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Mayfair Map!
How will Mayfair Festival of the Arts fit into the western end of the Allentown Fairgrounds? Amazingly well!
Map design by Christian Weber Creatives.
Here’s your Mayfair Festival 2013 map (click to view larger):
NEW: Marathon Painting by Barnaby Ruhe
Barnaby Ruhe Marathon Mural and Portrait Painting
Barnaby Ruhe is a painter who sees the act of creating as a performance. He is well known in the Lehigh Valley for his painting marathons, painting portraits and murals for days on end.
Barnaby started sketching while in the military and after two tours in Nam, he went on to earn an MFA in Painting at Babe Shapiro’s program at the Maryland Institute.
In 1977 he helped organize the Whitney Counterweight which became an artist-run extravaganza with 100 artists in five Soho galleries. In 1993 Ruhe was honored with a Pollock-Krasner grant to paint mural-size abstracts.
He ultimately earned his interdisciplinary doctorate in “Shamanism and Contemporary Painting Process,” an interdisciplinary effort combining psychology, anthropology, art history, phenomenology and art studio action.
Ruhe believes that the creative process is more crucial than product. Ruhe explains of his stunning portraits, “I go for their ka, their life spirit, by hurling paint in order to echo the energy fields passing across their faces.”
Ruhe will be painting portraits and a mural during the entire Festival. Find him at the entry to Mayfair’s Collector’s Café Stage and Artist Market (Ag Hall).
For Kids and Families
There is so much for kids and families to do in KidSpace at Mayfair!
Radio Disney AM 640
Saturday and Sunday – 1:00 to 2:30
Part of the #1 radio network for kids, tweens and families, Radio Disney will bring The Magic of Healthy Living, powered by children’s hospital at Lehigh Valley Hospital. The program includes music, prizes and interactive entertainment for the whole family.
Interactive Theater
Middle-earth Studios Interactive Children’s Theater
The interactive theater company, Middle-earth Studios, engages children (of all ages) by bringing their own stage, costumes and props for use during their shows. Every performance focuses on improvisation, innocence, interaction, involvement, and imagination, to encourage children’s creativity and self-expression.
Hands-on Art Activities
Mural Wall Painting
Once again, Ro Gesek, teacher at Baum School of Art, will draw up a giant (and we mean GIANT, as in 80 feet long!) mural wall for kids to paint. Having the opportunity to work on a true piece of art is always a family favorite at Mayfair Festival of the Arts.
Crayola products in the Art Tent
Children’s art teachers have created some great art projects for kids who stop into the Art Tent this year! Check out the instructions and watch yoru little one create.
KidStage
A place where kids get the opportunity to perform. And staged programming for kids and families.
Allentown School District
Hundreds of students from the Allentown School District will show off their artistic skills on Mayfair’s opening day. Included: the Jefferson Chorus, the Harrison-Morton Middle School Band, the Dieruff Choir, the O1 Orchestra, the Dieruff Band, the Dieruff Saxophone Quartet, Dieruff Aida, Trexler Musical, William Allen Dance, and the O2 Orchestra.
The Banjo Man
It’s toe-tapping music, delivered with a real stage presence. Watch kids’ eyes light up while they listen to the light and lively music of The Banjo Man.
Born Into the Arts
The B.I.A dance studio helps students build self-confidence, self-awareness and individual creativity through the art of dance.
Chris Ruggiero, One Man Variety Show
When Chris Ruggiero hits the stage in The One Man Variety Show, he’ll be juggling knives and fire on a unicycle, doing magic tricks, and reading the minds of audience members. The audience becomes part of the action.
Irish Stars Parker School of Irish Dance
Following in the footsteps of the inspirational legend, Michael Flatley, the students of the Irish Stars Parker School of Irish Dance will make audience want to get up and dance, too.
KidsJam
Moe Jerant leads this interactive rhythm experience for all ages!
The Lesson Center
Students from one of the largest music lesson schools in the area take the stage to delight audiences with their talents.
Mix and Matter Chemistry Show by DaVinci Science Center
A lab-coated mad scientist will mix up all kinds of ooey gooey stuff that bubbles, spurts, erupts and explodes as kids learn what happens when you mix all kinds of matter together.
Playground Song and Dance by Dave Fry
Dave is trained in early childhood music and recognized as a Teaching Artist in CT, PA and NJ. He entertains the preschool set, with silly songs, old favorites, folk, rock n’ roll and play-songs that capture the joy of making music, sharing instruments so kids can be hands-on.
