Thank you to Bruce Johnson for featuring our annual Craftsman Farms Banquet in today’s post on his new site, arts and crafts collector. If you haven’t already been to this wonderful new website, you are missing an outstanding and entertaining resource covering every aspect of the Arts and Crafts lifestyle.
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You are invited to
The Annual Craftsman Farms Banquet
at the GPI Arts and Crafts Conference
Thursday, February 18, 2010
6:00 p.m.
at the Grove Park Inn
Asheville, North Carolina
The cocktail reception starts at 6:00 p.m. and includes a full open bar and passed hors d’oeuvres including mini-quiche, pot stickers and mini-quesadillas.
Follow that up with great camaraderie and a gourmet dinner including Spicy BBQ Shrimp, Corn Cake with Roasted Salsa; Baby Lettuce with Poached Pear, Candied Walnuts and Pumpkin Seed Vinaigrette; Grilled Filet of Beef and Crab Cake Combo with Seasonal Side Dishes; Marble Cheesecake, Coffee, Tea or Beverage. Vegetarian Entree available upon request.
After Dinner, Guess the Movie! How many times have you been at the movies and said, “there’s a Morris chair,” or “what a neat bungalow?” Guests at the Craftsman Farms banquet will get a chance to test their recall when they join in the evening’s interactive entertainment. During the lively and fun movie presentation, participants will win prizes when they correctly indentify images from movies that use Arts and Crafts architecture and decor to tell their story
All Christmas cards, tree ornaments, and calendars will be 30% off on Saturday December 19 and Sunday December 20. Shopping hours are 11:00 to 4:00. Remember the museum and shop will close for the holidays at 4:00 on Sunday and reopen at 11:00 on Saturday, January 9.
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We’re at over 200 votes, with 2 days of voting left. If you’ve already voted, please help spread the word to your Facebook friends! Use the Post to Wall button to quickly let your friends know about the Craftsman Farms Foundation.
Via Chase Community Giving on Facebook | The Craftmans Farms Foundation, Inc.
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We just broke 100 votes for the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms on Chase Giving! Thanks so much! We’re well on our way to that $25,000 grant! Stop by and vote for us, invite your friends to vote too, and share the link on your own Facebook wall to help spread the word.
And, while you’re on Facebook, have you seen the Stickley Museum’s Facebook page?
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Saturday and Sunday, December 5-6 & December 12-13 from 11-4 p.m.
Visitors are invited to stroll through the house and enjoy the candlelight and Christmas decorations at their own pace. The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms will be all decked out for the holidays as Stickley and his family would have decorated it in 1915. The Christmas tree will sparkle with Bavarian glass ornaments that were the fashion at the time the Log House was built. Evergreen garlands festoon the staircase and poinsettias, which Stickley described as “the Christmas Flaming Star,” will brighten the three fireplaces.
HOLIDAY CARDS: An exhibition of approximately 40 recently acquired vintage holiday postcards from the period will be on display along with an accompanying text.
LIVE MUSIC: Holiday music from the period completes the open house atmosphere. On both Saturdays from 1:30 – 3:30 pianist John Baratta will perform authentic period music on the antique piano in the Stickley’s living room. On both Sundays at 2:00 the Community Theater Performing Arts Company will sing holiday favorites and lead family sing-alongs!
ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN: Daily changing activities will be based on holiday celebrations in the early 1900’s and will include special times for children to make paper chain garlands and string popcorn. On both Saturdays at 11:30 Children ages 6 -9 are invited to a special Story Hour concluding with a special Christmas-tree craft project.
CRAFTS: A trunk show featuring the high quality work of present day artisans from around the country will be open both weekends for your shopping pleasure. These crafts include pottery, woodwork, jewelry, papermaking, block prints and more. The exceptional work reflects the ethics of the Arts and crafts movement.
REFRESHMENTS: Gingerbread cookies and hot cider round out the open house atmosphere.
