The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad
Railfest Mountain Craft
Fair A Festival Celebrating
Arts and Crafts of the Western North Carolina Mountains
2008—Scheduled for September 19 — 21 .
Every year railroad
enthusiasts and history buffs from around the world gather in Bryson
City for the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's Railfest.
Headliners for Railfest 2007 included the locomotives visiting from
the NC Trans-portation Museum and Catch the Spirit of Appalachia's
local entertainment with the third annual Children's Talent Show.
General Information:
In the upcoming 6th year, the Mountain Craft Fair section of the
upcoming 2008 GSMRR Railfest will be Saturday from 9am until 5pm, and
on Sunday from 9am until 4pm.
"The deadline for entries in the Mountain Craft Fair is June 20, 2008," says Catch
the Spirit of Appalachia, who is coordinating the fair for GSMRR.
"Those wishing to have a booth for the Railfest Fair should check
below for the link to the application and Policies for the Mountain
Craft Fair." More information can be found at http://gsmr.com/
Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest
2007 Best of Show
Winners:
First Place: Jacob Jones & Cody Nations
Second Place: Katelyn Parker
Third Place: Kevin Bryson
Second Place: Katelyn Parker
Will Howell, winner in Vocal and in Guitar.
To showcase the musical and vocal talents of our local children, Catch
the Spirit of Appalachia (CSA) will produce Heritage Alive! Mountain
Youth Talent Contest on the entertainment stage in the GSMRR Depot
area of Bryson City, NC on Saturday, September 20, 2008during the 5rd
Annual Mountain Craft Show. For contest time and to schedule, email
Amy at v.ammons@mchsi.com.
Trophies are offered.
Every year railroad
Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest
