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FOOD
Open call for vendors for the 22nd annual Greening
Up the Mountains Festival in Sylva, April 27
BY STAFF REPORTS • SYLVA
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Open call for food venders
as well as local artists and
performers.
The Greening Up the Mountains
Festival is a heritage arts
festival that celebrates the arrival
of Spring through both traditional
and contemporary forms of
Appalachian art, music, food,
A mother and daughter having fun at last
year’s event.
and beverage which honor our
community and local artisans.
The Greening Up, The Mountains
Festival, is now in its 22nd
year and is inviting applications
from artisans and food vendors.
The festival is sponsored by
the Town of Sylva and will be
held in historic downtown Sylva
on Saturday, April 27, 10 - 4pm.
The Greening Up The Mountains Festival typically
enjoys crowds upwards 12,000 attendees
and has 175 vendor booth spaces. In addition to
a variety of arts, crafts, and food vendors, attendees
can enjoy a 5k race, youth talent contest,
beverage arts featuring local craft breweries, and
live music throughout the day on two stages.
IF
YOU
GO
Greening Up The Mountains Festival
Applications will be accepted through
March 15, 2019, and can be downloaded
at www.greeningupthemountains.com. For
more information, contact the event coordinator,
Kendra Hamm at greeningupthemountains@
gmail.com.
Simple, delicious food with vegetarian
options, Craft beer on draft, great wines,
kids menu, to go menu, daily specials.
112374 7376 Firefly 18 01 17
We’re bringing brunch downtown! Sundays 10:30 til 2:00.
Open daily except Wednesdays 11:30-9:00
454-5400
128 N Main Street, Downtown Waynesville
18 |RAPID RIVER’S ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE Vol. 22, No. 06 — February 2019