Memorial Day Show |
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| Location | Boothbay Common Boothbay, ME 04537 |
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| Dates | May 29, 2010 - May 30, 2010 - CONFIRMED! | |
| Description: | We extend a warm welcome to all vendors, both old and new friends. We would like to extend a heartfelt "Welcome!" to our new Assistants, Debbie & Dana Rogers and Lee & Maddy Frinsko. Our past Assistantants, Carina Walter and Joan Goldsmith, will not be with us this year. Carina is taking her business in a new direction and we wish her all the success in the world! Joan has some health issues and we wish her a speedy recovery! Thanks you Ladies for your help and contributions for the past few years! It was very much appreciated and we wish you all the best! We are going to miss you! Our advertising will be handled by Lee & Maddy Frinsko and they will also be providing Security. We would like to Thank Stanlene and Robert Scott for doing such a great job of Security last year. The Boothbay Region Arts & Crafts Shows are sponsored by the Fishermens Festival Committee for the Fishermens Festival, The Boothbay Civic Association for our Shows on the Boothbay Common, and the Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce for Harbor Lights and The Kennebec Celebration Committee. All Shows are juried. No alcohol is permitted. A Show allows only hand-crafted items and a Fair allows other items, such as imports. We will start with our Rules and Regulations, which are for everyone's benefit. You agree to comply with them when you sign the application. If you do not comply with the Rules and Regulations, you will be asked to leave and you will not be allowed back. All shows on the Boothbay Common are $60 for two days, $35 for one day. Please contact me for applications. Applications are NOT available online. All of our jewelry, pickles, dips and jam spaces are filled for 2010. 1) All items must be hand-crafted. Display only what is stated on your application. 2) Parents/Guardians must have strict control of their children at all times. 3) One check/money order with proper application PER EVENT, which is due two weeks prior to the event. State or date event in the "Memo" on check/money order. Include a business card if this is your first time at the Boothbay Region Arts & Crafts Shows. Use a business size (# 10) envelope. If you want confirmation of any event, you must include a stamped, self-addressed post card. It is the only confirmation you will receive. Please do NOT call or email me for confirmation! 4) No one except Security is allowed to stay overnight at the Common. Any vehicle except Security will be towed at the owner's expense. 5) Maine Revenue Services states you MUST display your Maine Tax Exempt/Tax ID Number. If you do not have one, call 207-624-9693. 6) You must be at the event for the advertised times, unless you have made previous arrangements with me or there is an emergency and you let me know. NO EARLY PACK UP/ BREAKDOWNS or you will not be allowed back. 7) Do not discredit another vendor's work to customers or other vendors. Arguments will not be tolerated. 8) You may set up your canopy between 2 PM and 6 PM the previous day to any event on the Common. No one except entertainment is allowed to set up in the Gazebo. Handicap spaces are reserved. Everyone else is first come, first served. Do not park your vehicle over the white painted line. Oncoming road traffic must be able to see around the curve. NO SET UP ON DAY OF EVENT BEFORE 8 AM AND ONLY IF I AM THERE. If for some reason I cannot be there, ask Lee or Debbier where you can set up. 9) Canopies (white only) are to be no more than two inches apart except at walkways, crosswalks and the driveway. 10) If you are exhibiting for one day or have to leave early, you will set up in the center and the fee is $35. We want to keep the perimeter established for a professional appearance. 11) Clean up your area before you leave and leave the restrooms neat and tidy. 12) There is a $60 charge for any check returned for insufficient funds. We want everyone to have fun as well as make a profit, so your cooperation is appreciated and we thank you in advance. APPLICATIONS - Contact me for applications. To clear up some confusion; if you are exhibiting at two events, you will send two checks/money orders, three events, three checks/money orders, etc. One check/money order with each application. Please use a business size envelope. You may send more than one application/fee in a business size (#10) envelope. If you want confirmation that you are in any event, send a stamped, self-addressed post card with each application and fee. I will not give out information over the phone or online that is already covered in the Show Information. SPACES - Space sizes are 10 feet wide and 30 feet deep around the inside edge of the white line, which allows you to have your vehicle behind your canopy in most cases. 