Free Outdoor Art Market & Day of Music First Saturday of Each Month Saturday August 6, September 3, October 1, November 5 and December 3 2011 From 10:00am - 5:00pm Free Outdoor Art Market & Day of Music in Sopchoppy The Free Outdoor Art Market & Day of Music is a free community affair and activities takes place from 10 am to 5 pm The concept of this small affair is to create a free forum in support of the arts, create a networking opportunity, enhance local business, enhance awareness of our community and create a free event that folks can enjoy during these economically hard times. There will be vendors exhibiting and smokin’ performances and jams going on throughout the day. All Activities for this event are taking place on Municipal Ave. Starting at The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse at the Corner of Rose Street and Municipal. Vendors will be on the corners of Rose Street on both sides of the street and entire length of Municipal Ave. continuing just past Backwoods Bistro. There will be Complimentary Iced Tea & Cookies for Visitors which will be offered inside at The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse.. The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse will have Coffee, Tea, Cold Beverages, Cold Bottled Water, Hot Dogs, and Desserts for Sale during the day with additional offerings at the performance. Sally’s Restaurant will be open with their regular menu and Backwoods Bistro will be having their Fabulous Weekend Dinner Special, Pizza and their full menu. The Sopchoppy Grocery Store has all your picnic needs and ice. Free Live Music will take place from 10 am to 5 pm with special announcements between sets. Music will be set up just past The Frog and The Hummingbird Co and there is a grassy area across from there. Bring a blanket to sit on or a folding camping chair. You might even want to bring an umbrella if it is really hot or at least a hat. Musicians and Artists interested in participating please contact frogandhummingbirdco@yahoo.com Activities for the Day include: Free Live Music on Municipal Ave, Discounts at The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse, Free Drawings for Prizes, Complimentary Iced Tea and Cookies at The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse. (Arts, Crafts and Vendors, Food, Prizes and more...) Each artist will be providing a prize for the free drawings and as well as The Frog and Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse. Drawing entries will be at four locations (The Frog and The Hummingbird Co, Backwoods Bistro, Sopchoppy Grocery Store, & Lisa’s Timeless Treasures) giving everyone four chances to win. Artists exhibiting include: Deb McCoy—Pet creations, Debbie McReynolds---Hand painted and made bird baths, houses and feeders and whimsical signs, Pricilla Travis—Oil Paintings, Sherry McCall-Stone mosaic work, Lori Volano--Sopchoppy River Art, Penny Kerruish –Pet Creations, Joy Green—Whimsical Paintings, Julie Watson—Domino Jewelry, Misty Penley with photography, Don Bishop-- Forged knives, Ken Methvin-the Muffin man Magnetic products and eye exam info, Vicki Cole with mixed media Art by Angela; whimsical notecards, homemade Dad's Bar-B-Q and Spicy Honey Mustard Sauces and more… And The Frog and the Hummingbird Co & Butterfield's Roadhouse in addition to many other artists will be representing a designer line of Mermaid products by Tammy Derwick, as well as Photographs by Nancy Conoly and Jess Gaboury. The Lineup for August 6 2011 includes: Jim Crozier Ken Methvin~~ “Muffin Man” Deb “Sweetgroove” Berlinger Jimi McKenzie (Butterfield’s Sessions)w/Gabriel Butterfield Andy “Sax Man” Moorer, Tommy Owen, Matt Kornegay (Sabal) craig daniel hardin, Carly Bak and Fred Figueroa (Quanta)w/Jack Quine and Richard Bertram (Local Motion)w/Ronnie Randolph, Tom Curvey, Dan Walker, Walter Kelleher, Justin Hoke, Artists, Crafters, Authors and assorted vendors are invited to set up tables for free for this affair and Musicians are able to showcase their talent and promote their upcoming performances, sell their Cd’s and present promotional materials. (Register with Salli Squitieri) Artists must reserve a space and check in upon arrival prior to set-up. So make a day of it, help get the word out and attend in support of the arts. Please don’t forget to bring a donation of one non-perishable food item for our local food bank and/or a pet need for CHAT or used eye glasses for the Lion’s club. Donations can be dropped off anytime at The Frog and The Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse at 118 Municipal Ave Corner of Rose St Sopchoppy FL. You could pick up something the same day at the Sopchoppy Grocery Store and drop it off. Salli Squitieri and Gabriel Butterfield proprietors of The Frog and Hummingbird Co & Butterfield’s Roadhouse encourage everyone to browse the many intriguing shops and businesses throughout Sopchoppy. Also the Florida Wild Mammal association is in dire need of support. Of Immediate need are donations of fruit and lettuce and other items for animals they are caring for. You can find out more details at http://www.wakullawildlife.org/ and drop off donations for FWMA at The Frog and The Hummingbird Co on the first Saturday of Each month.. Special Thanks for support goes out to Bodega Bob, Mike Lanigan, Mo Strickland of Sopchoppy Hardware, Backwoods Bistro, Sopchoppy Grocery Store, City of Sopchoppy, Grant Peeples, Andy “Sax Man” Moorer, Susan & Snorrii Solburg, Lori & Richard Volano, Wakulla County Sheriff's Dept., Jackie Lawhorn, Richard Harden, Vicki and Lester Dunlap, Penny Kerruish, Amazing Mail Solutions, Auto Trim Designs and Signs, Winn Dixie, Walmarts, Costco, Earth Fare, New Leaf, Pepsi, Gulf Coast Lumber. Trail & Ski, and all the many participating Musicians and Artists and more... If you are a musician or artist and wish to participate, would like to be a sponsor, volunteer or wish to donate a prize for the free drawings please contact Salli Squitieri at frogandhummingbirdco@yahoo.com or 305-304-2226