Flower-Themed Art Competition With Prizes - "Flowers and Art at the Farmer's Market" Saturday, May 18 From 10 - Noon

Entries are encouraged and welcomed for the Flower-Themed Photography and Painting Contest:

Each person can enter up to two pieces of flower-themed art, any size, in the photography and painting competition. Ribbons will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each Under 18 and Adult Over 18 category, and a cash prize will be awarded to First Place for each of these categories: $50 in the Under 18, and $100 in the Adult Over 18 category. Entries must be presented to the judging stand on Cross Street by the courthouse not later than 10 a.m. Saturday. Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at Noon. 

 

 

 

Flowers and Art at the Farmer's Market

10:00 - All art entries must be submitted (Fountain Green on Cross Street)
10:00 to Noon - public views entries and judges convene
11:30 to Noon - Demonstrations and Discussion of Flowers
11:30 to 11:40 - Demonstration of flower arranging
11:40 to 11:50  - Flowers and Flowering Plants - Native and non-Native - Presentation and Discussion Dorothy Miller and Jeff Willett
11:50 to Noon - Presentation by Master Gardener, Diane  Kean, on Flower tips for May and Master Gardening
Noon - Winners of "Flowers in Art" Competition Announced and Prizes awarded
 

Artisan Bakery add new Breads!

May Farmers' Market Press Release

The next Farmers' Market in Tappahannock will be held on Saturday, May 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Because, as everyone knows, April Showers Bring May Flowers there will be flowers galore – cut ones for arrangements inside the home as well as annuals, perennials, herbs, and native plants for gardens. The market theme will be "Virginia Flowers." Check out the Rappahannock Times article at http://www.tappahannockmarket.com/news-rt-2013-may.htm

May TFM Music Man: Ben Eberline

Ben Eberline, a Tappahannock native, has played acoustic roots music for over a decade. Playing both original music and tastefully altered covers, his unique Americana style blends blues, country, rock, and bluegrass with strong songwriting into performances that fit perfectly with a warm summer day by the riverside. Now based in Richmond, Ben travels around Virginia regularly playing live music in a variety of venues.

Kathryn Murray - May Guest Artist

Almost all her photos were taken on the Northern Neck and most are images of places within a mile of the home she shares with her husband at Naylors Beach.  Her digital images are "pure" photography since they employ no program to adjust colors or effects. All of the colors are as they were found in nature. Many of the images were taken in early morning or late evening. These are her favorite times to be out and to see. The subtlety of the colors and the luminescent light provide great opportunities to capture a scene. These locations might appear mundane, but during the right season, at the right time or with the right weather they are completely transformed. The artist considers her work often to be "Northern Neck Meditations." Kathryn grew up in Cold Spring Harbor New York and went to college and studied Art History at Bryn Mawr. While in New York City for 10 years after college, she worked in design-related businesses which included advertising, architecture and furniture design. She has been an avid photographer for many years. Her work can be found at the Gresham House Gallery (Tappahannock), Rappahannock Art League (Kilmarnock), Art on Main (Gloucester). She has have lived on the Northern Neck for twenty years and find it a most beautiful place to photograph. Her work has been published in House and Home Magazine, on the covers of the Northern Neck Visitors Guide (2010 and 2011), many covers of the Real Estate Review and two annual reports for 2011.

May Flowers at the May 18th Market

May Farmers Market will feature the theme "Virginia Flowers" and will include an art competition, flower arranging demonstration, and presentations with gardening ideas on flowers and flowering shrubs and trees that do well in our region. There will be two categories for the art competition: "Youth under 18" with a $50 prize awarded to first place winner, and "Adult over 18" with a $100 prize awarded to first place winner.  Entries must be flower-themed paintings and photography, and must be presented at the entry table on the Fountain Green Welcome Tent lawn not later than 10 a.m. the morning of May 18th.  Art judges will review the entries and winners will be announced at Noon.  In addition to the cash prize for the two first place winners, ribbons will be awarded for first, second, and third place in both Youth and Adult categories.  Entries will be on display from 11 a.m. until Noon and the gardening talks and demonstrations will be from 11:30 until Noon.

Announcing the next Tappahannock Farmers' Market

Coming soon on Saturday May 18th, 9am to 1am in downtown Tappahannock, on Cross Street, Courthouse Green and Fountain Green. Featured this May month are flowers - we will hold a contest for best flower painting of photograph in two categories, 18 and under and adult. Cash prizes... more details to come....