Raffle for 2025
Sampler blocks alternate with traditional Shoo-Fly blocks, while striped sashing ties everything together in this queen-sized quilt. Blue and tan reproduction fabrics are set off by traditional muslin giving it a tailored look. Professionally quilted with chevrons and traditional feathered wreaths. This is the thirteenth quilt that local quilting collaborative Mountain Jam Circle has made and donated to Shindig on the Green. Valued at $1000.
Local stained glass artist, Bob Blackwell, has created another eye-popping piece for our 2025 raffle, and it is his fourth year in which he has made an outstanding work for us. This year’s raffle item features a water mill scene, as well as a display stand and rustic wood frame, This year’s work will create loads of interest, so buy lots of tickets, which go to support Shindig on the Green and Mountain Dance and Folk Festival. Valued at $1000.
Raffle tickets are $3 or two for $5, and are available at Shindig on the Green and at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival.
On August 1, 2024, the opening night of the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, the Folk Heritage Committee presented Carol Peterson with the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award. This award honors the commitment she and her late husband, Bruce Peterson, made to the mission of promoting and preserving the music, dance, and storytelling of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
