The Country Folk Art Festival.
Show Details
The 30th Annual Autumn Country Folk Art Festival
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Date/time: 6-10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22; 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 23
Tickets: $8 Friday; $6 Saturday; $4 Sunday. Children younger than 15 attend free. Ask about group rates.
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Location: Kane County Fairgrounds, Robinson Hall, Randall Road between Routes 64 (North Avenue) and 38 (Roosevelt Road), one mile west of downtown St. Charles. Free parking.
Other details: home-made food and refreshments; all exhibits under roof; handicapped accessible; strollers allowed.
Special events:
- 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday - Jim Van Hoven of Period Windsor Chairs and Accessories builds a chair during the show.
- 11a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday – Interior designer Karen Riordan, Allied Member ASID, provides consultations on using folk art in home décor (free with show admission)
- ``Building A Folk Art Collection’’- Interior designer Janet Kreig, IIDA, tells how her love for contemporary American folk art prompted her to create a private collection and provide tips on incorporating new work in an existing collection (free with show admission)
- 2:30 p.m. Saturday – John Bachman of Bachman Woodworking demonstrates the shaping of a Shaker box
- 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday – Interior designer Lisa Moriarty, ASID, provides consultations on using folk art in home décor (free with show admission)
Show information: Robin Reed, Art of the Heartland, Inc.,815-772-3279 orwww.artoftheheartlandinc.com
Travel and lodging: St. Charles (IL) Convention and Visitors Buireau, 800-777-4373 orwww.visitstcharles.com
