Rose Center

Mountain Makin's Festival

Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Preview Night:  Friday, October 23, 2009

* 2009 Mountain Makins Festival Information

* Festival Features  *  Author's Corner

*  2nd Annual 8K Run/Walk  * Festival Sponsors

      * Photos From Previous Mountain Makins Festivals

* Participant/Exhibitor,
Food Vendor, Author's Tent Instructions & Applications

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2009 Mountain Makins Festival Information

Mountain Makins 2009
The 34th Annual Mountain Makins Festival, recipient of the Southeast Tourism Award of Excellence for 2004, listed as a Great Escape by the New York Times in 2002, and named by the Southeast Tourism Society as a Top 20 Event In The Southeast for October 2001 and most recently for October 2008, will be celebrated at Rose Center on Saturday, October 24, 2009, from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and Sunday, October 25, 2009, from 11:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M.

Mountain Makins is a folk life/crafts festival celebrating the traditions of Appalachia through traditional music and dance, storytelling, regional authors, fine art, juried crafts, skilled demonstrations, a variety of delicious food, children's activities and more. The festival takes place inside and outside the Rose Center, an 1892 school building which is now an historical museum and cultural arts center.

●●●  The Festival begins with a Preview Reception on Friday, October October 23, 2009 from 6:30 to 9:00 P.M.. Preview is open to anyone who wants first choice of the high-quality, juried crafts being offered at the Festival. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. Enjoy an evening of shopping, exquisite delicious food and delightful musical entertainment.  Click Here to read about the Preview Reception and Gala activities and menu in MS Word format or Here in Adobe PDF format.

The purchase of a Preview ticket is also a weekend pass into the Festival. Tickets for Preview night are $20 and must be purchased in advance. To purchase a Preview ticket, stop by the Rose Center office, call 581-4330, or e-mail postmaster@rosecenter.org.

Mountain Makins 2009There are two stages of music both Saturday and Sunday. Click Here to view a listing of each stages' schedule and performers in MS Word format and Here in Adobe PDf format.  For the Jackson Street Stage, click Here to view the performance schedule in MS Word format and Here in Adobe PDF format.

More than 65 juried crafters show their best works:  Crafters exhibit throughout the building and on the surrounding grounds. Crafts typically represented include cedar items, basketry, stained glass, blown glass, pewter items, clay sculptures, fiber art, fine art, woodworking, dried flowers, wooden toys, jewelry, bath products, oils and herbs, pottery, wood furniture, gourd art, paper cutting, and much more.

Mountain Makins 2009Demonstrators bring to life traditional crafts during the festival. Among the demonstrations are broom making, woodturning, miniatures, a master beekeeper, basket weaving, apple butter making, quilting, and blacksmithing.  Click Here to view a listing of demonstrators in MS Word format and Here in Adobe PDf format.

Additional attractions include the Davy Crockett Museum, Davy Crockett storytelling by Jim Claborn, and a Civil War Encampment.

Special activities are planned for the children at Mountain Makins. Craft projects suitable for all ages are offered as well as face painting, pumpkin decorating and games.

Mountain Makins provides a truly fun-filled weekend, offering something for everyone, If you have never been to the Festival, do not miss it! If you have been before, you will find your favorite demonstrators, musicians, food and crafts here again this year.  Many new and exciting features have been added as well. Events and offerings of the Festival guarantee crowd pleasing entertainment and shopping delight for the entire family.

Admission is $4 for adults, $1 for children ages 6 through 12, and free for children 5 years and under.

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Festival FeaturesMountain Makins Festival 2009

  • Over 65 juried crafter exhibitions
  • Skilled demonstrations
  • Appalachian Storytelling (Click Here to view a listing of Story Telling Presenters in MS Word format and Here in Adobe PDf format.)
  • Author's Corner
  • Children's activities
  • Civil War living history encampment
  • Entertainment all weekend featuring: music:  bluegrass, gospel, old time bands, and shape-note singing
  • Delicious food

As noted above, the festival weekend begins with the Preview Reception on Friday evening. One of Morristown's social events of the year, the evening includes a buffet, musical entertainment, and advance viewing of the crafts. Tickets are available in advance at Rose Center.

