Arts in Bloom at the Schoharie Library on Saturday, June 8, 10am-3pm

SCHOHARIE - Quilts in Bloom June 6-18

Quilts, flowers, music, arts and crafts, books, food, and more - all by local residents - will be featured at the Schoharie Library during the third annual Arts in Bloom Fest on Saturday, June 8, 10am-3pm. Admission is free.

A selection of colorful quilts made by the Schoharie Valley Piecemakers and friends will be on display throughout the library June 6 - 18. The Schoharie Valley Garden Club will accompany the quilts with arrangements featuring flowers from their own gardens June 7-11.

At the June 8 event, Schoharie County Arts presents Music on the Porch starting with Burke Herrick  at 11am,  Laura Boggs Gagnon at 12pm,  Greg Bucking at 1pm, and Brad Towle at 2pm. 

SCA is also providing art and craft activities for all ages under a big tent on the lawn. Participants are invited to hang their artwork on the clothesline for an instant art show!

Local artists, artisans, and authors will show and sell their work on the library lawn, with a variety of paintings, prints, photographs, pottery, fiber arts, quilts, wreaths, fairy-related items, books, rustic furniture, and more. The Garden Club will have a selection of plants. Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth will host a coloring table.

Delicious food will be available from The Goodies Baking Co., Full Table Farm, and Sharpe’s Sweets all day and the High on the Hog BBQ Co. Food Truck starting at 11am.

Co-sponsors of this event are Schoharie County Arts, the Schoharie Valley Piecemakers Quilt Guild, and the Schoharie Valley Garden Club.

For a complete list of vendors, check the Schoharie Library Facebook page or website: www.schoharielibrary.org.  The library is located at 103 Knower Avenue, on the corner with Bridge Street. The parking lot is on Bridge Street, with additional street parking on Knower Avenue. The phone number is 518-295-7127.

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Submitted by Jennie Mosher

Program Director, Schoharie Free Library 518-295-7127 (home phone 518-295-8560)

PO Box 519, 103 Knower Ave.

Schoharie, NY 12157

and Board Member of Schoharie County Arts