Ray Owen - Song Imagineer
The Song Imagineer will warm your heart by firing your imagination with a boxcar full of comic songs, rib-tickling one-liners and sumptuous stories.
Repertory Dance Theater
Repertory Dance Theatre, a not for profit, Lehigh Valley based dance company will be performing excerpts from the ballet classics Sleeping Beauty, Le Coraire and Nutcracker. They will also be performing tap, contemporary and hip hop pieces from its repertoire.
RockRoots: A History of American Pop Music by Dave Fry
From African rhythms, Delta Blues, Swing, R&B, Country through Elvis, Motown, Beatles, Hendrix, Disco and World Beat, the band entertains and educates school and festival audiences with a live celebration of the history of Rock and Roll.
Team Identity Dance Crew
A finalist in the Disney Channel’s Make Your Mark Shake It Up Dance Off, the Team Identity Dance Crew will show us the talents which got them to the show.
Valley Suzuki Strings
Violin and vioa students age 3 ½ through high school are visiting the stage to show off their skills learned at Valley Suzuki Strings.
Willow Park Ballet Theatre
Willow Park’s dance company seeks to stimulate the growth and development of inventive concepts in dance by producing original choreography for the local community.
Yogi Dance
YogiDance classes provide kids with a non-competitive environment to discover their creativity by incorporating games, hula hooping and yoga.
NEW – The Pig Pen Project: Experimental Art
New – The Pig Pen Project: Experimental Art.
Installation artists in the Lehigh Valley, along with a contingent from Brooklyn NY, will be taking over the livestock stalls behind Ag Hall during Mayfair Festival of the Arts. They will create site-specific art, using a variety of materials ranging from sound to found objects. This form of “environmental” art is intended to evoke a more sensory experience than art in a frame or on a pedestal. The Pig Pen Project: Experimental Art will be open the same hours as the Festival.
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Participating artists:
Alex Casso
Donna Cleary
Gregory Coates
Leah Dixon
Lucy Gans
Samantha Heck
Dan Herschlein
Lissette Morel
John Mortenson
Jill Odegaard
Eva Di Orio
Scott Sherk
Barb Smith
Victoria Snyder
Brian Wiggins
How did this new art event come into being?
Local artists have been expressing support for the changes occurring at Mayfair Festival of the Arts. Several have officially stepped up to help Mayfair create extraordinary new arts events on the grounds! We call this group The Mayfair Artists’ Council.
The effort of The Mayfair Artists’ Council is making a true impact! These events are drawing some of the best artists in the region and beyond to participate in Mayfair Festival of the Arts.
The Mayfair Artists’ Council:
Theo Anderson
Gregory Coates
Ron DeLong
Adriano Farinella
Ann Lalik
Lee Leckey
Jill Odegaard
Deborah Rabinsky
Barnaby Ruhe
Scott Sherk
NEW – The Gallery at Mayfair
New – The Invitational Gallery at Mayfair.
Top local artists from the Lehigh Valley are coming together to exhibit and sell their work at The Gallery at Mayfair. Mediums represented: metal, mixed media, photography, oils, acrylic, collage, encaustic, graphite, watercolor, sculpture, sound sculpture, goache, and more.
Find The Gallery in the Collector’s Café inside Ag Hall. It will be open the same hours of the Festival.
Special thanks to The Allentown Art Museum for their assistance!
Participating artists:
Rudy Ackerman
Khalil Allaik
Theo Anderson
Pat Badt
Berrisford Boothe
Sandra Corpora
Ron DeLong
Adriano Farinella
Leslie Fletcher
Lucy Gans
John Gaydos
Cheryl Hochberg
Ann Lalik
Lee Leckey
Janice Lipzin
Jeffrey W. Ludwig
Julie Miller
Chris Neyen
Jill Odegaard
Lydia Panas
Curt Santee
Karen Steen
Scott Sherk
Mike Sincavage
Heather Sincavage
Jason Travers
Dana Van Horn
Ricardo Viera
Brian Wiggins
Mark Wonsidler
How did this new art event come into being?
Local artists have been expressing support for the changes occurring at Mayfair Festival of the Arts. Several have officially stepped up to help Mayfair create extraordinary new arts events on the grounds! We call this group The Mayfair Artists’ Council.
The effort of The Mayfair Artists’ Council is making a true impact! These events are drawing some of the best artists in the region and beyond to participate in Mayfair Festival of the Arts.
