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Contact: An K. Lu
Direct Line 408-494-3591
Tapestry Office 408-494-3590
anlu@tapestryarts.org
2008 Press Releases
Event Name: Tapestry Arts Festival
2008
Location: Downtown San Jose (Park Avenue, Almaden Boulevard, San
Fernando Street)
Dates: Labor Day Weekend (August 29, 30 & September 1, 2008)
Times: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday) -
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday)
Featuring: Arts & crafts, food, music, free hands-on art activities
for kids,
Indoor home show
Admission: Free
33rd Annual Tapestry Arts Festival
“San Jose’s oldest & largest street festival”
33rd Annual
Tapestry Arts Festival
(download MS Word Document)
Event Name: Tapestry Arts Festival 2008
Location: Downtown San Jose (Park Avenue, Almaden Boulevard, San
Fernando Street)
Dates: Labor Day Weekend (August 29, 30 & September 1, 2008)
Times: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday) - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Monday)
Featuring: Arts & crafts, food, music, free hands-on art activities
for kids, indoor home show
Admission: Free
Tapestry Arts and KGO Newstalk AM 810 present the 33rd annual Tapestry
Arts Festival in downtown San Jose on Labor Day Weekend, August 30th –
September 1st. Each year an estimated 150,000 people come to downtown
San Jose to celebrate the arts. Event times are 10 am to 6 pm on
Saturday and Sunday, and 10 am to 5pm on Monday. Admission to the
festival is free.
A San Jose tradition since 1976, the festival features hundreds of
artists from around the country, an eclectic selection of foods and
“Design for Living” (an indoor home show). Additionally, Tapestry has
a unique component entitled the Creativity Zone. The “Zone” provides
free, hands-on art activities for children of all ages More than 36
performing groups will entertain the audience, on four stages, located
throughout the event. On Sunday, from 5 PM to 7 PM, , Tapestry will
present a free Twilight Concert featuring local fan favorite, Ryze.
At the heart of the festival is a juried arts and craft show. Tapestry
invites the public to explore the work of more than 100 diverse
artists, Festival visitors will see fun and functional ceramics,
unique clothing and jewelry, paintings and sculpture, as well as fine
works of leather and wood. “It’s not too early to start Christmas
shopping,” states executive director An Lu. “You can buy a unique
handmade item from one of our many fine artists”, continues Lu. This
year many of Tapestry Arts Festival artists and crafters will be
demonstrating their work throughout the weekend. Beth Karpas is makes
reversible dolls and stuffed animals based on folk and fairy tale
characters. Additionally, Karpas is a professional story teller. Beth
will engage visitor visitors by making her creations and using them to
tell stories.
Martino Dorce makes watercolor and acrylic paintings. Dorce starts
with a blank paper and begins drawing the image using India ink and a
rapidograph pen. When the drawing is complete, the artist uses a
medium sable watercolor brush to apply both watercolor and acrylic
with water to the picture. Martino pains many layers, waiting until
one layer is dry before beginning another. The designs come from
Martino Dorce’s impressions of his homeland, Haiti.
The four festival stages will feature local headliners this year such
as: “Double Funk Crunch”,
“Aja Vu”, “Wally’s Swing World”, “Busta Groove” and “Sage”. Regional
favorite, San Jose Taiko will perform on Monday, September 1. Festival
music will range from pop and rock to soul and country. Well known San
Jose presenter, South Bay Guitar Society (SBGS), will host a “Guitar
and Classical Stage” on Saturday and Sunday. SBGS will bring well
known regional and international performers to this stage with the
sounds of flamenco, steel, acoustic, and Mexican folk guitar. With the
theme of “something for everyone”, the festival will also feature a
popular local square dance company all three days. “The Single
Squares” will perform from 1 PM to 3 PM each day. The complete
entertainment schedule is available on Tapestry’s website.
