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Something for everyone at Brockport Arts Festival Looking for some family fun in August? Visit the Village of Brockport on August 12 and 13 and you’ll find a festival with fun for all. The Brockport Arts Festival will take place in the Village of Brockport on Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13, each day from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. There’s a host of events and activities planned to please people of all ages, including a juried arts and crafts show, children’s events, a canal event, a farmer’s market, a wine tent and entertainment for all. Over 100 artists and exhibitors are expected to turn out for the Brockport Arts Festival. These artisans will be located on both sides of Main Street in the village. Exhibitors will display their goods daily on August 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. New this year to the festival is a vendor called Yogibo. This merchant sells furniture that is described as family friendly and looks much like beanbag chairs of the 70s. What would a festival be without great food? Art Appleby, BAF Chairperson, promises a full menu of food offerings that will appeal to anyone. “We’ll have pizza, hot dogs, Italian sausage, kettle corn, fried dough, cotton candy, fresh lemonade and more,” Appleby said. There’s a full slate of activities planned for this year’s BAF. At noon, a kids’ bike rodeo will follow at the same location. This event is sponsored by Walk! Bike! Brockport! Free bike helmets will be offered while supplies last. The Brockport Police Department will hold car seat safety checks at 1 p.m. on Market Street along with a K-9 demonstration at 2 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Store has a book-signing event planned with a number of local authors beginning each day at 10:00 a.m. and continuing throughout the festival weekend. Check out more information at liftbridgebooks.com. Parking in the Village of Brockport during the Brockport Arts Festival can be a challenge. Shuttle buses will run each day from the Sweden Clarkson Recreation Center to the BAF site and will run approximately every 15 minutes. The center is located at 4927 Lake Road South, Brockport and plenty of free parking is available. This shuttle service is free of charge and will be operated with buses and drivers from Brockport Central School District. The buses will drop off and pick up at College and Main Street and also at the parking lot east of the Stoneyard Breakfast Company on Clinton Street. Are you a wine connoisseur or someone who appreciates the fruit of the vine? Stop in to the BAF Wine Tent on either Saturday or Sunday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and try tastings from five New York state wineries. Entry to the tent costs $5 per person and those 21 years of age or older will be admitted. The wineries include Gust of Sun, Lakeland Winery, Mayer’s Lake Ontario Winery and Victorianbourg Wine
Provided photos. Estate. Along with their free tastings, each winery will offer bottles and cases of wine for purchase. If your little one needs a break from the festival crowds, visit the family respite center at Brockport United Methodist Church located at Main and Erie Streets. This center will be open daily from 10 until 5 p.m. throughout the festival weekend. Calling all antique car owners. A vintage car cruise-in is set for Sunday, August 13 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Main and College Streets. No registration is necessary, so polish up your classic car and drive out to meet up with other car buffs. A farmer’s market on Sunday, August 13 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. will highlight local growers and their products. Look for this farm market on Market Street. Support your local food growers and buy some of your favorite fresh fruits and vegetables. The historic Morgan Manning House will be open for tours on Sunday, August 13 from 11:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Visit this landmark home that was built in 1854 and learn about how its original owners contributed to the development of modern day farming. A full schedule of local and regional entertainment is planned for this year’s Brockport Arts Festival. Stages will be set up outdoors at the Morgan Manning House, located on Main Street in Brockport; at Sagawa Park, located at the corner of Erie and Main Streets; and at the intersection of Water and Main Streets. Look for a full listing of activities and entertainers as well as times, locations and dates in this publication, visit the BAF website at brockportartsfestival.com or check out the Brockport Arts Festival on Facebook. by Maggie Fitzgibbon for Brockport Arts Festival
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Brockport Arts Festival showcases area and regional artists This year’s arts and crafts portion of the Brockport Arts Festival will be a juried show. The arts and crafts vendors include a variety of artists who will offer different creations such as jewelry, glass, mixed media, painting, sculpture, photography, wood and much more. Well-known folk artist and Brockport resident Helen Smagorinsky coordinates the arts and crafts show along with fellow Brockport resident Alicia Fink. Over the last few months, they have considered all artists’ applications to ensure a balance of entries in the art categories. “We reviewed all the applications from the last two years to see what categories could be expanded to satisfy all festival goers interests,” Smagorinsky said. “We hope people will shop and remember, it’s not too early to think about Christmas shopping.”