The Mayfair Artists’ Council:
Theo Anderson
Gregory Coates
Ron DeLong
Adriano Farinella
Ann Lalik
Lee Leckey
Jill Odegaard
Deborah Rabinsky
Barnaby Ruhe
Scott Sherk
Artists In Action at Mayfair!
This year at Mayfair Festival of the Arts, patrons can enjoy watching artists in action, thanks to the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts!
This community arts center, located in downtown Reading, is the largest, most comprehensive interactive arts center of its kind in the country. The center contains 34 studios for working professional artists; four galleries; classrooms; a film theater; a café; a store; offices for arts and cultural organizations; as well as studios for ceramics, hot/cold/warm glass, wood sculpture, digital media, photography, jewelry and dance. Programs at GoggleWorks provide quality arts-based activities to audiences throughout the year.
See these GoggleWorks artists at Mayfair Festival of the Arts!
Mary Lou Creyts
Caricatures and quick sketches in charcoal and pastels
Jeremy Yoest
Demos on the pottery wheel
Melissa Fiskcaldo
Weaving on the loom and other fiber arts
Joe Szimhart
Painting
Dan Gorman
Oil painting on canvas
Janna Carrozza
Weaving, felting, sewing and other fiber arts
Amanda Diebert
Felting, dyeing and other fiber arts
Suzanne Fellows
Pastels
2013 Artist Market
2013 Mayfair Festival Artist Market
It’s finally that time of the year! The time when Mayfair Festival of the Arts brings to your doorsteps the creative works of artists from across the country.
NEW this year: an INDOOR Artist Market! That’s how we can bring to you the sort of arts you haven’t seen at Mayfair Festival in the past. Arts like watercolor and glass.
And as always, we still offer an outdoor Artist Market for the joy of browsing artists while enjoying the first hints of summer.
Here’s a peek at what you’ll see at Mayfair Festival of the Arts 2013.
May 24 through May 27 - Allentown Fairgrounds
Free onsite parking, enter Tunnel Gate 7 from Liberty Street
Allen-Wickler Artwear
Fiber – Wearables
Handmade reverse shibori T-shirts, made one at a time in small batches.
www.allen-wickler.com
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Andy Smith Photography
Photography
Andy Smith aspires to make and distribute photographic images portraying the art of nature for spaces where people can appreciate the beauty, understand their ecological connections and act in ways to restore and protect our home, the earth.
http://www.andysmithphotography.com/
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Andy Smith
Watercolor
Andy Smith’s goal is to create paintings that capture subjects that most people overlook. He loves working with light and playing with shadows. He calls his paintings “realistic with an underlying subtle abstract use of the brush.”
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Autdemna Jewelers
Jewelry – Reclaimed Materials
Annecatette Zeoli uses vintage glass, semi-precious stones, and handmade wire formations to bring together a myriad of stone and metal. Everything she makes is one-of-a-kind.
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Barry Gebhart
Jewelry – Metalwork
Barry Gebhart brings more than 35 years of experience to his craft. He creates timeless, handcrafted, tarnish-resistant argentium sterling silver jewelry. A native of Bethlehem, he is especially proud of his three-dimensional Star of Bethlehem which sits atop the mountain overlooking the city.
www.bgjewelry.com
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Baubles & Beads
Jewelry – Metalwork
Carole Rinkunas is a designer of necklaces, earrings and pendants as wearable art. She is self-trained and has been working in the medium for nine years.
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Black Ink Art
Multimedia
Black Ink Art is a full service art and design company founded by Philadelphia based mixed media artists and Tyler School of Art graduates, Jon and David Swartz. They are heavily inspired by all types of music and work in mixed media to create surreal worlds, where the only limit is their own imagination.
http://blackinkart.com/
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Blue Moon Pottery
Ceramics
Susan Hall became interested in pottery at age 3, and took her first ceramics class at age 14. Blue Moon Pottery was born 8 years ago, and based on Susan’s love of gardening she decided to focus on planters. In addition to wheel –throwing, she has experimented with pinch-pots, paddle and anvil (a precursor to the potter’s wheel,) and slabs, feeling that the irregular form of hand-built vessels best complimented the forms of growing plants. “The more pottery I make, the more strongly I feel that I only want to make a pot if I can see it in a different way, maybe use a different technique, and come up with a better pot.”
