Events with Vendors in Scranton Pennsylvania - Lackawanna County PA

Arts on Fire

Industrial Arts Festival and Iron Pour

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday - June 2 & 3, 2012
Events will also run on Friday, June 1st (see info below.)

WHERE: The Historic Iron Furnaces,
159 Cedar Avenue, Scranton PA 18505
(Lackawanna County Pennsylvania.)

DESCRIPTION:

• Friday, June 1, 2012 will be an educational day for local South Scranton students featuring an historical tour of the historic Scranton Iron Furnaces, an environmental tour of Roaring Brook, and a live chainsaw wood carving demonstration.
• On Friday night, from 8 to 11PM will be the Fire at the Furnace fundraiser to benefit the Anthracite Heritage Museum and Scranton Iron Furnace Associates group, a non-profit membership organization decided to telling the story of the people of the Anthracite region in NEPA.
• • Tickets are $15 in advance (tickets can be purchased at the Anthracite Heritage Museum, 22 Bald Mountain Road, McDade Park, Scranton 19504 or by calling 570.963.4804 and at AFA Gallery during First Friday May and June), and $20 at the door.
  • Tickets include food, beer/wine and entertainment including a live nighttime iron pour by Keystone Iron Works.
• Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 11AM to 7PM and Sunday, June 3, 2012 from 11AM to 5PM are the general festival days featuring food and industrial arts vendors as well as live industrial art demonstrations. Children activities will run from 12-4PM on Saturday and all day on Sunday.

This exciting event will include featured industrial art demonstrations, art and craft vendors, food, live music, historical displays and tours of the Iron Furnaces. Saturday’s featured industrial art demos are glassblowing, professional blacksmithing, and a one time performance of the “Ring of Fire” performed by Steamtown National Historic Site. Sunday’s featured demonstrations are iron pouring, professional blacksmithing, and a one time performance of the “Ring of Fire” performed by Steamtown National Historic Site.

"Arts on Fire" is free and open to the public thanks to the generous support of our funders, including the Arts ENGAGE! - Keystone Iron Works Grant, Keystone College, Lackawanna County and the LHVA.ARTIST

Vendors Wanted!
Any vendors interested in selling their art
can apply online at zapplication.com.
Sign up for free and look for “Arts on Fire”.

CONTACT: Jill Murrin at "jmurrin @ uncnepa.org" or visit Arts on Fire on the web, Twitter, Facebook, and WordPress for more information!

Video from 2010 Arts on Fire:

Glass Lady Lisa will be at this event! Stop by and say Hi!
 GlassLadyLisa.com

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Links to other Websites for Scranton PA:

• The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
  Website: www.scrantonchamber.com.

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