892 Cosby Hwy in Cosby TN on Friday and Saturday, March 12th and 13th from 9:00am until 5:00pm daily.
"The response to last years shows was good," says Marie Bittinger, co-owner of Treasures of Appalachia, "but this year we're looking forward to a really great season. We have some wonderful ideas, and our new friends at 'Fiddlin With Music' in Newport have agreed to help line up some fantastic entertainment. Especially for our "Red, White & Bluegrass" celebration in July."
We want to get folks who are looking for genuine, locally made, hand crafted arts & crafts together with the many talented artisans living
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here in our region" says co-owner Varena Landrum. "We have the finest the mountains have to offer."
"Our monthly Arts & Crafts Shows are open to all artists, crafters, and performers who wish to participate, as long as they're offering goods they've produced themselves." States Len Landrum, another co-owner, "We'd like to show visitors that high quality, hand crafted, locally made art work is not only available here, but plentiful."
Scheduled show dates for 2004 are:
Art & Craft Gathering: March 12th & 13th
Art & Craft Gathering: April 9th & 10th
Art & Craft Gathering: May 7th & 8th
Art & Craft Gathering: June 11th & 12th
Red White & Bluegrass Celebration: July 2nd & 3rd
Heritage Days Celebration: Aug 27th & 28th
Art & Craft Gathering: Sept. 10th & 11th
Apple Pickn' Days: Oct. 1st & 2nd
A Great Day In The Country: Oct 23rd
All events to be held on
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Holloway's property. For more information about these shows and vendor registration forms, log onto Treasures Of Appalachia's web site at http://www.TreasuresOfAppalachia.com or stop into the T.O.A. gallery located next to Holloway's.
Holloway's Country Home, known world wide for it's high quality, hand sewn quilts as well as an extensive line of fabrics and supplies for quilters, is operated by Maria Holloway. You may reach Holloway's at (423) 487-3866 9:00 - 5:00 Mon thru Sat
Treasures of Appalachia is a quality Art & Craft Gallery that offers the works of 24 local artisans. Everything in the store is locally made, and hand crafted. You may reach the store at (423) 487-3111 9:00 --5:00, Thur, Fri & Sat. Or you may contact co-owners Len and Varena Landrum at (423) 487-5448 or Doug & Marie Bittinger at (423) 623-9692.
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