The 2012 Blue Ridge Barbecue & Music Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 8 and 9 at Harmon Field in Tryon, and the Foothills Crafts Fair operates right in the middle of it. It is a juried fine arts and crafts show that has enjoyed a reputation for the range and quality of items for sale, with nothing manufactured or imported.
The festival can easily boast an annual attendance of 15,000 to 20,000, and many guests come back year after year looking forward to shopping the Foothills Crafts Fair. They enjoy watching the crafts fair artisans who demonstrate their skills – and the artisans who do so say they have found they sell more when the people are engaged.
For further information about the craft fair, sponsorship, volunteering or any other aspect of the 2012 BBQ festival, call the festival office at 828-859-RIBS (7427) or visit BlueRidgeBBQFestival.com.
– article submitted by Brenda Bradshaw