HARVEST FEST
An Annual Community Event
September 14, 2009
Harvest Fest is an annual all-day event where the community gets together to celebrate the end of the growing season with local food, music, art and activities for the entire family. Last year, three-hundred people gathered for a dinner made with local ingredients. The dinner, prepared by Tina Rowland and Bill Smith, two local caterers, included top round from Mac Brook Farm, pork from Eagle Bridge Smokehouse and vegetables from Reggie's Veggies and Locust Grove Smokehouse. BluGrassic Park and local musicians Barry Hyman, Nathan Knowles and Wendy Bordwell played throughout the dinner. A silent auction of items donated by local individuals and businesses raised over $2000 for community members in need. Check back for more details for this year's event.
3RD ANNUAL COLLEGIATE IRON POUR
September 25-27, 2009
This season, young artists from distinguished northeast colleges will converge at SAW for the Third Annual Salem Art Works Collegiate Iron Pour.
This annual conference is an excellent opportunity for students, organizations, and professors to meet, collaborate, share ideas, and establish a lasting dialogue and friendship.
Because large scale iron pours require the focus, skill, and energy of many people working together in order to be successful, students have to work together in teams throughout the pour. This collaborative approach to art-making helps young students progress exponentially faster than if they were working individually and allows for students across the northeast to connect and share their ideas and skills. This is also an unusual opportunity for schools without casting facilities to provide their students with the means to make cast-iron sculpture.
On the last day of the conference, the public is invited to watch the pour.
For information on participating in or watching the 2009 Collegiate Pour, call 518-854-7674.
