FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8/11/10
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We are pleased to announce the 3rd annual Picnic Music + Arts Festival on August 28, 2010 from 11am to 6pm at Congress Street and Franklin Arterial in Lincoln Park. As always, it will be free and open to the public, and the festival will go on rain or shine.
We look forward to once again presenting 100+ talented artists from the local DIY indie craft scene. Crafters and artists will be selling handmade products in a variety of materials. Shoppers can expect clothing, jewelry, prints, accessories, bags, plush, stationery, photography, housewares, ?ne art, as well as vintage goods.
The Picnic Booth will be handing out goody bags to the first 25 shoppers. This year we’re thrilled to host a book signing by Kari Chapin, author of The Handmade Marketplace. There will be live music all day and tasty food by Verbena Cafe and Skinny Cart BBQ. Hope to see you there!
Picnic is a collaborative effort of Noah DeFilippis and Amy Teh, designers and owners of ?Pinecone+Chickadee, a Portland-based design and silkscreening studio, www.pineconeandchickadee.com; Ron Harrity, founder of Peapod Recordings, a small record label in Portland, www.peapodrecordings.com; Diane Toepfer, artist and proprietor of Ferdinand located at the bottom of Munjoy Hill in Portland’s East End, www.ferdinandhomestore.com; Sean Wilkinson, co-founder of local design shop Forge, and programs director of AIGA Maine, www.forgebrands.com. Please visit www.picnicportland.com for updates and a list of participating vendors.
Bands: Foam Castles, aLEX kEATON, Wood Burning Cat, if and it, Thick Shakes (Boston), ShellShag (NYC), Domino Harvey, Phantom Buffalo
