In addition to unique and collectible art, the 39th Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Fair (ACF) has additional truly special events. Scroll down to review the Acoustic Music Series Performance Schedule, the Garrison Art Center Open House, Maritime Displays, and Great Food.

ACOUSTIC MUSIC SERIES

Collectors of fine art and craft, returning to the Garrison Art Center 39th Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Fair (ACF), may notice their foot tapping soon upon arrival! Made possible through the generous underwriting support of The Garrison and Scenic Hudson, the Fair has established a new tradition: high caliber acoustic music to accompany a day of great art and Hudson River views. Scroll to bottom to review Performance Schedule or PRINT 2008 Acoustic Music Series Performance Schedule

GAC OPEN HOUSE
Want to know more about the Garrison Art Center (GAC)? GAC will have a Membership and Information Tent through the weekend. Futhermore, GAC's galleries and Ceramics Department are open! Visitors may review artwork by students of the GAC Summer Art Institute in the Gillete and Balter Galleries. Accessed from the fair grounds, the Ceramics Department, will be open with wheel throwing demonstrations and ceramics art for sale. Additionally, the Studio Shop continues to be open during the event, with pottery by ceramic studio artists for sale.

MARITIME DISPLAYS
Maritime displays include hand-crafted wooden kayaks, available to order through new exhibitor Riverschoolboats. The Beacon Sloop Club will be in with the Sloop Woody Guthrie providing free Hudson River rides throughout each day. Scenic Hudson is visiting to highlight their work to protect the natural beauty of our valley, and the unique character of our communities as well.
GREAT FOOD
With tables to sit at, and picnic sites by the river, the GAC Food Tent & Grill has something for everybody! You'll find hamburgers, hot dogs, grilled eggplant, farm fresh salads, corn on the cob and more! Visiting gourmet food artisans are in with their treats as well including: Pocono Kettle Korn, (with smoothies too), Go-Go Pops (unbelievable popsicles), Krazy for Kazu's (gourmet bottled dressings and sauces), Beth's Farm Kitchen (preserves), Dutch Desserts (fruit tarts), Hummingbird Ranch (honey, maple syrup and related products), & Whitecliff Vineyards.

ACOUSTIC MUSIC SERIES PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
made possible through the generous underwriting support of The Garrison and Scenic Hudson
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16th:	SUNDAY, AUGUST 17th:
Swing du Jour South Stage: 10:30am - 1:30pm Award winning veterans of Roxbury, CT's Pickin' and Fiddlin' Contest, Howie Bujese (violin) & Norman Plankey (guitar) are Swing du Jour, playing their upbeat jazz inspired by the music of Django Reinhardt. Tiki Daddy North Stage: 2:00pm - 5:00pm Hawaiian-inspired 1920's and 30's jazz tunes played by Art Labriola (steel guitar), John Harms, (guitar & ukelele), & Al Hemberger (bass)	The Ebony Hillbillies South Stage: 10:30am - 1:30pm Norris Bennett, Enrique Prince, Bill Salter, and A.R. are one of the last black string bands in America. Their 19th century string band sound, consisting of fiddle, banjo, washboard and bass fiddle, was popular in the 1920's and 1930's, and was a key element in the genesis of jazz and virtually everything after! The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn North Stage: 2:00pm - 5:00pm Billy Nemec (acoustic guitar, lead vocals), Christopher Pistorino (upright bass), David Langlois (washboard percussion), & Sam Hoyt (trumpet) form this early jazz, swing and blues band. Their repertoire of witty songs from the 1920's and 30's is augmented by original tunes with moving yet often bawdy lyrics, and catchy 4-part vocal harmony.
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