New this year to the Brockport Arts Festival is the Suburban Rochester Artist Group (SRAG). This consortium of artists has been in existence for over 50 years and it meets monthly at the Greece Town Hall on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. The group is made up of 45 artists who share the love of painting in all mediums, including watercolor, oil, acrylic and pastels. SRAG member Peggy Piscitello noted how the group is always looking for new venues to showcase and sell their work. “We know that the Brockport Arts Festival is well-attended so we wanted to test the waters. Eight of our artists will exhibit their work,” Piscitello said. For more information about this group, visit their website at suburbanrochesterartgroup.weebly.com. by Maggie Fitzgibbon for Brockport Arts Festival
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CERAMICS/POTTERy Stu-Art Pottery 110 Pottery Plus 128 ClOThINg Puka Intl. 25 LeRoy Airbrush 106 Mary Saunders Designs 114 Jakaro Tye Dye 111/113 FIBER/lEAThER Flaxseed Pillows by Fran 37 Critters + Creations by Ruth 53 Whiteman 65 Diapers By the Dozen 151 Homemade Crafts by Anita 157 glASS Simply Cindy 68 JEWElRy Sweetbriar Creations 41 Primrose Jewelry 50 Dragonfly Jewelry 51 Just Beachy 66 Manic Metals 72 Dazzling Designs 101 Beaded/Jeweled Serendipity 116 Laura’s Beaded Treasures 117 Crescent Moon Studio 120 Ear Divine 132 Get Personal Designer Jewelry 145 Sparkleez Crystals 152 Earcuff Girl 153 Daisy Jewelry Designs 159 Imaginative Creations 162 Sha-Sha Beads 135/137 Jen’s Magnetic Connection Inc. 142/144 METAl Bent Utensil, The 63 Wine Presenters 107/109 MIxED MEDIA B & B Burnables 60 Just Tracy 67
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Especially For You/Purses by Peters 108 Braddock Bay Gallery 131 Ropeworks USA 133 Biminibob Art 148 Moonlight Garden Floral Designs 103/105 Jim’s Bonsai 122/124 OThER Carry Me Boutique 35 Bo’s Bones Gourmet Organic Dog Biscuits 47 Lorraine’s Concrete Leaves 48 Simply Sue’s 61 Modern Dryad 112 Martin Calligraphics 126 Sign Post 127 Forest Lore Herbary 146 Hair Jeweler Inc. 147 Pinker Belle Boutique 154 D and S Krafts 121/123 621 Creations 56/58 PAINTINg Suburban Rochester Art Group 45 Back to the Drawing Board 52 Abstractions 64 Van Deusen Design 99 Gayane’s Gifts & Crafts 143 Ole Kate’s Crafts 158 Dr Marina’s Art Forms Face Painting 160 PhOTOgRAPhy Bella Mondo Images 164 SPECIAlTy FOODS Jackie’s Jams and Jellies 43 Healthy Sisters Soup & Bean Works 55 Tongue Puncher Gourmet Hot Sauce 74 Nana’s Toppings 138 Zimpfer Maple Products 155 Kissed by the Sun 156
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Three stages at the Brockport Arts Festival will feature entertainment throughout festival weekend and are sure to please audiences of all ages. Performers will be located on three stages, found at Water and Main Street, Sagawa Park and the Morgan Manning House. Performances are set to begin each day at 11 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. The Lakeside Country Cloggers, The Lawn Chair Ladies, the Brockport School of Dance and Master Lim Taekwondo Academy are just a few of the entertainers who will perform on Saturday, August 12 on the Water and Main Street stage. Well-known folk singer Allen Hopkins will also perform on Saturday on the Sagawa Park stage as well as O’Hearn & Mark and the Gian Carlo Cervone Trio. Brick Band, Alyssa Trahan and Golden Eagle String Band are some of the groups that will perform on Sunday. New this year will be a Brockport Arts Festival evening concert on Saturday, August 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Morgan Manning House. The band called The Old Hippies will play at this first-ever event. This trio plays music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Mark Gardner, the entertainment director for this year’s Brockport Arts Festival, explained how the festival committee seeks to attract bands that have local and regional appeal. “Brick Band and Feedback play at several venues in western New York including Brockport, Spencerport and Hamlin and specialize in rock, country rock and pop favorites. O’Hearn & Mark and the Gian Carlo Cervone Jazz Trio include members who work at The College at Brockport,” Gardner said. “Alyssa Trahan is originally from East Rochester but resides in Nashville. She travels to the area in the summer
