Festival of the Hills http://www.festivalofthehills.com Conway, Massachusetts - New England's best fall festival Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:39:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Hello world! http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2012/03/hello-world/ http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2012/03/hello-world/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:31:07 +0000 admin http://www.festivalofthehills.com/a/?p=1 Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

]]> http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2012/03/hello-world/feed/ 1 The skillet toss is coming! Get ready! http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/09/the-skillet-toss-is-coming-get-ready/ http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/09/the-skillet-toss-is-coming-get-ready/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:46:31 +0000 admin http://www.festivalofthehills.com/?p=294

]]> http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/09/the-skillet-toss-is-coming-get-ready/feed/ 0 2011 Art Show and Road Race forms now available http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/08/2011-art-show-and-road-race-forms-now-available/ http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/08/2011-art-show-and-road-race-forms-now-available/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:55:15 +0000 admin http://www.festivalofthehills.com/?p=282 Check out our Art Show and Road race links to participate in these events!

]]> http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/08/2011-art-show-and-road-race-forms-now-available/feed/ 0 2011 Craft Application is now available http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/05/2011-craft-application-is-now-available/ http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/05/2011-craft-application-is-now-available/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 23:29:00 +0000 admin http://www.festivalofthehills.com/?p=275 Attention vendors! Interested in participating in the 50th Anniversary Festival of the Hills? Check out our Craft Fair page to download the application!

]]> http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/05/2011-craft-application-is-now-available/feed/ 0 Join us! Planning meeting for 50th anniversary FOH is 3/23 http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/03/join-us-planning-meeting-for-50th-anniversary-foh/ http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2011/03/join-us-planning-meeting-for-50th-anniversary-foh/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:22:14 +0000 admin http://www.festivalofthehills.com/?p=269 Continue reading →]]> The kick-off meeting to the 2011 Festival of the Hills – 50th anniversary edition is going to be Wednesday, 3/23 from 7-8pm at the Conway Town Hall (general purpose room).  This is the meeting that we will be brainstorming new ideas, answering questions about the coming year, and discussing any concerns you might have!

Conway residents, if you’d like to be involved please join us!  Also bring a friend, the more ideas, the merrier…

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Bonnie Decker of New York surveys the challenge before taking the women's log splitting title the second year in a rowSkillet Toss:

Hurray for all of those who tossed a skillet or split a log on festival day.  These are the folks to beat next year:

Skillet toss

Men
1st – Jerry LeBlanc 61′ 5″
2nd – John Perreault 61′ 1″
3rd – Jeff Culver 60′ 11″

Women
1st – Karen Sacco 38′ 9″
2nd – Karlie Sacco 37′ 3″
3rd – Elaine Campbell 36′ 8″

Wood splitting

Men
1st – Jeff Culver – 272 lbs
2nd – Tim Loncar – 238 lbs
3rd – Brad Belville – 140 lbs

Women
1st – Bonnie Decker – 138 lbs
2nd – Cara Kenny – 73 lbs
3rd – Michelle Harris – 36.5 lbs  :(

]]> http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/10/and-the-winner-is/feed/ 0 Don’t forget the Bake Sale! http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/09/dont-forget-the-bake-sale/ http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/09/dont-forget-the-bake-sale/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:07:21 +0000 admin http://www.festivalofthehills.com/?p=232 Continue reading →]]> Pies, pies & more pies!  Plus bread, sweets, and other tasty treats on Saturday, October 2 from 9m to 2pm.  Saturday’s pre-Festival activities include a Bake Sale in the center of town from 9am to 2pm.  Trust us, we know pies!  Make a special trip, or just swing through on your way home.

(If you miss it, more baked goods will be for sale the day of the Festival.)

]]> http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/09/dont-forget-the-bake-sale/feed/ 0 Covered Bridge Classic race application available now http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/09/covered-bridge-classic-race-application-available-now/ http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/09/covered-bridge-classic-race-application-available-now/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:39:09 +0000 admin http://www.festivalofthehills.com/?p=190 Run with us in this scenic 10K race (1.2 mile race for children) on Sunday, October 3 at 10am.  See the race page for more information and the sign-up form.

]]> http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/09/covered-bridge-classic-race-application-available-now/feed/ 0 Another wonderful raffle is in store for the Festival! http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/08/another-wonderful-raffle-is-in-store-for-the-festival/ http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/08/another-wonderful-raffle-is-in-store-for-the-festival/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:49:03 +0000 admin http://www.festivalofthehills.com/?p=172 Continue reading →]]> As usual, we will have our $150 Grand Prize, thanks to the generosity of the following Conway businesses: Baker’s Store, The Conway Inn, Bear River Timber Frame, Valley Home Improvement, Mark Ladd & Son Construction, and Dennis Delap, Realtor.

Many of the same great prizes are back this year, including a signed Holly Hobbie book, and a Raku vessel made by Bob Green. Always favorites, you’ll find Correll Art Glass and lovely Megan Hart pottery. Other great prizes include a woven runner, crafted by Ute Bargmann, a Cricket Hill Jams Gift Box, donated by Peter Freisem, a photograph by Geoffrey Bluh, and a ceramic piece by Carolyn Thayer. In addition, there will be useful gardening tools from OESCO, our ever popular forged bottle opener from Bob Compton, and Howard and Jeanne Boyden’s delicious maple syrup. Who couldn’t use 2 hours of house cleaning from L.G. Cleaning? They’ll be CDs from our very own Andy Jaffe and Janet Ryan. Need a little TLC? How about bodywork gift certificates from Debra Hoyle, Pam McCormack and Deborah Donaldson, or ‘The Answer’ body massage tool donated by Walter Goodridge. CISA will offer a bag full of ‘local hero’ products and membership, and Greenfield Savings Bank is donating a barbecue set. We’ll have a silk-screened T-shirt from Dorothy Osterman, and a gift certificate for a Lube, Oil, and Filter from Sunset.

That’s a lot of great items and services that could be yours. So, support the Festival Scholarship Fund, enjoy the anticipation of winning, and buy lots of tickets … still $1 each or 6 for $5. Look for our streamlined orange tickets. Tickets are available at Baker’s, Greenfield Savings Bank, The Conway Inn, Sunset Garage, and Pekarskis … as well as from Festival committee members.

]]> http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/08/another-wonderful-raffle-is-in-store-for-the-festival/feed/ 0 Craft Fair and Art Show applications are now online! http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/07/craft-fair-and-art-show-applications-are-now-online/ http://www.festivalofthehills.com/2010/07/craft-fair-and-art-show-applications-are-now-online/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:23:26 +0000 admin http://www.festivalofthehills.com/?p=163 Continue reading →]]> Artists and crafters can now sign up online to participate in the 2010 Festival of the Hills.  (You can also sign up the old fashioned way, on paper, by mail.)  To find out more about or sign up for the Art Show, see our Art Show section.  To find out more about or sign up for the Craft Fair, see our Craft Fair section.

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