The beautiful new website for the Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival is up and the schedule of events is now posted. As it is the 5th anniversary of the festival, all kinds of special events are planned.

Information will be updated regularly on this blog, Facebook and Twitter pages so bookmark these links and check back often:

Website:http://www.fibreartsfestival.com/
Blog: http://nsfibre.blogspot.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/fibreartsfestival
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nsfibrefestival

There is a wonderful, varied assortment of workshops and displays planned for this year's gala.  On the Fibre Festival webpage, click on "Schedule 2012" and then on the little white icon centred on the left of the screen to open the brochure in pdf. format.  We are working away at posting more information on the workshops, instructors, and things going on around town to this blog as quickly as we can, so please be patient while we get all the goodies posted.  It's a busy week!

Save The Date!

The 5th Annual Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival : October 9th to 13th, 2012

See you here!

Festival Photos

We are posting photographs from this year's N.S. Fibre Arts Festival on the "Festival Photos" page of this blog.  Click on the grey tab at the top of the page to see some of the fun things which took place!

Dinner & Exhibit Bella’s Café

Dinner & Exhibit Bella’s Café with Brenda Clarke 

Thursday Oct 13th  117 Victoria Street East

6:30 reception, 7:30 dinner            

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Appetizer choices

Chicken consommé under a golden dome of puff-pastry

Fresh baby spinach topped with crumbled goat cheese, toasted almonds and raspberry vinaigrette                                       

Main course choices

Pan seared pork tenderloin topped with a wild mushroom demi glace

Phyllo wrapped haddock filet topped with spinach, scallop, shrimp accented with a dill cream sauce

Dessert choices

Traditional bread pudding

Black forest cake

  

$32.00 plus tax                                                                                            

Please call for reservations  660-3090

N.S. Fibre Arts Festival Headquarters

New for 2011 - Fibre Arts Festival Headquarters
Mrs. Pugsley's Emporium, 50 Victoria Street will be open from Tuesday, October 11 to Saturday, October 15 daily at 10:00 am.  Drop by for event or location information, fibre arts displays, free wi-fi, or just to hang out in a relaxed and cosy setting.

Opening Celebration

Opening Celebration:

Opening Celebration -  4^th Annual Fibre Arts Festival

Tuesday, Oct 11, 7:00 - 8:30pm

Tantramar Theatre, 98 Victoria Street East

This event provides an opportunity to welcome all  fibre participants, artists and vendors to celebrate the 4^th Fibre Arts Festival in downtown Amherst.  An official welcome from the host committee with greetings from Robert Small, Mayor of Amherst; as well as festival sponsors:  Downtown Amherst Revitalization Society (DARS) and Cumberland Regional Economic Development Association (CREDA).The evening will showcase local artists displaying their fibre art along with other displays of interest.  The Opening Celebration is a relaxed event that encourages conversation and interaction with participants who share an interest in fibre art. Refreshments will be served and committee personal will be available with information regarding the festival and to answer your questions. Look forward to seeing you in downtown Amherst, a great creative community obsessed with Fibre! Please RSVP: coordinator@fibreartsfestival.com 

Fibre Walk

The Fibre Arts Festival will be hosting a Fibre Walk (a fibre based art walk) in downtown Amherst during the Fibre Arts Festival this year.  2-3 pieces of work will be displayed in a downtown business for the festival to allow festival goers to visit the shops and services at their own pace and see some of the talent that this area has to offer.  Fibre artists of all ages, experience and ability are encouraged to participate.  If you or someone you know would like to have your work displayed contact Andrew MacGregor at amacgregor@amherst.ca or 902-667-3352