FAIRS

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APRIL CONTINUED
WEST BEND APRIL 20
Spring Fair to Remember
Washington County Fair Park, 3000 Cty Hwy PV
9am-4pm
Admission: $2
Attendance: 3500
Held in two large buildings where weather is no
problem. Art and Craft fair, 4-H concession, face
painting by Jer Bear. Many gift ideas for home
and garden. Free parking.
Exhibitors: 200
Deadline: Until Full
Eligibility: Juried, 2/1 Photos
Booth Size/Fee: 10 x 10, 10 x 12/$80
Acceptable Work: 1 2 3 4 5 6 9
Facilities: 1 2 3 5 6 7
Jane Schoedel
A Fair to Remember
1010 Cty Hwy A
West Bend, WI 53090
262/692-9488
fair2remember@aol.com
www.afairtoremember.com
KIMBERLY APRIL 27
Kimberly High School Art and Craft Fair
Kimberly High School Gym, 1662 Kennedy Ave
9am-3pm
Admission: $2
Attendance: 1300
Entertainment: Music
Annual art and craft fair sponsored by the KHS Art
Club to raise money for art activities. Over 100
vendors, raffle and brat fry sponsored by the photography
club. The KHS battle of the bands winner
will provide music.
Exhibitors: 100
Deadline: Until Full
Eligibility: Open
Booth Size/Fee: 10 x 10/$50-$60
Acceptable Work: 1 2 3 4 5 6 9
Facilities: 1 3 5 7
Carrie Everitt or Miki Wise
KHS Art Club
1662 E Kennedy Ave
Kimberly, WI 54136
920/687-3024 ext 3195
ceveritt@kimberly.k12.wi.us or
mwise@kimberly.k12.wi.us
www.kimberly.k12.wi.us
Barn Quilts of Wisconsin
Wisconsinites consider barns an art form
unto themselves. After all, they are emblematic
of our way of life and come in lots of varieties,
from round to rectangle, gabled to
gambrel, fieldstone to wood. Now, many are
being jazzed up with the addition of quilts.
Not the fluffy, keep you warm on a cold night
variety, but rather an 8 by 8 foot wood piece
of art (or some other square configuration)
affixed to the side of a barn for all to see.
Often created by volunteers, all that’s
needed is a willing barn owner to donate
hanging space, and there have been lots of
willing types in these parts. In fact, Wisconsin
is considered a leader in this rural art
movement, and we think that’s as it should
be given it honors the agri way of life.
Barn quilt tours are becoming so popular
for motorcoach outings and Sunday afternoon
drives that communities have even
started putting out maps for self-guided
tours that include stories about the barns,
the inspirations for the quilt designs, and
profiles of the people who created them.
This symbol of comfort is showing up in
Green County big time, with a whopping 115
plus barns are on display there. Shawano
County isn’t far behind with more than 100
barn quilts, and Rock County has 70 and
counting. Lafayette County is using its 60
barn quilts to promote the culture and history
of the area. Barn quilts in Kewaunee
County appear on historically significant
barns. In Marquette County, there are some
40 barn quilts and murals. Columbia County
is new to this but already you can see how
artistic expression is being encouraged in
the creation of their first half-dozen barn
quilts. Add Door, Walworth and Racine Counties
to round out your barn quilt itinerary.
This is an art form that makes people feel
good about where they live, and we dare say
makes visitors feel good about where they
visit too.