Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/05/2018 - 05/06/2018
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Location
Memorial Park in Sierra Madre
Category(ies)
Sierra Madre Art Fair 2016 (Photo – Staff).
The 56th Annual Sierra Madre Art Fair will be held this Saturday and Sunday.
This year we are dedicating the Art Fair to the late Fran Garbaccio, long-time Board member and volunteer of the Friends. She was named Director Emeritus in 2012 and for many years was in charge of volunteers for the Art Fair and also established the Friends Food Booth.
85 artists, including 12 newly juried, will display and sell their works of art. Mediums include oil paintings, jewelry, watercolors, glass, wood, metal, wearable art, photography, pottery, ceramics, mixed media, sculpture and weaving. The Art Fair will be the perfect place to buy Mom that wonderful Mother’s Day gift or to buy upcoming graduation and wedding gifts, as well as to purchase pieces for your own enjoyment.
The Featured Artist this year is Lucia Friedericy. Her 3D Mixed Media of Mark Twain will appear on all posters, post cards, flyers, and other promotional materials.
Live music
Live Music will be featured throughout the weekend in the band shell and on the southeast lawn. In the Band Shell on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. — Evan Marshall, mandolin virtuoso; and from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. — McMains, pop with Celtic Soul. On Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. — Steve Trovato and Tim Kobza, jazz, country, rock guitar duo; and from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Jean Sudbury and Jeannie Willets, a comfortable pairing sharing an assortment of instruments, vocals and styles of music.
Southeast Lawn
On the Southeast Lawn on Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. — Severin Browne, singer, guitar, songwriter. On Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon — Banna Beag Mall (Irish/Celtic) and from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. — Phil Salazar and Tom Corbett, ferocious fiddle and mandolin duo.
Food vendors will offer a variety of food and drinks. Scheduled to participate are Taquito Lover, Jack’s Cuisine, BBQ Smokehouse, Corn Dog/Lemonade Stand, and Kealy’s Poppin’ Kettle Corn.
The Friends of the Library will have a booth selling their popular sweet ‘quick’ breads and baked goods and the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society will be selling their famous lemonade made from rangpur limes.
For the children, instructors from the Creative Arts Group have planned a special craft activity – making flower bouquets with different colors and shapes of paper.
A Silent Auction will take place this year with over 40 artists donating one-of-a-kind pieces.
All Proceeds from the Art Fair benefit the Sierra Madre Public Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Sierra Madre Library,
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