Elizabeth Priddy on tue 8 sep 09
Celebration of Seagrove Potters Announces Participants=3DA0
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CONTACT:=3DA0 Jennie Lorette Keatts (jennie@jlkjewelry.com) or Susan Greene=
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Seagrove, NC...Planning for the 2nd Annual Celebration of Seagrove Potters =
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is underway and the participating artists are all busily working on special=
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pieces for the Celebration, as well as on collaborative pieces to be aucti=
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oned on Friday night, November 20, 2009. Last year's event, the inaugural C=
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elebration was a resounding success drawing over 400 people to the Friday n=
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ight Gala and 5000 from NC and many surrounding states to the two day sales=
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event. The event generated a total measurable financial impact of $452,967=
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, including $3,400 to the Potters Relief Fund, $1,250 to local school art d=
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epartments, $600 to the Seagrove Library and $51,917 of expenditures to loc=
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al businesses, details are available at=3DA0http://celebrationofseagrovepot=
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rs.blogspot.com.=3DA0
The Celebration is unique in that it is a showcase of the artists of=3DA0Se=
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rove, an area that covers the three county corner region of Randolph, Moore=
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and Montgomery counties. Over 85 of the Seagrove potters that earn their l=
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iving making pottery in the local Seagrove community will be participating =
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in the annual event. Seagrove pottery has long been known for it collectabi=
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lity and the Seagrove name is recognized worldwide.=3DA0
The town of Seagrove is at the intersection of NC Business Highway 220 and =
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NC Highway 705, which in 2002 was designated as Pottery Highway because it =
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runs through the heart of pottery country. Seagrove potters are located thr=
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oughout the countryside, all around these two major roads, and are all easi=
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ly accessible from them. The shops are diverse and interesting, and all wor=
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thy of a visit and most will be open throughout the Celebration weekend. Th=
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e Celebration of Seagrove Potters will again be held indoors at the histori=
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c Luck's Cannery, on NC 705, Pottery Highway, located a half mile south of =
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the traffic light in Seagrove. The Celebration potters admire and plan to c=
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ontinue the spirit of the original Luck's Cannery-people of the Seagrove ar=
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ea working together to provide a future for their community.=3DA0
The Celebration of Seagrove Potters will open on Friday evening, November 2=
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0 at 6:00 PM with a Gala Preview Party. Meet the artists and enjoy the open=
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ing night festivities of this fabulous event as visitors have the first opp=
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ortunity to browse and purchase from the thousands of pieces, sip a favorit=
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e beverage and enjoy hors d'oeuvres, while listening to the jazz band Lost =
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Marbles. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to preview a sele=
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ct collection of unique collaborative pieces. This highly successful ventur=
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e, teaming Seagrove artists, to produce highly collectable one-of-a-kind pi=
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eces was very popular last year. This artwork will be auctioned at 8:00 PM =
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on Friday evening. Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. Th=
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ey may be purchased on-line at=3DA0www.CelebrationOfSeagrovePotters.com.=3D=
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Saturday, November 21 the show is open from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM and from 10:=
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00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, November 22. A second fundraising auction will =
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be held at 4:00 PM, Saturday. Food and beverage vendors will be set up incl=
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uding 3 Kings Barbeque, Blue Diner Grille, and Pacific Rim Noodle House amo=
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ng others. A special Kids area (only kids allowed in to buy Seagrove potter=
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y at kids prices!) will raise funds to be donated to the Seagrove and Westm=
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oore schools art departments, demonstrations and educational opportunities =
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will be available, and more. Watch the web sitewww.CelebrationOfSeagrovePot=
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ters.com=3DA0for upcoming information.=3DA0
The following=3DA0Seagrove potteries=3DA0and artists will be participating:=
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ry Pottery & Tileworks, Ben Owen Pottery, Bluestone Pottery, Bulldog Potter=
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y, Cagle Road Pottery, Caldwell-Hohl Artworks, Chad Brown Pottery, Chris Lu=
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ther Pottery, Country Pots, Cross Creek Pottery, Crystal King Pottery, Davi=
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d Stuempfle Pottery, Dean & Martin Pottery, Dirtworks, Dixieland Pottery, D=
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onna Craven, Pottery, Dover Pottery,=3DA0Fireshadow=3DA0Pottery, From the G=
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d Up, Gingerbread House Pottery, Great White Oak Gallery, Hatfield Pottery,=
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Humble Mill Pottery, Jake's Pottery, JLK Jewelry at Jugtown, Johnston & Ge=
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ntithes Art Pottery, Jugtown Pottery, King's Pottery, Kovack Pottery,=3DA0L=
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tern Hill Pottery, Latham's Pottery, Living Water Pottery, Luck's Ware, McC=
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anless Pottery, McKay Pottery, Nichols Pottery, Old Gap Pottery, Ole Fish H=
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ouse Pottery, "Original" Owens Pottery, Pat Newby, Pebbles Pottery, Potts P=
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ottery, Ray Pottery, Riggs Pottery, Rockhouse Pottery, Seagrove
Stoneware, Studio Touya, The English Potter, Thomas Pottery,=3DA0 Tom Gray=
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ottery, Tripple C Pottery, Turn & Burn, Uwharrie Crystalline, Whynot Potter=
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y, Windsong Pottery, and Zehmer Pottery. Visit www.CelebrationOfSeagrovePot=
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ters.com to learn more about the festival and potters and find links to the=
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individual pottery pages.=3DA0
The Celebration of Seagrove Potters festival has received strong support fr=
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om potters and the community at large. Special thanks to our 2009 Sponsors:=
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Amicks Superstore, Asheboro Elastics, Autocraft, Community One, Embarq Cor=
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poration, First Bank, Insurance Associates of the Triad,=3DA0 Life 103.1, N=
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Zoological Society, Progress Energy, Pugh Funeral Home, Randloph Arts Guild=
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, Randolph County TDA, Richard and Susan Garkalns, Upton Accounting=3DA0 an=
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Village Printing with more coming on board each week.=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A
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