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Author's Corner

Our Author's Corner features works from regional authors.  A wide selection of topics will be offered.

Click Here to view a listing of Authors in MS Word format and Here in Adobe PDf format.

Whether your likes are novels, mystery-suspense, historical, Appalachian facts and trivia, humor, cookbooks, or regional points of interest, the Author's Corner will have the authors present to sign their books. Located in Prater Hall in front of the stage, the Author's Corner offers reading for all tastes.

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2nd Annual Mountain Makins 8K Run/Walk Information

Join Rose Center for the 2nd Annual Mountain Makins 8K Run. Run or walk the 5 miles of scenic city streets. All registered participants in the 8K will received free Saturday admission to the Mountain Makins Festival, the Southeast Tourism Society’s pick as a “Top 20 Event in the Southeast” for October 2009.

General Information Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009 Race Time: 8:28 A.M.—Registration 7:45A.M. Start Location: Hamblen County Justice Center, 510 Allison St., Morristown, TN 37814. One block from the festival gate. Fees: $15 early registration (before 10/10/09) $20 (10/11/09 and after) T-shirts: Pre-registered runners receive t-shirt on race day. Others as supply lasts.

Celebration: Awards Ceremony will immediately follow race (approximately 9:30A.M.). This year's trophies are made by Vicki Kinser, local metal sculpter and Morristown Art Association member, who is exhibiting at Mountain Makins Festival this year.  Refreshments will be available.

Awards: Male & Female Overall, Masters (40+), Grandmasters (60+). Awards also go to Clydesdale (Men 200 lbs. +) and Athena (Women 150 lbs. +) division. Male and Female 1st and 2nd place awards in the following age divisions: 19-under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. Overall winners are not eligible for age division awards. Team Competition– best combined time by 4 members including at least 1 female. Winners must pick up their awards the day of the race.

Click here to download and printout from your computer the 2nd Annual Mountain Makins 8K Run/Walk brochure, Official Entry Form, and Athlete's Release form available in Adobe .pdf format (MMF09 RL 8k race brochure.pdf, 886 KB).

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Festival Sponsors

Rose Center is very grateful for our Mountain Makins Festival sponsors.

Thank you for your generous support!


Community National Bank

East Tennessee Foundation

Jefferson Federal

Morristown Utility Systems Consumer Credit Union  Farm Bureau Insurance - TN 

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Photos From Previous
Mountain Makins Festivals

To view photographs from previous Mountain Makins Festivals, click on any of the thumbnail images below to view the larger image. We hope to see you at the 2009 festival. It's going to be better than ever!

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Mountain Makins Participant Application

Participant/Exhibitor, Food Vendor,
& Author's Corner Instructions/Applications

For information on participating in the festival (crafter, musician, food vendor, or serving as a volunteer), you may download exhibitor/participant and/or food vendor Letters, Guidelines and Applications directly from this site, or, you may contact the Rose Center at (423) 581-4330 or via e-mail at postmaster@rosecenter.org. If you send e-mail to the Rose Center, please include your name, address, phone number and your interest.

Download then print the instructions/applications below in a format that is compatible with software installed on your computer. Please note that if you are using Microsoft Works or an older version of Microsoft Word, you are advised to download the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader or Foxit Reader and install the software on your computer. Then, download the Mountain Makins .pdf instructions/application below. The Microsoft Word documents below are compatible with Word versions 97, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007. The WordPerfect documents are compatible with all versions of Corel WordPerfect.

Participant/Exhibitor

*.pdf formatMountain Makins' Participant/Exhibitor instructions & application Pdf file (right-click the link and "Save Target As" and save to a folder on your computer.Then use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print the file.), MM09 Application.pdf (111 KB).