New this year, Tapestry Arts presents an “Antique Appraisal Clinic” on
Monday, September 1, from 11 AM to 2 PM, in Ridder Lounge at the San
Jose Center for Performing Arts. This clinic will be presented during
the 33rd Annual Tapestry Arts Festival, Labor Day Weekend. The cost is
$10 for the first item and $5 for each additional item. Each person is
limited to 5 items. Local appraisers Sue Okey and Stephen Turner and
Steven Wayne Yvaska will provide informal appraisals for portable
items china, glassware, pottery, brass, silver, bronzes, clocks,
postcards, jewelry, books,
The festival also fosters a rich tradition of volunteerism. The event
uses approximately 300 volunteers each year. Volunteers pour
beverages, provide information, assist with hospitality and help
children with their arts projects in the Creativity Zone. Critical to
the success of this event are Tapestry’s “key” volunteers. The “key”
volunteers are those individuals who work all three days, all day
long; many of whom also help with Friday night set-up. Many of the
festival’s “key” volunteers have been with the organization 20 or more
years, some have been with the event since its inception in 1976.
There are now multiple generations of volunteers!
The annual festival is just the beginning of Tapestry’s arts
programming. Throughout the year, Tapestry Arts provides arts
education to school-age children, both in schools and in community
centers. This year Tapestry will provide more than 100 arts programs
to youngsters throughout the greater San Jose area. Net festival
proceeds provide the core operating support which makes the
organization’s youth arts programs possible.
For more information about the festival, or about the arts education
programs, call: (408) 494-3590 or go to www.tapestryarts.org.
This program has been made possible, in part, through a grant from the
City of San Jose and the Adobe Foundation Fund at Community Foundation
Silicon Valley.
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TAPESTRY ARTS FESTIVAL FEATURES
OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT!
Tapestry
Arts Festival Features Outstanding Entertainment!
(download MS Word Document)
Event Name: Tapestry Arts Festival 2008
Location: Downtown San Jose (Park Avenue, Almaden Boulevard,
San Fernando Street)
Dates: Labor Day Weekend (August 29, 30 & September 1, 2008)
Times: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday) -
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday)
Featuring: Arts & crafts, food, music, free hands-on art activities
for kids,
Indoor home show
Admission: Free
Tapestry Arts and KGO Newstalk AM 810 present the 33rd annual Tapestry
Arts Festival in downtown San Jose on Labor Day Weekend, August 30th –
September 1st. Each year an estimated 150,000 people come to downtown
San Jose to celebrate the arts. Event times are 10 am to 6 pm on
Saturday and Sunday, and 10 am to 5pm on Monday. Admission to the
festival is free.
A San Jose tradition since 1976, the festival features hundreds of
artists from around the country, an eclectic selection of foods and
“Design for Living” (an indoor home show). Additionally, Tapestry has
a unique component entitled the Creativity Zone. The “Zone” provides
free, hands-on art activities for children of all ages More than 36
performing groups will entertain the audience, on four stages, located
throughout the event.
The festival will present entertainment of four stages located
throughout the event.
Festival Music will range from pop and rock to soul and country.
Tapestry Arts Festival 2008 has an impressive line-up of
entertainment. On Saturday, August 30th, fan favorite “Busta Groove”
brings their sounds from the 70’s, 80’ and 90’s to the festival.
The musical stylings of “Double Funk Crunch” will be heard on Sunday,
August 31st leading up to a Twilight Concert featuring “Ryze” from 5
to 7 PM. “San Jose Taiko” performs their award winning routines on
Monday, September 1st. Also on Monday, perennial favorite, “Aja Vu”
will play for festival visitors. All performances, including the
Twilight Concert, are free of charge. Tapestry also brings back
festival staples Sage, Groove Kings and “Wally’s Swing World”.
Tapestry Arts Festival also has sounds for its country music fans.
Local radio station, 95.3 KRTY presents Randy House and The
Roadhammers. Also on the country stage are Silvercreek and Fred
McCarty.
Well known San Jose presenter, South Bay Guitar Society (SBGS), will
host a “Guitar and Ensemble Stage” on Saturday and Sunday. SBGS will
bring well known regional and international performers to this stage
with the sounds of flamenco, steel, acoustic, and Mexican folk guitar.
Soloists Daniel Roest and Michael Bautista are two of the fine
performers who will be on the SBGS stage.