to play several venues around Rochester. The Golden Eagle String Band and Allen Hopkins specialize in a traditional style of music making a big comeback nationally.” Wal-Mart in Brockport sponsored all of the entertainment at this year’s Brockport Arts Festival. Refer to the schedule posted on the BAF website at brockportartsfest.com or listed in this Suburban News insert for the most up-to-date entertainment times and stage locations. by Maggie Fitzgibbon for Brockport Arts Festival
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The Duck Derby tradition continues Come out to the Brockport Arts Festival (BAF) on Sunday, August 13 and you will see thousands of small ducks take a dive into the Erie Canal. This annual event called the Duck Derby is the main fundraiser for the festival and is set for 3:30 p.m. Duck Derby tickets may be purchased before the BAF from members of the Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis and Towpath Lodge Association. During the festival, duck tickets can be purchased at the Duck Derby tent, which will be located in front of the Strand Theater. Duck tickets cost $5 for a single lonely duck ticket, a quack pack of five tickets cost $20 plus one free ticket and a flock of 35 duck tickets cost $100 and comes with an additional 15 free tickets. Dave Arnold, treasurer for BISCO and president of the Towpath Lodge Association, coordinates this year’s Duck Derby. “The Duck Derby is a long-standing and important part of the annual Brockport Arts Festival. Once again, the race will be at the Main Street Bridge where up to
10,000 brightly-colored plastic ducks will be launched into the canal on Sunday, August 13 at 3:30 p.m,” Arnold explained. “The race will comply with New York State Gaming Commission regulations. Prizes will be awarded to purchasers of tickets corresponding to the first 11 and last 11 ducks that cross the finish line.” Over $6,500 in gift cards, prizes and cash will be awarded at this year’s Duck Derby. The Brockport Wegmans is the major sponsor of this year’s Duck Derby and will provide $2,500 in prizes. In addition to the Wegmans gift cards, prizes include gas cards, cash, an adult fitness membership to Sweden/ Clarkson Recreation Center and the SERC at The College at Brockport, signed framed artwork from 1895 Main Street and a signed framed print from Helen Smagorinsky. So buy a duck, a quack pack or even a flock, find your seat on the banks of the Erie Canal, and watch to see if your duck is a big winner as it floats across the finish line. by Maggie Fitzgibbon for Brockport Arts Festival
BISCO - a community organization supporting Brockport BISCO, the sponsor for Brockport Arts Festival, stands for the Brockport Integrated Service Club Organization. This 501c3 non-profit community organization’s primary goal is to support programs and projects that benefit children who live in the Brockport – Sweden area. BISCO is made up of a variety of community groups including Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Elks, Towpath Lodge, as well as members from other civic groups. Each year, BISCO supports a number of community projects and programs with the proceeds from the Brockport Arts Festival. Art Appleby, Chairman of the Brockport Arts Festival (BAF), explains some community projects that the BAF contributed toward last year. “BISCO provided matching funds to the Brockport Rowing Club to build a boathouse and dock, and Towpath Lodge
received funds to build a lodge for the Boy Scouts. Camp Abilities, a camp for children with visual impairments, received BISCO funds to purchase a three-hole disc golf course and BISCO funded a new swing set at Corbett Park,” Appleby explained. BISCO and the Brockport Arts Festival are always in need of volunteers. Appleby noted there are many ways to help. “BISCO organizes the Brockport Arts Festival, so we can always use help with many event details and festival projects. The festival is in need of dozens of volunteers to assist in many ways like assisting vendors with set-up to manning the BAF information booth,” he said. Interested in learning more on how you can become part of the festival or BISCO? Contact brockportartsfest@gmail.com. by Maggie Fitzgibbon for Brockport Arts Festival
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