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Apple Fest 9/17/2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Apple Fest
Saturday, September 17 - 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Apple Fest Flier [pdf/876kb/1p]
Come and celebrate the harvest at Apple Festival 2011. Unique crafts, traditional music and food fill Historic Bethabara Park. Local orchards, handicraft demonstrations, and colonial re-enactors highlight this festival, as do horse-drawn wagon rides and colonial games.
This Year's Main-stage Music
Red Hen
A vibrant ‘new’ Old Time Band with hot vocal harmonies and instrumentals (Jane Rothfield, Allan Carr, Linda Schrade and David Kiphuth). Four-piece old-time string band from Pennsylvania on vocals, fiddle, guitar, bass and banjo. Visit the website at www.janerothfield.com
Paul's Creek
Paul’s Creek Band is recognized as one of the region’s finest acoustic string bands. Rooted in traditional sounds, their focus is singing and harmonies, old songs and original music with dance-ability and high energy fun thrown in. Mountain stories and humor scatter through the show as they connect to the audience with songs, guitar, banjo, fiddle, upright bass, harmonica and feet. Visit their website at www.carolrifkin.com.
Jeff Warner
Songs and tunes from the American tradition on vocals, guitar, banjo and concertina. Jeff Warner, from New Hampshire, is among the nation’s foremost performer/interpreters of traditional music. Visit his website at http://home.comcast.net/~jfwtm/
Main-stage music schedule
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10:30 - 11:15 |
Red Hen |
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11:30 - 12:15 |
Jeff Warner |
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12:30 - 1:15 |
Paul's Creek |
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1:30 - 2:15 |
Red Hen |
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2:30 - 3:15 |
Jeff Warner |
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3:30 - 4:15 |
Paul's Creek |
Performers
Pat Adkins with the South Fork Cloggers - Clogging will be in the pavillion at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Exhibition
"Living a 1/4" from the Edge" Quilt exhibition by mother / daughter Forsyth county, North Carolina, residents: Brenda Rothrock and Kelly Rothrock Wood. Exhibit runs from Tuesday September 13th to Sunday September 25th. Opening gallery talk at Apple Fest. Visit their blog at www.khelikarma.blogspot.com  
Authors
Jane Edwards & Renee Pappas - authors of the children's book, Jelly Bean Finds Her Special Place - book signing - http://jellybeanandcompany.com
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Creasman Farms |
Apples |
www.creasmanfarms.com |
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Levering Orchard |
Apples |
www.leveringorchard.com |
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Lyda and Sons Orchard |
Apples |
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Inga's Apples |
Apple Dumplings |
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Wayne Woosley |
Apple Cider Press Demonstration |
www.woosleyfarm.com |
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Shawn Harley |
Toy Soliders / Pewtersmith Demonstration |
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George Mathews |
Woodturning / Handcrafted Windsor Chairs |
www.gwmathews.com |
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Cindy Poindexter |
Basket Making / Baskets |
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Peaceful Heart Alpacas |
Spinning / Weaving - items from Alpaca Fiber |
www.peacefulheartalpacas.com |
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Museum of Anthropology, WFU |
Educational Display |
www.wfu.edu/moa |
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Shade Lane Apiary |
Beekeeper, Observation Hive, Education |
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Wildlife Rehab Inc. |
Educational / Wildlife Display |
www.wildliferehabinc.org |
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Children's Museum of WS |
Children's Activities |
www.childrensmuseumofws.org |
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Winston Salem Dash |
Handouts / Information |
www.wsdash.com |
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Forsyth County Genealogical Society |
Education Materials, Genealogical Books |
www.forsythgen.org |
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Winston Salem Craft Guild |
Crafts by Guild Members |
www.winstonsalemcraftsguild.com |
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J.T.'s Wooden Toys |
Handmade Wooden Toys |
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Faulkner Woodworks |
Handmade Wood Products |
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Ricky Byerly |
Hand Turned Pens and Log Benches |
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Freedom Farm Soaps |
Various Soaps |
www.freedomfarmsoap.com |
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Country Tin Shoppe |
Tin Products / Timsmithing |
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Carolina Copper Creations |
Copper & Stained Glass Creations |
www.carolinacoppercreations.com |
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Lazy Lizard Pottery |
Pottery |
www.lazylizardpottery.com |
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Rawhide Rancher |
Grass Fed Meat / Hamburgers, French Fries |
www.sipeangus.com |
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Dino's New York Hotdogs |
Hot Dogs, Italian Sausages, Chips, Sodas |
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Anna's Sweet Treats |
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, Orangeade, Shaved Ice |
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Carters Concessions |
Sausage, Steak, Fries, Corn Dogs, Lemonade |
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The Popcorn Fanatic |
Flavored Popcorn |
www.thepopcornfanatic.com |
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Blue Ridge Ice Cream |
Ice Cream |
www.blueridgeicecreams.com |
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Lumpy's Ice Cream |
Ice Cream |
www.lumpysicecream.com |
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Brew Nerds |
Coffee, Lattes, Smoothies, Fraps |
www.brewnerds.com |
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Mrs. Pumpkin's Bakery - Deli |
Chicken Pies, Salads, Sandwiches, Pasta, Moravian |
www.mrspumpkins.com |
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Nancy's Fried Pies |
Fried Apple Pies |
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Paddy's Italian Ice |
Sweet, Frozen Desserts made with Fruit |
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Reynolda Farm Market |
Fresh Produce, Meats, Dairy Products, Bread |
www.reynoldafarmarket.com |
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Apple History at Bethabara Park
When Moravians arrived in Bethabara in 1753, they almost immediately set about planting apple trees from seeds brought from Europe. According to records, it was recommended to plant six apple trees for every family member.
Within a few years, all the hills around the Park were filled with apple orchards. It is estimated between five and eight acres, according to the maps the Moravians kept.
Apples were among Bethabara's biggest products, probably not far behind cattle. The settlers also probably traded grafts from apple trees to pioneers who passed through Bethabara on their way out West.
Historically, apples were a big part of American life. In the Piedmont, people mostly dried apples but the Moravians built root cellars where fresh apples could be kept for a long time.
Apples were used the same as today - dried apples in pies, apple cider to drink, as a side dish and as vinegar.
We celebrate Apple Festival with a tribute to the Moravian way of life on this day.
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