www.bluemoonpottery.net
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Bob Bauers Metalwork
Metal
Bob offers a unique and eclectic collection of metal sculptures, furnishings, tables, copper and steel wall hangings, and more. He also creates custom indoor and/or outdoor metal artwork for home and office. His interest in metal work has its roots in his lifelong admiration of the outstanding traditional blacksmith’s work in and around his native Philadelphia. Those 19th and early 20th century artists inspired him to learn, and his hobby turned into a business in 1998. Now he combines traditional and modern methods to create work that is graceful, sometimes funny, challenging, and unique.
www.bobbauers.com
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Claudia McGill Art
Ceramics and Mixed Media
Claudia McGill looks at art as an adventure. She enjoys the creative process as much as she enjoys talking with customers to find out how they see her art. She works in collage/mixed media, acrylics, clay, and concrete/mosaics.
http://claudiamcgill.com/
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Cramer Photography
Photography
Cramer Photography specializes in Fine Art on canvas. All products are handmade from start to finish using materials made in the USA. They shoot, edit, print, coat, stretch, mount, and even make the stretcher frames themselves.
http://www.cramerphotography.com/
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Cornerstone Forge
Metal
At Cornerstone Forge, Dennis Wilnauer hand-makes almost 800 different items without the use of any power machinery. Each piece is made one at a time, just as they were back in the 1930’s when the hand-hammered aluminum industry began, using only sheet aluminum, hand powered hammers, hand clamps, and hand engraved steel dies. Each piece is then hand polished to a bright finish.
www.cornerstoneforge.com
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Crystal Creations
Jewelry – Metalwork
Jennifer Holumzer employs movement, lines, depth, and shading to create original jewelry designs, and selects colors to recreate an impression of place, time, season, or mood. She has a patent for a special jewelry linking system that she designed and uses as part of her main collection.
www.jhcrystalcreatons.com
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Dawn Star Jewelry
Jewlry – Polymer Clay
Lorraine Bajor is a self-taught polymer clay jewelry artist. Originally a digital artist and print-maker, her jewelry making started as a hobby after she retired from teaching. Soon customers began inquiring about the earrings and pendants she was wearing, and she switched to jewelry full-time.
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Dennis Maust Ceramics
Ceramics
Dennis Maust’s art is influenced by his personal visual experiences and draws from his encounters with ancient Mediterranean monuments, Islamic architectural embellishments, Persian rug patterns, South Asian temple architecture, and East African material culture.
http://www.dennismaust.com/
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Ennis Country USA
Folk Art – Reclaimed Metals
Ennis Country USA is a family run studio/workshop started in 1990 by Richard and Binky Ennis. They work with 19th-centry rustic tin reclaimed from old barn roofing to design, build, and paint tin Folk Art. Each piece is hand crafted the same way a black smith builds his product. Because of the nature of the old tin used and the nature of the building, painting and aging process, no two products are the same.
http://www.enniscountryusa.com/
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Eugene Perry
Metal
Perry, with his hallmark innovative, modern yet simplistic and sophisticated style, is an abstract metal sculptor from Philadelphia. Born in Liberia, West Africa, Perry moved to the United States when he was ten years old and learned welding through his job, while performing his task as a steel fabricator. Stimulated by an early mentor, Jung Park, an older Korean artist. Perry was mentored by and collaborated with Park on several projects that sold successfully to collectors. Perry later became a full time artist after receiving an enthusiastic response to his work from collectors in Philadelphia and New York City.
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Hereford Country Store
Artisanal Foods – Tarts, Pies
Traveling from farmers markets to artisanal food festivals, the folks at Hereford Country spread the goodness of their veggie tarts, pies, dips and other luscious creations.
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Home Exteriors
Handmade Wooden Signs
If you are seeking an unusual sign for your garden or pool, be sure to check in Mayfair’s Garden Market for wide choice of all sorts of whimsical outdoor signs. Make your visitors remember their visit to your yard!
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Horner’s Pens
Woodwork
Richard Horner is not just a pen-turner, but an artist who loves his craft. His passion started when he was a woodworker for a local furniture company. Originally making them only for the love of the craft, Rich has been designing quality hand-turned fountain and ballpoint pens for years. From zebrawood to acrylic to corn cob, he loves to create unique pens for customers who want something special.
www.handturnedfountainpens.com
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Isis Glass
Glass
Carlene Morrow has been doing business as Isis Glass since 1989. Working in glass has been a passion for her ever since she made her first stained glass sun-catcher in 1976. She learned how to fuse and bend glass at Touchstone Center for the Arts outside of Pittsburgh, and fell in love with the process. It allowed her to shape glass and combine colors, giving the glass an exciting new dimension. “To me, glass comes alive when it is three-dimensional.”
