Annual Rustic Fair At Adirondack Museum

The Rustic Fair will be held on September 8, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on September 9, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. More than fifty rustic artisans will display and sell furniture and accessories for home or camp.

On Friday, September 7, 2007, the Adirondack Museum will host The Rustic Fair Preview Party and Benefit, offering a special chance to meet rustic artisans and shop before the Fair opens to the general public on Saturday, September 8. Enjoy scrumptious hors d"oeuvres and beverages while supporting the museum's exhibits and programs.

Please call for Preview Party tickets and details. (518) 352-7311, extension 119. The museum will be closed to the public on September 7, 2007.

Rustic furniture artist Barney Bellinger of Sampson Bog Studio, Mayfield, N.Y. will offer Rustic Fair visitors a unique opportunity. Bellinger will work on an original oil painting during the Rustic Fair Preview Party and Benefit on September 7. The demonstration will continue on Saturday, September 8 in the museum’s Visitor Center.

Bellinger’s framed painting will be sold at the Rustic Furniture Fair in a Silent Auction format. The winner will be announced at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 9.

Sampson Bog Studio is more than a rustic furniture manufacturer. It is an art studio where bark, twigs and natural materials are gathered into the hands of a craftsman inspired by the logging trails, wildlife refuges, fly fishing sites, and the Great Camps of the Adirondacks. Furniture created by Barney Bellinger has been exhibited at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Adirondack Museum, and the Ralph Kylloe Gallery, and appears in the permanent collections of the Orvis Company and the Smithsonian Institution.

In addition, more than thirty-five of the rustic artisans participating in the fair have designed special commemorative pieces in celebration of the Adirondack Museum’s fiftieth anniversary and the Twentieth Annual Rustic Fair. Each unique piece will bear a brass tribute plaque. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the one-of-a-kind commemorative pieces will benefit the museum.

The Twentieth Annual Rustic Fair will include music, demonstrations, delicious food, and the incomparable autumn scenery found in the Central Adirondacks. The musical line-up includes Adirondack folk and blues by Stephen Langdon, traditional fiddle tunes and clog dancing by Quickstep, and lilting dulcimer music by Nils Caspersson. -- www.adkmuseum.org