10 feet by 10 feet in the center of the Common, in clusters of four, which will give you 10 extra feet of display area to the public. If you are exhibiting one day of any event, you will set up in the center and the fee is $35. Parking is usually available across the street at the Boothbay Town Office or the church. Do not park in front of the Town Office during Windjammer Days. Park in the back row or at the church. Please keep your display INSIDE your canopy, NOT in front of it! Please clean your space before you leave. CANOPIES - In the interest of keeping a professional appearance, all canopies and sides of canopies must be all white. The more professional the show looks, the more customers it will attract, plus they will purchase more crafts. Sam's Club is a good place to purchase one, which includes 4 zippered sides and an awning. The canopy is constructed so that you can put your business name on it, which helps customers who are specifically looking for you and your product. Because the Common can be quite windy, I urge you to make sure your canopy is very secure. Dog tie outs, which twist into the ground and used with strapping are highly recommended. Tables must be covered to the ground on the 3 sides open to public view. SETUP - If you would like to set up your canopy the day before the event, you may do so between 2 and 6 PM. No more than two inches between canopies, except for the walkways, crosswalks and driveway. ELECTRICITY - Most spaces around the perimeter of the Common have electricity available free of charge. You may have music or a small TV in your space as long as it is played quietly and does not disturb your neighbor. Fans are great on a hot day, too. SECURITY - Although Security is provided, anything left within your canopy is at your own risk. PICNIC TABLES - Picnic tables, trash cans and Dumpsters are available. If you find a trash can is full, please take your trash to the Dumpster. You may move a picnic table or trash can if you need to. RESTROOMS - Restrooms are in the Town Office across the street. Please be VERY careful crossing the street. The traffic is fast and may not obey the State Law to stop for pedestrians. If there are no paper towels or bathroom tissue, please let me know so I can refill it. Please leave the restrooms clean and tidy for the next person by cleaning up any paper, etc. you drop. DIRECTIONS - To find the Boothbay Common, after you cross the Wiscasset Bridge, follow the sign to the Boothbay Region, which turns to the Right, just after the Information Center. If you are coming from the Damariscotta area, follow the sign for the Boothbay Region, which is a Left turn, then another Left at the end of the road. Follow Rt. 27 all the way to Boothbay. You will see the Gazebo on the Common on the Left, with the Boothbay Town Office on the right. ADVERTISING - The shows are very well advertised on the Internet, newspapers, Maine Bureau of Tourism, as well as other sources. In doing a search of shows, the Boothbay Region Arts & Crafts Shows are in the top rated shows! ANNUAL VENDORS MEETING AND PICNIC - The Annual Vendors Picnic/Meeting is for everyone to have fun, food, and have input to the shows. The shows are for you and we want you to be successful. All suggestions are given careful consideration. If you have an idea/suggestion to improve the shows, please be sure to share it with us. You may bring a covered dish/refreshments to share if you wish. Food, paper plates, cups, etc. are provided. We do ask that you let us know if you are attending the picnic/meeting so that we can have enough refreshments for everyone. APPEARANCE - In answer to some questions that were asked as far as professional appearance/clothing; dressing in clean, neat clothing is professional and will help draw customers to you and your craft. Slacks, jeans, blouse, etc. are acceptable. Sweat pants are not professional and seem to turn away customers. As for perfume or after-shave, a light scent is recommended by professional vendors so as not to clash or over-power with scents/aromas from other vendors who use scents in their crafts. POSTPONEMENTS - It is YOUR responsibility to check the web site or call me to find out if an event has to be postponed. If you have have any questions that are not answered in the Show Information, please do not hesitate to ask. I will be glad to answer or help in any way I can in order for you to have a successful show. INEXPENSIVE MOTELS AND RESTAURANTS - I am including some inexpensive places to stay but please be sure to make your reservations early. White Anchor Motel...207-633-3788, Shore Hills Campground...207-633-4782, Ship Ahoy Motel...207-633-5222, Hillside Acres Motor Court...207-633-3411, Midtown Motel...207-633-2751. I am also including some good, inexpensive places to eat in or take out. Duttons Dog House...633-2403, The Sea Basket...882-8581, Bet's Fish, which is next to the Common. To contact me: Vicki K. Huskins, 2 Town Landing Rd., Southport, ME 04576-3324. Phone: 207-633-2404. Email: vkwolf@roadrunner.com A Jury Fee of $15 (separate check made out to Vcki K. Huskins) will be applied to all new vendors, along with 2 samples or photos of your work plus a photo of your set up and a business card. If you want your products returned, you will need to include return postage fees. If you are juried in for the Boothbay Shows, you are also juried in for the Kennebec Celebration in Augusta. If you were juried last year, you will not need to be juried again, unless you have a new craft. Most of all, we want you to be successful and have fun building your business! | |
| Contact name | Vicki K. Huskins | |
| Phone | 207 633 2404 | |
| Event Website | http://freewebs.com/boothbayregion | |
| Show hours | Sat-Sun 10-5 | |
| Art/Craft Space price | $15 8' table | |
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