www.isisglass.com
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John Mojjis
Digital Art
John Mojjis is a mixed media-digital artist, a fairly new form of today’s art. He conceptualizes before he uses advanced digital technology composed of a digital paint and air brush combined with a graphic tablet to create the look of pastels, watercolors, and acrylics combined. The art work is reproduced as a “Giclee” on heavy moulded (similar to what the Egyptians made) fine art paper imported from Germany.
www.mojjis.com
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Just for Kids
Fiber
Just for Kids is proud of its “Made in the USA” products. Started in 1986 by Jan Barker, the company includes selections that are fun, colorful and easy to care for. All items are handcrafted, here in Pennsylvania, especially for you.
http://www.jansjustforkids.com/index.html
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Katherine Fox-Haney
Handmade Santas
Katherine has been painting porcelain Santa heads and crafting clothing from scraps of antique or unique fabrics for years. Her Santa’s face was designed after the most loving face she could imagine: that of her beloved father. Every Santa Katherine makes has a name and a theme – and each holds a very special place in her heart.
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Klein Designs
Glass
Fused glass is the passion of Kimberly Klein, a member of the Lehigh Valley Guild of Craftsmen. She makes bowls, platters and more, for everyday use, or just for decor.
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LeRaysville Cheese Factory
Artisanal Foods – Cheese
LeRaysville Cheese Factory, located in LeRaysville, Pennsylvania, was built by a group of Old Order Amish farmers back in 1978. They continue the Amish tradition today, hand-making several types of pasteurized whole milk cheddars, as well as a havarti-style called Udder Delight and Pennsylvania Jack. They also have Cheddar Curds, the unique country snack that comes straight from the factory.
http://www.leraysvillecheese.com/
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Log Cabin Tea Co.
Artisanal Foods – Tea
Ron and Rita Mixon run a family owned and operated business creating quality teas at affordable prices. They do not have a store front but travel across the east coast to fairs, expos, and craft shows.
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MBG Designs
Jewelry – Polymer Clay
Mette B. Jensen, a trained florist, is thrilled to have mastered the skill of making millefiori beads. “It is very exciting to transform clay into something as unique as a millefiori bead. In the process, I find an outlet in which I can express myself artistically in a field where I already feel at home; a field of design, flowers, and joyful color.”
www.mbgdesign.com
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McGinithen Glassworks
Jewelry – Glass
From handmade lampwork beads and pendants, to one-of-a-kind jewelry, sculpture, and marbles, all of the glasswork and jewelry is designed and made by Jennifer and Kelly McGinithen in their home studio. They specialize in borosilicate glass, but have been known to dabble in soft glass as well.
www.mcginithenglass.com
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Me & My Dog Pet Bakery
Artisanal Foods – Gourmet Pet Treats
Recently featured on the Martha Stewart Show, Me and My Dog Pet Bakery uses only the highest quality, freshest, all-natural ingredients to make their gourmet pet treats. They do not add sugar, salt, artificial flavors, or preservatives, and they personally hand-roll, cut, and bake each and every treat.
www.meandmydogpetbakery.com
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Michael Cho & Norika Iizuka
Ceramics and Fiber
Michael Cho is a local to the Lehigh Valley, living here with his wife, fiber artist Norika Iizuka. Cho’s reputation, however, is known nationally. He travels the US, appearing in the country’s largest fine art shows, sharing his skill as a ceramics artist.
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Michael W. Heayn …photographer
Photography
Michael has done thousands of Weddings family and individual portraits and events. His most recent awards were the Award of Excellence from the Ocean City Boardwalk Art Show, 1st Place for professional photography in Cape May art festival and Best photography By Professional from the Greater Norristown Art League.
http://www.mwheaynphoto.com/index.html
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Nadja’s Creations
Fiber – Tablecloths
Visit any store looking for new linens to enliven your dining room and you’ll find 10-15 styles of tablecloths: the few same styles in every store. Nadja to the rescue! She makes more styles and colors of table cloths than you can dream of! Stop by her booth and you’ll find hundreds to choose from. Buy several, because every time you put out a new tablecloth you’ll feel like you’ve redecorated.