Aligning with Tapestry Arts’ mission of providing arts education to
young people, the festival will host several local dance studios and
dance ensembles on Saturday, August 29th including Dance Arts Academy
and Elements Dance Company. The dance stage will also feature the
folklorico group, Las Cruces Folklorico and African drumming with
Jaliya.
With the theme of “something for everyone”, the festival will also
feature a popular local square dance company all three days. “The
Single Squares” will perform traditional square dancing each day from
1 PM to 3 PM. The public is invited to join in.
The complete entertainment schedule is available on line on Tapestry’s
website www.tapestryarts.org.
At the heart of the festival is the juried arts and craft. Visitors
will be see more than 150 booths featuring fun and functional
ceramics, unique clothing and jewelry, painting, photography,
sculpture, as well as fine works of leather and wood. “It’s not too
early to start Christmas shopping,” states executive director An Lu.
“You can buy a unique handmade item from one of our many fine
artists”, continues Lu.
New this year, Tapestry Arts presents an “Antique Appraisal Clinic” on
Monday, September 1, from 11 AM to 2 PM, in Ridder Lounge at the San
Jose Center for Performing Arts. This clinic will be presented during
the 33rd Annual Tapestry Arts Festival, Labor Day Weekend. The cost is
$10 for the first item and $5 for each additional item. Each person is
limited to 5 items. Local appraisers Sue Okey and Stephen Turner and
Steven Wayne Yvaska will provide informal appraisals for portable
items such as china, glassware, pottery, brass, silver, bronzes,
clocks, postcards, jewelry and books. No coins or stamps.
The annual festival is just the beginning of Tapestry’s arts
programming. Throughout the year, Tapestry Arts provides arts
education to school-age children, both in schools and in community
centers. This year Tapestry will provide more than 100 arts programs
to youngsters throughout the greater San Jose area. Net festival
proceeds provide the core operating support which makes the
organization’s youth arts programs possible.
For more information about the festival, or about the arts education
programs, call: (408) 494-3590 or go to www.tapestryarts.org.
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TAPESTRY ARTS FESTIVAL FEATURES MORE THAN
150 JURIED ARTS AND CRAFT BOOTHS!
Tapestry
Arts Festival Features 150 Juried Arts & Crafts Booths!
(download MS Word Document)
Event Name: Tapestry Arts Festival 2008
Location: Downtown San Jose (Park Avenue, Almaden Boulevard,
San Fernando Street)
Dates: Labor Day Weekend (August 29, 30 & September 1, 2008)
Times: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday) -
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday)
Featuring: Arts & crafts, food, music, free hands-on art activities
for kids,
Indoor home show
Admission: Free
Tapestry Arts and KGO Newstalk AM 810 present the 33rd annual Tapestry
Arts Festival in downtown San Jose on Labor Day Weekend, August 30th –
September 1st. Each year an estimated 150,000 people come to downtown
San Jose to celebrate the arts. Event times are 10 am to 6 pm on
Saturday and Sunday, and 10 am to 5pm on Monday. Admission to the
festival is free.
The premier component of the festival is the juried arts and crafts.
Visitors will be see more than 150 booths featuring fun and functional
ceramics, unique clothing and jewelry, painting, photography,
sculpture, as well as fine works of leather and wood. “It’s not too
early to start Christmas shopping,” states executive director An Lu.
“You can buy a unique handmade item from one of our many fine
artists”, continues Lu.
This year many of Tapestry Arts Festival artists and crafters will be
demonstrating their work throughout the weekend. Beth Karpas is makes
reversible dolls and stuffed animals based on folk and fairy tale
characters. Additionally, Karpas is a professional story teller. Beth
will engage visitor visitors by making her creations and using them to
tell stories.
Martino Dorce makes watercolor and acrylic paintings. Dorce starts
with a blank paper and begins drawing the image using India ink and a
rapidograph pen.
When the drawing is complete, the artist uses a medium sable
watercolor brush to apply both watercolor and acrylic with water to
the picture. Martino pains many layers, waiting until one layer is dry
before beginning another. The designs come from Martino Dorce’s
impressions of his homeland, Haiti.
