{"id":8242,"date":"2013-08-07T15:54:09","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T20:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=8242"},"modified":"2013-08-08T12:02:36","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T17:02:36","slug":"folk-art-on-the-river-2nd-saturdays-in-new-albany-at-biscuits-jam-farmers-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/folk-art-on-the-river-2nd-saturdays-in-new-albany-at-biscuits-jam-farmers-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Folk Art on the River 2nd Saturdays in New Albany at Biscuits & Jam Farmers\u2019 Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Folk Art Sale, Wee Folk Hour, Pickers\u2019 Art Contest, and Live Bluegrass<\/span><\/h2>\n

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New Albany, MS \u2013 This year Biscuits & Jam Farmers\u2019 Market<\/strong> hosts Folk Art on the River<\/strong> every 2nd Saturday of Biscuits & Jam Farmers\u2019 Market<\/strong>. The next one is August 10th. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hours for 2nd Saturdays are 7 am to 12 pm. Local folk artists have their art for sale. There is a Wee Folk Hour from 10 am to 11 am. Activities for the kids will include a guided nature walk through the Arboretum with Master Naturalist, Sherra Owen<\/strong>, storytelling by the Tallahatchie River Players<\/strong>, and a folk art craft. There will also be a Pickers\u2019 Art Contest and live Bluegrass.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Biscuits & Jam will provide the theme for the art contests along with a background board and glue. Participants will pick up a map of local antique & second-hand stores at the market and are ask to purchase items from the stores and use found items to create a piece of folk art based on the theme of the day. Stores on the map will open at 7 am. Once participants have made their purchases, they return to the market and create their art. The judging will be at noon by a panel of artists. $50 Mainstreet will be awarded to the winner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tallahatchie Yoga<\/strong> will be on site for community yoga at 9 am. Agri-tours to local farms will leave from the market at 12. Frisbee golf course on site and disc rentals available.
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\nThis will be a great event showcasing local folk artists, learning activities for the kids, and local Bluegrass musicians.<\/span><\/p>\n

August 10th will feature live music by Love Cannon<\/strong> from 9 am till noon. The agri-tour will be at Cherry Creek Orchards<\/strong> in Pontotoc, and the children\u2019s craft theme is Native American Bead Work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Folk artists interested in having a booth should contact Mary Jennifer Russell:\u00a0 maryj@sugarees.com or call 662-538-9379.<\/span><\/p>\n

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