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A Natural Alternative
Soap
Hedge Sefcovic’s handmade soaps, bath fizzies, lotion bars and lip balms are free from preservatives, detergents and dyes. She hand mills her soap, which takes more time but produces a longer-lasting bar with a more luxurious lather. All products are vegetarian, many are vegan, and most are gluten free.
www.a-natural-alternative.com
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Nature Crafts
Woodwork
After leaving the music industry and purchasing a 32-foot motor home, Ken Geringer and his wife Alissa have been traveling for most of the last two decades, from Florida to Maine, selling their handmade wooden “critters” and rain sticks at their Nature Crafts stand.
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Nectar of the Vine
Artisanal Foods
Nectar of the Vine has close to 20 years of experience with creating art and delectable “out of the box” foods. Starting with maple syrup, the company is now focused on breaking the limits of wine as a beverage at a formal dinner to adding it as an appetizing salsa dip and as a cold drink to enjoy during a summer picnic.
www.nectarofthevine.net
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Newkirk Honey
Artisanal Foods – Honey
Newkirk Honey uses simple ingredients and no chemicals what so ever. They are proud to craft the best pure and natural products for their customers, who know what they like and care about quality.
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Originals by Mare
Fiber – Purses
A graduate of Bauder Fashion College in Miami, Mariann Hessinger creates unique handcrafted bags with eye-popping colors, many of which are made with Lily Pulitzer fabrics.
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Paul Grecian Photography
Photography
Paul Grecian photographs nature in its most raw and beautiful form. He has a true appreciation for nature and all life that surrounds us. “My goal is to create the images I ‘see’ in my head and with my heart, as opposed to with my eyes alone,” he says.
http://www.paulgrecianphoto.com
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Peter M
Jewelry
Peter M is Peter and Phyllis Mroczkowski. Their jewelry is made of brass plated with gold, rose gold, sterling silver and gunmetal.
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Richard’s Sea Grass Hats
Fiber
Richard Dutilly will be back at Mayfair Festival again this year, with his popular adorned seagrass hats.
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Roland Metal Art
Metal
Roland Paronish started creating sculptures as a hobby while working in the steelmills. In the 1990′s, he turned his work into a business. Each creation, made one at a time, tells a story. He is proud to say he uses American tools and steel to create his sculptures, which are designed to last for many generations.
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Sculpture Scapes
Metal
Hershel Dorney works with copper, stone, and cement to create unique garden sculptures and birdbaths. After retiring from a career in the landscaping business, he combined his knowledge of metalwork developed in jewelry making classes with his aesthetic from years of landscaping and started creating unique art for the yard and garden.
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Sensational Dips
Artisanal Foods – Dips
Made from the finest ingredients (containing no fat, no MSG, no preservatives, no gluten and no sugar), all these gourmet dips or sweet treats from Jeff Persa are simply delicious and a snap to make.
www.sensationaldips.com
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Silver Vine Jewelry
Jewelry – Metalwork
Lisa Weber works in a wide variety of metals and natural stones to create custom works of art. She is inspired by the abstract and mysterious qualities of nature and uses those repetitive themes in her jewelry.
https://www.facebook.com/silvervinejewelry
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Stan Kotzen
Acrylic
The moment you see one of Stan Kotzen’s acrylic paintings you know why he is considered one of the country’s best known sports artists. His imagination and the dynamic designs of his montages blend the unique skill of a portrait artist with an in depth understanding of the world of sports. He draws upon this understanding to help those who purchase his work relive some of their greatest sports memories.
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Stonefield Soaps
Soap
Jim & Pam Butchkoski researched for over a year to bring you the best goat’s milk soap possible. Stonefield Soaps are pH-balanced and made with food grade ingredients for sensitive skin. They are specially formulated to create a rich, creamy lather and refreshing clean rinse. They even have variety for soothing the skin of your furry friend.
http://174.120.117.92/~stonefie/
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Svetlana Designs
Jewelry – Metalwork
Svetlana Howells creates elegant and timeless jewelry in sterling silver, inspired by nature and the orient. Using ancient and modern techniques, she creates one of a kind, highly textured, sculptural pieces.
www.svetlanadesignsjewelry.com
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Sweet Serenity
Jewelry – Reclaimed Materials
Jennifer Stancliff makes jewelry and accessories from antique silver-plated flatware.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Serenity/209990289020252
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The Ornamental Lady
Beadweaving
Tired of the corporate world, Barbara Tiliajan started a business in the arts, the dream she had since she was a little girl. Barbara uses her talent for beadweaving to create her eye catching art forms, making everything from ornaments to jewelry.
