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  • What other shows are around Kalispell the weekends before and after Arts in the Park held July 18-20? We did a show at Missoula several years ago, but it was either the first or second weekend in August. We live about 575 miles from Kalispell and might like to come up that way sometime, but I think we need another show or two on consecutive weekends to make it work.

    EDIT: I just searched for that Missoula show and discovered it was later than I remembered. River City Roots Festival in late August.

    • Yes, like Ruth mentioned, there is the WF Arts Festival around 4th of July...two weeks before the Kalispell Arts in the Park. There are also a couple of other smaller art fests in Kalispell in a park by the court house...They are sponsored by Think Local, a business in Downtown Kalispell http://kalispellchamber.chambermaster.com/Events/details/think-loca...  dunno if it is happening this year though because I haven't seen anything info posted like normal.

      There is Huckleberry Days (2nd weekend in August) in Whitefish.

      The Montana Folk Festival is the 2nd weekend in July in Butte, Montana. http://montanafolkfestival.com/pages/home.php. I had a friend do this one last year and she said she did pretty well, she does letter press work, prints, invitations, cards, etc.

      There is also Art in the Park in Anaconda, MT (close to Butte) the same weekend as Art in the park in Kalispell  http://coppervillageartcenter.com/events/34th-art-in-the-park/  I've haven't done this one or spoken to anyone who has done it so not sure if it is good or not.

      Oh! Then there is a 1 day show in Virgina City which I hear is fabulous but have never done it because of other scheduling conflicts. I think it is July or August...can't remember.

      And there is one over labor day weekend in Red Lodge, MT http://www.redlodge.com/_calendar/pop_Calendar.asp?eventID=4439

    • Other Montana shows we've heard about include Whitefish Arts Festival that is always around 4th of July weekend, so close to Kalispell but usually with a weekend in between.  I've also hear that Sweet Pea which is the first weekend in Aug in Bozeman MT is good.  We've never tried a show in MT, always had another option in WA or ID that was not as long of a drive.  Hard to justify the extra travel expense if you have a show that you can depend on for a given weekend.

  • For us the Rio Grande holiday show has always been "decent". We have done very well at the Howard Alan Frisco show in Aug. but I know that this is not the case for other artists. Have not done the MT show.

  • Tamara - you might want to check with Sylvia Swassey or Catherine Stemper if you know either of them, both PNW jewelry artists, I've heard good reports from Catherine, not so good from Sylvia.  Long drive for just one show from Bellingham.

    • yes just trying to find some different shows.... but you are probably right ... Hows things going with you coming to Edmonds this year?

      • Tamara - we'll be at Edmonds, looking forward to the fact that it will be our first WA show of 2014, we'll be arriving back in the PNW for the first time since last August.  Looking forward to seeing all of our family and friends and ONLY being in the Western WA area for the sunnier months of the year:)

         

        I've heard the Rio Grande holiday show is better than the spring show, we were accepted into the spring show this year but cancelled with 2 weeks notice due to Dale's mom death that caused a rapid relocation from Tucson to Dallas, we just weren't up to going back to NM a week after his mom passed.

        Hope to see you this summer!

         

      • Have you heard anything about the Rio Grande show in New Mexico (holiday?) got excepted 

  • Hi Tamara,

    Are you referring to the Hockaday Museum, Art in the Park in Kalispell???

    • Yes that is the one...

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