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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 2009
| CONTACT: |
Monica Wood, marketing specialist
State Farmers Market
(919) 733-7417
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State Farmers Market to host ClayFest Fall
Pottery Festival Saturday, Sept. 19
| WHAT: |
The free ClayFest Fall Pottery Festival is hosted by the Triangle Potters Guild, a local organization of more than 50 members dedicated to educating the public and encouraging local potters of all levels to continue to create pottery.
More than 20 Triangle-area potters will sell their wares in the Farmers Building, and a children’s painting booth will let children create their own masterpieces with paints from a variety of clays. Demonstrations with traditional potter wheels, coils and slabs will also be set up, and a variety of competitions will be held throughout the day to test amateur and professional potters’ speed and skill. |
| WHEN: |
Saturday, Sept. 19
9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
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| WHERE: |
Craft shed beside the N.C. Seafood Restaurant
State Farmers Market
1201 Agriculture St.
Interstate 40, exit 297, Lake Wheeler Road
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| WHO: |
For more information on ClayFest, visit www.trianglepotters.org or the State Farmers Market Web site at www.ncdamarkets.org. |
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