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Twin Oaks Hammocks
Woodwork – Furniture
One of Mayfair Festival’s most popular vendors, Twin Oaks Hammocks returns in 2013. Members of Twin Oaks Community have been living and working together in rural Virginina since 1967, hand-crafting hammocks and chairs. They have a commitment to quality. “Because Twin Oakes is both our home and our workplace, we know that the quality of our work affects the entire fabric of our lives.”
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Under The Sea Pottery
Ceramics
Each piece of hand-thrown, hand-built, hand-glazed stoneware pottery is crafted by Pam and Carl Sedia with functionality a priority. All pieces are microwave safe, dishwasher safe, food safe, and lead free.
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Vibrant Clay Designs
Polymer Clay – Decor
Dan’s love of art started when he was a young child and grew while he was studying at the Cooper Union. After doing some work in chemical engineering, Dan decided to focus on working with polymer clay. He likes the size, brightness and boldness of his pieces, and incorporates kaleidoscope effects and flowers. His designs are both sculptural and functioning.
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Word Of Mouth Earwraps
Jewelry – Metalwork
Louise Devery designs and hand-crafts one of a kind earwraps. She cuts and pounds every piece of metal, and if you have a special request, she’ll make it while you wait.
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Nick Zdinak
Egg Art
Nick Zdinak belongs to the International Egg Art Guild. He works in the traditional Eastern European art of Pysanky, an ancient egg decorating technique using dyes and bees wax to draw intricate patterns and images onto the service of an egg.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pysanky-By-Nick/122477817772777
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ZuZu Confectionery
Artisanal Foods – Chocolate
Mobile confectionery, specializing in made-on-site fresh fruits in chocolate, chocolate truffles, fudge, and seasonal confectionery specialties.
https://www.facebook.com/zuzu.confectionery
Mayfair 2013 Food Vendors
You’ve been waiting all year for the return of Mayfair Festival Food Vendors. Old favorites are back, along with great new ones to try.
NEW THIS YEAR: we open at 10am so come for:
~BREAKFAST~ and ~LUNCH~ and ~DINNER~
Friday 10am-9:30pm
Saturday 10am-9:30pm
Sunday 10am-9:30pm
Monday 10am-7:00pm
Located around Ag Hall on the Allentown Fairgrounds ~ Free, onsite parking ~ Enter Tunnel Gate 7.
Asian Grill- chicken fried rice, eggrolls, cheese fries, grilled chicken, shrimp fried rice
AWK Enterprises- salted cashews, salted mixed nuts, Bavarian almonds, cashews, pecans & peanuts
Billy’s Pretzel Wraps- pretzels, wings, wraps (meat and veggie), tea
Bull & Bear Restaurant- baklava, gyros (beef, pork & lamb), spinach pie
Cactus Blue- chips w/ pico de gallo or guacamole, mexican rice and black beans, taco platters and taco salads
Coffee Joint- specialty tea and coffee
Crabby Clams Shrimp- clams, crab cakes, shrimp
Danny’s Fine Foods- chicken fingers, corn dogs, fries, funnel cake, fried oreos, PB&J Sandwiches, rice pudding cone, root beer floats
East Fresh- grilled teriyaki chicken, veggie eggrolls, veggie fried rice, veggie noodles, veggie pad-thai, smoothies, lemonade
E-Zee Concession- BBQ turkey, candy and caramel apples, chicken fingers, cotton candy, cup cakes, fried oreos, cheese fries, funnel cake, hot dogs, nachos, onion rings, snow cones, coffee, tea
Festival Island Noodles- noodles w/ teriyaki chicken, hawaiian island noodles
Front Porch Family Farm- sausage gravy and biscuits, breakfast burritos, fries, kielbasa, prime rib steak sandwich, ham BBQ, hot dogs, coffee
Heaven on a Bun- BBQ pork, cheese sticks, cheesesteak, chicken breast sandwich, chicken fingers, cheese fries, crab fries, sweet potato fries, German wursts, hotdogs, hamburgers, pierogies, potato pancakes, potato salad, lemonade, Texas tea
Henry’s Kettle Korn- kettle corn
Honey Underground- “Buddha Bowl” vegan salads, vegan chili
Island Expressions- battered veggies, chicken fingers, crab pearl skewers, fried pickles, fried eggplant, frozen cheesecake on a stick, Jamaican pork, peach & banana fritters, pierogies, potato sticks, boomboom shrimp, coconut & mango shrimp, snow cones, coffee, smoothies
Lillo Mobile Snacks- Italian ice
Meltdown- grilled cheese specials, chicken fingers, cold tomato soup, fried mac & cheese, fries, funnel cake, wraps (meat and veggie)
MMG Concessions- crab cake sandwich, beer battered fish, shrimp basket, fries, panini sandwich, pretzel dog, pretzel sausage, pretzels, sliders (burger, chicken & pork), wraps, lemonade, orangeade
