[Elfsea] Assistance for 4th July at Old City Park

[Morgan Cain (Ret.)]

Hi, y'all:

Among my many activities in retirement has been helping with demos at Old City Park in Dallas.  This is a 1840-1910 village set up to show what life was like in North Texas back then.  Similar to the Heritage Farmstead Museum, for those who know the place in Plano.

They have asked not only for demo-ers, but also craftspersons who want to sell items, for their July 4th event.  You do need to have your wares vetted, and they should fall into the appropriate timeperiod.  I don't know about everybody, but I do know SCA craftspersons whose goods can pass for 19th Century or who also do later periods of work.

Here is the announcement (it has graphics, and I don't know if they will come through, hopefully the text will):

28th Annual Old-Fashioned Fourth at Old City Park

Sunday, July 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m

 

We are seeking heritage craft vendors whose work is consistent with the 1840-1910 era theme of Old City Park.  Old City Park will provide a free location and table for set-up, asking nothing but 10% of the day's gross receipts.  

 

The number of vendors will be limited and anyone interested must submit (by mail or by email) photographs of their work, so that we may ensure its consistency with the mission of Old City Park.  We are specifically seeking weavers, broom-makers, and basket-makers, but are open to all kinds of heritage crafts.




Dallas' longest-running Fourth of July celebration at Old City Park: The Historical Village of Dallas.  This year's theme is "Backyard Barbecue," featuring delicious barbecue prepared onsite by Texas barbecue specialist Eddie Deen.  Parking is free.  Tickets are $5 at the gate, or $12.50 for admission + Eddie Deen's barbeque buffet.




If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact:
 
Joseph Flipper                  or                Melissa Prycer
214-413-3671                                     214-413-3671
Intern at oldcitypark.org                        mprycer at oldcitypark.org


They have a small notice on their calendar:  http://www.oldcitypark.org/calendar.htm

I will be there with fiber workers, so if you want to knit or crochet or embroider or spin WITHOUT selling items, let me know.  Some of us will be in costume, but they have not required it for demo workers in the past.  They just ask that we work on things that are not glaringly out-of-period.  I used our last one to work on socks for a mother's day gift.

For those wondering how else I fill my time:  http://www.roverdramawerks.com/02_NowPlaying/02_NowPlaying.html

                                        ---= Margo Lynn *

* known within this part of the SCA as "Little Morgan" and in the 19th Century as Sarah Freeman.

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