One of the festivals most unique artists, Al De La Rosa sculpts
aliens, creatures, dragons and monsters. De La Rosa’s creatures are
all handmade using "MagicSculp", a resin with hardener which air
dries. The arms, legs and tentacles of his creatures are layered over
wire armatures. De La Rosa also uses recycled materials, toothpicks
and fabric to complete his creations. The listing of all festival
artists is available on the Tapestry website listed at the end of this
article.
A San Jose tradition since 1976, the festival features hundreds of
artists from around the country, an eclectic selection of foods and
“Design for Living” (an indoor home show). Additionally, Tapestry has
a unique component entitled the Creativity Zone. The “Zone” provides
free, hands-on art activities for children of all ages More than 36
performing groups will entertain the audience, on four stages, located
throughout the event. On Sunday, from 5 PM to 7 PM, , Tapestry will
present a free Twilight Concert featuring local fan favorite, Ryze.
Throughout the weekend four stages will feature local headliners this
year such as: “Double Funk Crunch”, “Aja Vu”, “Wally’s Swing World”,
“Busta Groove” and “Sage”. Acclaimed performing troupe: San Jose Taiko
will perform on Monday, September 1. Festival music will range from
pop and rock to soul and country. Well known San Jose presenter, South
Bay Guitar Society (SBGS), will host a “Guitar and Ensemble Stage” on
Saturday and Sunday. SBGS will bring well known regional and
international performers to this stage with the sounds of flamenco,
steel, acoustic, and Mexican folk guitar.
With the theme of “something for everyone”, the festival will also
feature a popular local square dance company all three days. “The
Single Squares” will perform from 1 PM to 3 PM each day. The complete
entertainment schedule is available on line at www.tapestryarts.org.
New this year, Tapestry Arts presents an “Antique Appraisal Clinic” on
Monday, September 1, from 11 AM to 2 PM, in Ridder Lounge at the San
Jose Center for Performing Arts. This clinic will be presented during
the 33rd Annual Tapestry Arts Festival, Labor Day Weekend. The cost is
$10 for the first item and $5 for each additional item. Each person is
limited to 5 items. Local appraisers Sue Okey and Stephen Turner and
Steven Wayne Yvaska will provide informal appraisals for portable
items china, glassware, pottery, brass, silver, bronzes, clocks,
postcards, jewelry, books,
Tapestry Arts Festival proceeds support for arts education programs.
Throughout the year, Tapestry Arts provides visual and performing arts
residences for school age children in the greater San Jose area.
For more information about the festival, or about the arts education
programs, call: (408) 494-3590 or go to www.tapestryarts.org.
This program has been made possible, in part, through a grant from the
City of San Jose and the Adobe Foundation Fund at Silicon Valley
Community Fund.
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Tapestry Arts presents an “Antique
Appraisal Clinic”
Tapestry
Arts Festival -
Antique
Appraisal Clinic (download MS
Word Document)
Tapestry Arts presents an “Antique
Appraisal Clinic” on Monday, September 1, from 11 AM to 2 PM, in
Ridder Lounge at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts. This clinic
will be presented during the 33rd Annual Tapestry Arts Festival, Labor
Day Weekend.
The cost is $10 for the first item and $5 for each additional item.
Each person is limited to 5 items.
Local appraisers Sue Okey, Stephen Turner and Steven Wayne Yvaska will
provide informal appraisals of portable items including china,
glassware, pottery, brass, silver, bronzes, clocks, postcards,
jewelry, books, art, etc. The appraisers will not be accepting any
stamps or coins. Anyone wishing to have large items appraised is asked
to bring photographs of all sides of the item and a listing of the
dimensions.
There will be a drop-off area near the location, however, parking will
be approximately one block away.
Tapestry Arts Festival will be held from Saturday, August 30 to
Monday, September 1, 2008. Admission to the festival is free. The
“Antique Appraisal Clinic” will be held on Monday only.
Tapestry Arts is a not for profit organization. The revenue from this
festival supports Tapestry throughout the year as the organization
brings arts education programs to local school-age children.
For more information please call 408 494 3590 or visit
www.tapestryarts.org
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