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Come Celebrate Spring, the Garden, and the Arts at this year’s MayFaire!
Clifton Forge School of the Arts and the Historic Masonic Theatre and Amphitheatre are bringing a fun-filled day for the whole family on our adjoining grounds.
Join us Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm- Rain or Shine!
(Yes, it’s called MayFaire. Yes, it’s in April this year!)
We’ll have art, live music & dance performances, food & drink, artisan vendors, beautiful plants for your home & garden, activities for the kids, silent auction, raffle, and more!
Just $5 admission and 12 and under are free.
Tickets are available in advance at historicmasonictheatre.com and the day of in the Masonic Theatre Underground and at the Garden entrance at the School of the Arts (cash admission). All attendees must have a wristband.
HAPPENING ALL DAY 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Shopping
Location: Artisans and Plant Vendors behind the School of the Arts, inside The Mill, and on the Amphitheatre grounds; The Art Store inside CFSOTA main building
Free Kids’ Art Activities, Sponsored by Highlands Community Bank
Location: Large event tent behind Clifton Forge School of the Arts (CFSOTA)
Kids’ Bubble Fun
Location: behind CFSOTA, next to art tent
Sidewalk Chalk Fun (see contest version below)
Location: CFSOTA side of Church St sidewalk
Visits with “Mother Nature”
Location: throughout the event grounds
Community Organizations
Meet your next best friend with Valley View Animal Rescue (we hear there will be a puppy kissing booth!), learn how to care for our waterways from the Cowpasture River Preservation Association, and find out about the new Clifton Forge LOVEworks sculpture that will be installed soon!
Location: throughout the event grounds
Painting Demonstration by Cheyenne Marcus
Location: Just inside the garage door of The Mill at CFSOTA
Painting Demonstration by William Jennings
Location: TBA
Silent Auction
Location: The Mill at CFSOTA
Raffle
Location: The Mill at CFSOTA
Food & Drink
Mountain Momma’s Kitchen (food truck parked behind Masonic Theatre)
Kanawha Café- Coffee, Pastries & Baked Goods (inside The Mill at CFSOTA)
Lion’s Club Homemade Ice Cream (inside The Mill at CFSOTA)
A&A Kettle Corn (behind the School of the Arts near kids’ art tent)
Clifton Forge Rescue Squad Founders’ Auxiliary (behind Masonic Theatre)
Concessions (Masonic Underground)
Lemonade Stand (The Cafe Bar inside The Mill at CFSOTA)
(We’re waiting to hear for sure if we’ll have the Shriners’ donuts…)
EVENT SCHEDULE
10:00 am-12:30 pm
Plein Air Painting Demonstration by Judith Lochbrunner, presented by Alleghany Highlands Arts & Crafts Center
Location: Clifton Forge School of the Arts Garden Path
10:00 am-1:00 pm
Sidewalk Chalk Contest
Location: Sidewalks on Amphitheatre side of Church Street
10:00 am-1:00 pm
Metal Stamping and Copper Form Folding Demonstration by Suzanne Williams
Location: Inside The Mill at CFSOTA
11:00 am (repeats at 1:00 pm)
Children’s Drama Activity with Wilma McClung
Location: TBA
12:00 pm
Madison Barnett & Chase Burley-Smith, Fiddle-Guitar Duo
Location: Amphitheatre Stage
1:00 pm
Garden Stepping Stone Demo by George Ayars
Location: Outside of CFSOTA Glass Studio, next to bike trail
1:00 pm (also at 11:00 am)
Children’s Drama Activity with Wilma McClung
Location: TBA
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Free Chair Massages by Katelynne Brogan of Pure Essence Spa
Location: Inside The Mill at CFSOTA, next to Cafe area
1:45 pm
Dance Workshop with Cora Dance
Location: Church Street
2:45 pm
Cora Dance Performance
Location: Amphitheatre Stage
3:00 pm
Sidewalk Chalk Contest Winners Announced
Location: Amphitheatre Stage
3:30 pm
Alleghany Highland Blues Society
Location: Amphitheatre Stage
MayFaire is a fundraiser for Clifton Forge School of the Arts and the Historic Masonic Theatre and Amphitheatre, both 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organizations.