Penn State Creamery- ice cream
Rose’s Concessions – Italian sausage, cheesesteaks, chicken cheesesteaks, hot dogs, corn dogs, burgers, fries, nachos
Smitty’s French Fries- cheese sticks, chicken fingers, cheese fries, pierogies, slushies
Turkish Grill- blooming onion, candy apples, cascadia, fajitas, fish-n-chips, grilled chicken, gyros, sausage sandwich, shawerma w/ hummus, shrimp, turkey leg, smoothies, lemonade
Tyler Concessions- caramel apple chips, caramel popcorn, cotton candy, popcorn, ring bologna & cheese, shaved ice, veggie & dip
Vince’s Cheesesteak- cheesesteaks, hamburgers, sausage sandwich
Willow St. Pub- pizza, waffles & ice cream
2013 Poster Art
MAYFAIR FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 2013 POSTER REVEALED
ILLUSTRATES GOAL OF QUALITY ART FESTIVAL IN NEW HOME AROUND FAIRGROUNDS AG HALL
To see a larger image of the poster, go to our ABOUT page.
“Art Without Limits” scrolled in white letters amid a blue sky on the Mayfair Festival of the Arts 2013 poster is like cloud-based graffiti spelling out a prediction from above for great art, great weather, and a great future for Mayfair Festival in its new home on the grounds around Ag Hall on the western end of the Allentown Fairgrounds.
Everything in Mayfair Festival of the Arts will be back this year, including the Artist Market, multiple stages for performing arts, KidSpace, and food vendors. But the new space offers additional benefits: indoor space and free onsite parking.
With 52,000 square feet of climate-controlled interior space in Ag Hall, an additional category of artists can participate in Mayfair Festival of the Arts: those who only exhibit their work inside. Indoor space also expands the options for patrons: they will enjoy visiting the indoor Artist Market and the Collector’s Café indoor stage, regardless of the weather. Free onsite parking, another major improvement to the event, will be offered in the Fairgrounds infield.
“The community has complained about the weather and the parking at Mayfair Festival for years. We have addressed these issues, and done it in a way that expands our offerings. Our tag line, ‘Art Without Limits,’ is truly what Mayfair Festival of the Arts contributes to our community,” says Arlene Daily, Executive Director.
The 2013 poster art was created by four-time gold and best of show ADDY Award winner Christian Weber, a Lehigh Valley-based graphic designer. “I loved attending Mayfair Festival of the Arts throughout my childhood, so being chosen to work on the poster art this year is a true honor,” Weber said. “To be a part of the Mayfair history and help the Festival grow into an even stronger arts event is a wonderful opportunity to be a part of.” (The ADDY Awards, held by the Lehigh Valley chapter of the American Advertising Federation, recognizes the best advertising in a variety of categories.)
Working on the Mayfair Festival poster art has been a heart-felt project for many local artists and agencies. Last year’s poster, in which Mayfair launched its new logo and branding elements, won a Best of Show award from the PA Newspaper Association for The Media Arts Group at The Morning Call.
Mayfair Festival of the Arts 2013 will be held Friday through Monday, May 24-27 at new, earlier hours to please patrons. The festival will be held from 10am to 9:30pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Monday (Memorial Day) the hours will be 10am to 7pm. To access the onsite parking, enter the Allentown Fairgrounds through the tunnel at gate 7.
Since 1986, Mayfair, Inc., has been producing Mayfair Festival of the Arts, Lehigh Valley’s premier multidisciplinary arts festival (visual arts, performing arts, garden arts, artisanal food). Mayfair Festival of the Arts exposes 50,000 people in one weekend to the creative works of more than 1,000 artists exploring every major art form. The mission of Mayfair is to showcase the visual and performing artists from the region and throughout the world, to expose the community to new art forms and to increase audiences for the visual and performing arts. It prides itself on developing future artists and audiences through its programming, and above all, building a sense of community.
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Artists/Performers/Vendors
Attention all artists, performers, and food vendors!
If you’d like to be part of Mayfair Festival of the Arts in 2013, details on how you can apply are listed on the INFORMATION page.
We can’t wait to hear all about what you do!
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