ALL-INCLUSIVE ADMISSION: Members: $4 Non-members: $8 (Free to children age 2 and under)
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Chase is giving $25,000 grants to winning non-profits. Please fan the group, vote for the Craftsman Farms Foundation, and help spread the word! It only takes a few moments, and it’s completely free to help support the Stickley Museum. Your votes really help us out!
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This recent Star-Ledger article on Morristown historical attractions discusses all the great local attractions, like Jockey Hollow, Historic Speedwell, Villa Fontana, and — of course — Craftsman Farms.
“We can hold our own against so many other destinations,” said Leslie Bensley, executive director of the Morris County Tourism Bureau, which is the former Morristown Visitor’s Center, promoting the area’s historic, cultural, and recreational opportunities.
Which ones have you visited?
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Special holiday hours at the Stickley Museum means your gift shopping doesn’t have to be a chore. Visit the Museum Shop between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday, November 27 to discover wonderful gifts and escape the frenzy of the shopping mall. And get a free museum tree ornament for yourself with any purchase of $50 or more. Just take a quick turn off of Route 10, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by the natural beauty of Craftsman Farms, and while you’re here, join a tour and relax in the candlelit beauty of the Log House. Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends!
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“For Gustav Stickley and other American Arts & Crafts designers the word ‘Mission’ contained a variety of meanings. Initially Stickley embraced the word and published articles promoting it along with calling his furniture ‘Mission Style.’ However in time he abandoned it, perhaps to distinguish himself from other furniture makers.” So states, Dr. Richard Guy Wilson, who will be the featured speaker at the Stickley Museum’s 2nd Annual Amy Stahl Lecture at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14.
Wilson also suggests that use of the term “‘Mission’ was an attempt to distinguish the American Arts & Crafts from English and European sources. Mission styled furniture, ironware, pottery and buildings became commonplace in the 1890s and 1900s throughout the United States as the Arts & Crafts took hold. The word also implied reform and fit in with the intent that product design and production along with much more political issues were part of the Arts & Crafts mission.”
Richard Guy Wilson holds the Commonwealth Professor’s Chair in Architectural History at the University of Virginia (Thomas Jefferson’s University) in Charlottesville, Virginia. His specialty is the architecture, design and art of the 18th to the 20th century both in America and abroad. He was a visiting fellow at Cambridge University, England during the Winter-Spring 2007. He received his undergraduate training at the University of Colorado and MA and Ph.D. at the University of Michigan.
Wilson has received a number of academic honors, among them a Guggenheim fellow, prizes for distinguished writing, and in 1986 he was made an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He received the outstanding professor award at the University of Virginia in 2001. He has directed the Victorian Society’s Nineteenth Century Summer School since 1979. He has served as an advisor and commentator for a number of television programs on PBS and A&E, most significantly over sixty-five segments of America’s Castles.
A frequent lecturer for universities, museums and professional groups, he has also published widely with many articles and reviews to his credit. Wilson has been the curator and author for major museum exhibitions such as The American Renaissance, 1876-1917; The Art that is Life: The Arts and Crafts Movement in America; The Machine Age in America, 1918-1941 and The Making of Virginia Architecture.
He is the author or joint author of 16 books that deal with American and modern architecture which include studies of McKim, Mead & White, Thomas Jefferson’s design of the University of Virginia, Monument Ave in Richmond, the AIA Gold Medal, a contribution to the recent book on RM Schindler (2001), and principle author and editor of the Society of Architectural Historians book, Buildings of Virginia: Tidewater and Piedmont (2002). His The Colonial Revival House was published in the fall of 2004 and Harbor Hill: Portrait of House was published in 2008. Following the lecture Wilson will sign copies of this most recent book, which explores Harbor Hill, a lavish mansion designed by Stanford White and built in the early 1900s on Long Island.
For tickets or to receive further information, please contact the museum at 973-540-0311 or education@stickleymuseum.org
To download the registration form, please click here.
Amy Stahl Lecture and Book Signing:
by Richard Guy Wilson
Sat., Nov. 14 at 4:00
$10 Members
$12 Non Members
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