August 2012 Newsletter

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser! FOLK FEST 2012 HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST Folk Fest is a top Dog Days of August attraction. For three glorious days, August 17, 18 and 19, it’s the world’s largest folk art gala hosting 100 galleries and dealers from around the nation specializing in Self-taught Art, Outsider Art, Folk Art and Southern Folk Pottery. Held at the North Atlanta Trade Center just off I-85 north of Atlanta, thousands flock to see the amazing paintings, wood carvings, sculpture, constructions and creations that defy description. “Perfect for the entire family,” is the typical description. There’s music, food, colorful characters and photo ops galore. Many artists have their works in the Smithsonian or in the Atlanta High Museum of Art. Others are from the rural South where their endangered culture is preserved through their artwork. Among the acclaimed artists who make this a Dog Day’s ritual include Missionary Mary Proctor, Ab the Flagman, Lorenzo Scott, Marguerite Durham and Eric Leggee. A resident of Rabun Gap, Georgia where he lives deep into the Blue Ridge Mountains, Leggee has been featured on magazine cover stories and paints on found wood. The Florida Highwaymen are a hot item now and Jeanine Taylor Gallery out of Sanford, Florida will have some rare paintings for sale. Sacred Harp Music of the South is featured in Wines Down South this month. Popular on university campuses like Emory and Vanderbilt, it’s rooted in ancient civilizations, praised by mental health experts for healing qualities and totally inclusive. When you hear it, you are connecting with the universe. There is a direct connection to folk art. Wines Down South will be at Folk Fest to tell the artisits’stories, photograph celebrities and meet readers. Doc Lawrence just returned from “The Year Of Alabama Food,” and shares his stories about Alabama’s rich culinary and cultural heritage, featuring stops at Monroeville, the birthplace of the beloved classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, and his adventures at Auburn University’s Culinary Center plus a day at Viking’s Cooking Class preparing a Thai dinner. A winery in deep south Alabama? You bet. Enjoy some Lemon Icebox Pie at Felix’s on Mobile Bay with esteemed chef George Panayiotou. Read all about it in Wines Down South this month.   STAY COOL--GET READY FOR TAILGATING SEASON! Friend Us! Follow Us! Share Us! Read the feature story in Wines Down South! (click)  Click here to get the exclusive recipe for Chef George Panayiotou's Shrimp Roumalade Salad!   Ab the Flagman is one of the most popular artists at Folk Fest. Known for his patriotic themes, he's a Southern original. Folk art reflects the folk music of the region and no better example is Sacred Harp.. Learn all about it by clicking here.   DOC'S WINE FOR AUGUST Julie Bettinger holds a bottle of Blanc Du Bois, a regal white wine from Florida's Lakeridge Winery, named after her ancestor. "This is perfect with Chef George Panayiotou's Shrimp Roumalade Salad." Wines Down South Sheila Brewington    Doc Lawrence    Stephen W. Cannon    Val Kruse  Jordan Bloomingdale    Guy McKenzie     Anne Marie O'Keefe     Lynne Brandon Copyright © 2012 Wines Down South, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences