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Veggie Art

Back Again This Year!

This year’s 93rd annual celebration of Farmers Fair will be the third year for a contest that encourages you to play with your food.

The idea behind Veggie Art is to create a 3 dimensional sculpture using fruit and/or vegetables. The artwork must be made exclusively from fruits and vegetables either in whole or parts. Carving on surface of fruits and vegetables is allowable. Only parts of fruits and vegetables must be visible. No glue or supports such as toothpicks or pins are to be visible. Work may be displayed on a surface such as a board or tray but only decoration made entirely of fruit and vegetable matter will be judged. The board or tray cannot be painted or decorated in any other manner. Entire installation must fit inside a 16”x 16”x 16” area. Submitted artwork will be judged on overall artistic merit, cleverness of subject, technique, originality, and skill. Anything commonly referred to as a fruit or a vegetable may be used in whole or in part (nuts, roots, & mushrooms are also acceptable). Fruit and vegetables may be either home grown or store bought. For best results entries should be submitted as close to the Thursday 11:00 am deadline as possible. Judging takes place at 11:00 am so your fresh veggie creations will still be in tiptop unwilted shape.

Inspiration for this type of artwork can be found in the art produced by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers in their books Play With Your Food, How Are You Peeling, and Food for Thought. Copies of some of these books will be available to view at the Dillsburg Public Library. There are also images on the Internet by these two artists as well as many others. Gaffney Electrical Contracting and Paul Tucker Carpentry are sponsoring this event.

Prizes for the contest are as follows: First prize- $100, Second prize- $75, and Third prize- $50

For more information on this competition call Paul Tucker at 432-8194 or email at pandktucker@comcast.net

For inspiration see the Veggie Art books on display in the Dillsburg Public Library or visit Veggie Art websites such as: www.math.ou.edu/~dmccullough/pictures/veggie_art.html

Community Hall Schedule
Exhibits Open to the Public
   
Thursday, October 16   5:30PM- 10:00PM
Friday, October 17   1:00PM- 10:00PM

Handicapped and Senior Citizens Only (Friday)

  11:00AM - 1:00PM
Saturday, October 18   10:00 - AM 10:00 PM
     
Exhibit Entry
   
Tuesday, October 14   6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday, October 15   6:00 PM -9:00 PM
Thursday, October 16   8:00 AM- 11:00 AM
     
Exhibit Removal
   
Saturday,October 18   10:00 PM -11:00 PM
Sunday, October 19   9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
     

 

 

2008 Farmers' Fair

Schedule of Events

Tuesday, October 14th
6:00pm
  Opening Remarks  
Hank Snyder, Mayor of Dillsburg
Wednesday, October 15th
6:00pm
  Remarks   Rep.Scott Perry, State Representative 92nd District
8:00pm
  Fair Queen Pageant  
Northern High School
Tickets $3.00 Purchase at the Blossom Shop (S.Baltimore St, Dillsburg Oct 1-16: No Tickets Available at Door)
Thursday, October 16th
6:00pm
  Official Proclamation  
Cheryl Cook, PA Department of Agriculture
6:00pm
  Old Fashioned Hand Turned Ice Cream Making Contest  
Sponsored by M&T Bank
7:00pm
  Public Auction of Baked Goods Entered for Prizes  
Proceeds Benefit Dillsburg Community Fair Association
8:30pm
  Old Time Cross Cut Saw Contest  
Behind Community Hall
Friday, October 17th
10:00am-1:00pm
  Fun Day For Kids  
Dillsburg Elementary Playground
1:00-4:00pm
  Beef Cattle Display  
Athletic Field
7:00pm
  Children's Parade  

Live Entertainment After the Parade on stage Downtown. Sponsored by the Dillsburg Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Saturday, October 18th
6:00am-3:00pm
  Flea Market  
Hanover Street
8:00am-4:30pm
  Open Air Market  
St. Paul's Parking Lot
8:30am-4:00pm
  Craft Fair   Dillsburg Elementary Playground
9:00am-4:00pm
  Business Fair  
N. Baltimore St.
8:00am-2:30pm
  Antique Tractor Display  
South Baltimore Street
9:00am-3:00pm
  Antique& Collector Car Show  
South Baltimore Street
9:00am-3:00pm
  Rod & Custom Car Show  
North Baltimore Street
9:00am-3:00pm
  New Farm Equipment Display  
Athletic Field
9:00am-3:00pm
  Beef Cattle Display  
Athletic Field
9:00am
  Ladies Barn Yard Olympics  
Athletic Field
10:00am
  Horse Shoe Pitch  
Athletic Field
11:00am
  Pedal Power  
Ball Field (Near Dillsburg Elementary)
1:00-4:00pm
  Patriot News Pickle Pitch  
Athletic Field
3:00pm
  Antique Car & Tractor Parade  
S. Baltimore Street
7:15pm
  Northern High School Band Mini-Concert  
On the Square
8:00pm
  Fantastic Parade  

Live Entertainment After the Parade On Stage Downtown. Sponsored by the Dillsburg Lions Club.

 

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