The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad Railfest
  Mountain Craft Fair
A Festival Celebrating Arts and Crafts of the Western North Carolina Mountains
2008—Scheduled for September 19 — 21.


railfestEvery year railroad enthusiasts and history buffs from around the world gather in Bryson City for the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's Railfest.
Headliners for Railfest 2007 included the locomotives visiting from the NC Trans-portation Museum and Catch the Spirit of Appalachia's local entertainment with the third annual Children's Talent Show.  

General Information:
In the upcoming 6th year, the Mountain Craft Fair section of the upcoming 2008 GSMRR Railfest will be Saturday from 9am until 5pm, and on Sunday from 9am until 4pm.
        "The deadline for entries in the Mountain Craft Fair is Junetrain 20, 2008," says Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, who is coordinating the fair for GSMRR. "Those wishing to have a booth for the Railfest Fair should check below for the link to the application and Policies for the Mountain Craft Fair."  More information can be found at http://gsmr.com/
       





Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest
2007 Best of Show Winners:
First Place: Jacob Jones & Cody Nations
Second Place: Katelyn Parker
Third Place: Kevin Bryson



Railfestwinners

Shown here:  Jacob Jones, Kevin Bryson, Cody Nations

Shown Below: Katelyn Parker

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RailfestwinnersPictured here is Will Howell, winner in Vocal and in Guitar.


To showcase the musical and vocal talents of our local children, Catch the Spirit of Appalachia (CSA) will produce Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest on the entertainment stage in the GSMRR Depot area of Bryson City, NC on Saturday, September 20, 2008during the 5rd Annual Mountain Craft Show.   For contest time and to schedule, email Amy at v.ammons@mchsi.com.   Trophies are offered.    




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Application and Policies:
http://www.spiritofappalachia.org/doc/RailfestMCFairPolicies2008.pdf 

  http://www.spiritofappalachia.org/doc/ApplicationRailfest2008.pdf

CSA Event Planners      
Amy Ammons Garza     828-631-4587
Email: v.ammons@mchsi.com

Etheree Chancellor           828-293-5780
Email: ebcmimi@hotmail.com
 

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