Microsoft Word Format
Mountain Makins' Participant/Exhibitor instructions & application as Microsoft Word documents (right-click the link and "Save Target As" and save to your desktop or to a folder on your computer. Then go to the desktop or folder on your hard drive where you saved the file, and left double click on the file to open it in Microsoft Word.), MM09 Application.doc (149 KB).


Corel WordPerfect Format
Mountain Makins' Participant/Exhibitor instructions & application as WordPerfect documents (right-click the link and "Save Target As" and save to your desktop or to a folder on your computer. Then go to the desktop or folder on your hard drive where you saved the file, and left double click on the file to open it in WordPerfect), MM09 Application.wpd (162 KB).

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Food Vendor

*.pdf formatMountain Makins' Food Vendor Letter, Guidelines and Application Pdf files (right-click the links and "Save Target As" and save to a folder on your computer. Then use Adobe Acrobat Reader or Foxit Reader to open and print the file.), MMF Food Vendor Letter.pdf (64 KB); MMF Food Vendor Guidelines.pdf (63 KB); and, MMF Food Vendor Application.pdf (63 KB).

Non-Profit Food Vendor Contracts can be downloaded and printed from your computer in Adobe *.pdf format, 2009 Non-Profit Food Vendor Contract.pdf, (42 KB).

Microsoft Word Format
Mountain Makins' Food Vendor Letter, Guidelines and Application as Microsoft Word documents (right-click the link and "Save Target As" and save to your desktop or to a folder on your computer. Then go to the desktop or folder on your hard drive where you saved the file, and left double click on the file to open it in Microsoft Word.), MMF09 Food Vendor Letter.doc (85 KB); MMF09 Food Vendor Guidelines.doc (85 KB); and, MMF09 Food Vendor Application.doc (86 KB).

Non-Profit Food Vendor Contracts can be downloaded and printed from your computer in MS Word format, 2009 Non-Profit Food Vendor Contract.doc, (90 KB).

Corel WordPerfect Format
Mountain Makins' Food Vendor Letter, Guidelines and Application as WordPerfect documents (right-click the link and "Save Target As" and save to your desktop or to a folder on your computer. Then go to the desktop or folder on your hard drive where you saved the file, and left double click on the file to open it in WordPerfect), MMF09 Food Vendor Letter.wpd (106 KB); MMF09 Food Vendor Guidelines.wpd (106 KB); and, MMF09 Food Vendor Application.wpd (107 KB).

Non-Profit Food Vendor Contracts can be downloaded and printed from your computer in Corel WordPerfect format, 2009 Non-Profit Food Vendor Contract.wpd, (109 KB).

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Author's Corner

*.pdf formatMountain Makins' Author's Corner Notes and Guidelines Pdf files (right-click the link and "Save Target As" and save to a folder on your computer. Then use Adobe Acrobat Reader or Foxit Reader to open and print the file.), MMF09 Author Notes.pdf (120 KB); and MM09 Author's Guidelines.pdf (99 KB).

Microsoft Word Format
Mountain Makins' Author's Corner Notes and Guidelines as Microsoft Word documents (right-click the link and "Save Target As" and save to your desktop or to a folder on your computer. Then go to the desktop or folder on your hard drive where you saved the file, and left double click on the file to open it in Microsoft Word.), MMF09 Author Notes.doc (24 KB); and MMF09 Author Guidelines.doc (84 KB).


Corel WordPerfect Format
Mountain Makins' Author's Corner Notes and Guidelines as WordPerfect documents (right-click the link and "Save Target As" and save to your desktop or to a folder on your computer. Then go to the desktop or folder on your hard drive where you saved the file, and left double click on the file to open it in WordPerfect), MMF09 Author Notes.wpd (9 KB); and, MMF09 Author Guidelines.wpd (105 KB).

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