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Crafter/Demonstrators
The 9th
annual Katy Days Heritage Festival will be held Memorial Day Weekend
2009, beginning Friday evening, May 22 and ending late Sunday
afternoon, May 24 in Parsons, Kansas.
Attendance in 2008 was estimated between 5,000-10,000. Each year
brings changes and improvements to this event celebrating the
railroad - the MKT (Katy) in particular, and the role it played in
the history and culture of our community and southeast Kansas. We
invite you to be a part of it!
Craft sales
and demonstrations will take place in shady Forest Park on Saturday,
9am-5pm and Sunday, 11:30am-3:30pm. You
may do one day or both. We offer spaces under a Katy Days-provided
tent or designated locations throughout the park for those with
their own tent/setup. Please complete an
Application.
We are
looking for handmade, quality crafts that are either:
·
Railroad themed/related –
anything having to do with trains, and especially
the MKT
OR
·
Made by using a heritage craft/skill
- One of the goals of Katy Days is to
expose current generations to the skills practiced by earlier
generations. Previous festivals have included: telegraphy, felting,
rope making, basket weaving, masonry, spinning, weaving, broom
making, calligraphy, quilt making, chair-seat weaving,
blacksmithing, soap making, flint knapping, 1876 pedal-powered
jigsaw, bows & arrows, handmade cannons, and more.
New this year, we
will be paying a $50 honorarium to all crafter-demonstrators and
those with educational displays. We will also be paying round-trip
mileage ($.25/mile) to those from out of town.
And if you have products for sale, this year they
may be sold without a fee being charged.
We appreciate your participation in Katy Days and hope that these
“benefits” compensate you somewhat for the time you give and the
money spent in coming here.
Also new this
year, an active demonstration or educational display will be
required for participation. We are
striving for “edutainment” – the mix of education and entertainment
and have encouraged it in past years, but are now requiring it for
participation. If you have questions, please contact Megan Hughes
(620-421-0811).
We also
encourage you to dress in period or railroad-themed clothes if you
would enjoy doing so.
Deadline for
entries is April 1, 2009.
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Submit 1-2 photos
representative of your work if you have not participated in Katy
Days before or if you have not been recruited. Photos will be
returned.
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Notice of acceptance will be
sent within two weeks of receiving your application
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Information packets will be
sent out the first part of May.
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