SOUTHERN FOLKLIFE ARTISTS
The Southern Folklife Artists area will introduce attendees, especially children, to a diversity of folk skills from basket weaving to quilting. The demonstrations at this year’s ACEF will show how products were once made in the absence of today’s technology.
Southern Folklife Artist sponsored by Stovall Marks Insuance. It is located in the Down on the Farm Area sponsored by Regions Bank.
The Southern Folk Life Art exhibits have been made possible by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment of the Arts. Partnering with the festival to help make this area available is the Alabama Folklife Association (www.alabamafolklife.org)
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| Southern Folklife Artists Sponsor | Chicken Whisperer Sponsor |
The "CHICKEN WHISPERER"ANDY SCHNEIDER


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Southern Folk Life Artist Schedule and Gentlemen Farmer Displays
Demonstration Schedule- Sponsored by Stovall-Marks Insurance
Saturday, April 12
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Jeff Waters – Blacksmith |
| Larry Burns – Chainsaw Magic | |
| Lamar Robinson- Tennessee Valley Beekeepers Association | |
| Joyce Kirksey – China Painting | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Cheryl Patton – Goat Soap |
| Michelle Drake – Long Leaf Pine Needle Basket Weaving | |
| Jimmy Parker – Sheep Shearing | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Chicken Whisperer |
| Randall Holland – Pottery | |
| Jimmy Parker – Raising Pigs for Family Food | |
| Harriet Howard – Rug Hooking | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Daniel Cochran – Farrier |
| Burch & Elliott – Stained glass | |
| Juanita Watson – Quilting Demo | |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Master Gardening- 101 |
| Murcks Family – Chair Caning and Seat Weaving | |
| Jeff Waters – Blacksmith | |
| 12:30 – 1:00 | Larry Burns – Chainsaw Magic |
| Joyce Kirksey – China Painting | |
| Andrea Morgan – The Art of Quilling | |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Chicken Whisperer |
| Bertha Grimes – Quilting Demo | |
| Master Gardening – 101 | |
| Michelle Drake – Long Leaf Pine Needle Basket Weaving | |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | Daniel Cochran – Farrier |
| Jimmy Parker – Sheep Shearing | |
| Cheryl Patton – Goat Soap | |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Jimmy Parker – Raising Pigs for Family Food |
| Joyce Kirksey – China Painting | |
| Bertha Grimes – Quilting Demo | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Harriet Howard – Rug Hooking |
| Lamar Roberson - Tennessee Valley Beekeepers Association | |
| Master Gardening - 101 | |
| Juanita Watson – Quilting Demo | |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Chicken Whisperer |
| Larry Burns – Chainsaw Magic | |
| Randall Holland - Pottery | |
| Murcks Family – Chair Caning and Seat Weaving | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Harriet Howard – Rug Hooking |
| Burch & Elliott – Stained Glass | |
| Andrea Morgan – The Art of Quilling | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Randall Holland – Pottery |
| Michelle Drake – Long Leaf Pine Needle Basket Weaving | |
| Lamar Roberson - Tennessee Valley Beekeepers Association | |
| 4:30 – 5:00 | Jeff Waters – Blacksmith |
| Murcks Family – Chair Caning and Seat Weaving | |
| Jimmy Parker – Raising Pigs For Family Food | |
| Joyce Kirksey – China Painting | |
| 5:00 – 5:30 | Chicken Whisperer |
| Burch & Elliott – Stained Glass | |
| Master Gardening - 101 | |
| 5:30- 6:00 | Daniel Cochran – Farrier |
| Michelle Drake – Long Leaf Pine Needle Basket Weaving | |
| Harriet Howard – Rug Hooking | |
| Andrea Morgan – The Art of Quilling |
Southern Folk Life Artist Schedule and Gentleman Farmer Display
Demonstration Schedule - Sponsored by Stovall-Marks Insurance
Sunday, April 13
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Harriet Howard – Rug Hooking |
| Joyce Kirksey – China Painting | |
| Andrea Morgan – The Art of Quilling | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Jeff Waters – Blacksmith |
| Cheryl Patton – Goat Soap | |
| Gene Gillespie – Show Rabbits | |
| Bertha Grimes – Quilting Demo | |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Chicken Whisperer |
| Lamar Roberson - Tennessee Valley Beekeepers Association | |
| Daniel Cochran – Farrier | |
| Jimmy Parker – Sheep Shearing | |
| 12:30 – 1:00 | Randall Holland - Pottery |
| Master Gardening 101 | |
| Larry Burns – Chainsaw Magic | |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Jimmy Parker – Raising Pigs for Family Food |
| Murcks Family – Chair Caning and Seat Weaving | |
| Burch & Elliott – Stained glass | |
| Juanita Watson – Quilting Demo | |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | Chicken Whisperer |
| Michelle Drake – Long Leaf Pine Needle Basket Weaving | |
| Joyce Kirksey – China Painting | |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Daniel Cochran – Farrier |
| Jimmy Parker – Raising Pigs for Family Food | |
| Bertha Grimes – Quilting Demo | |
| Andrea Morgan – The Art of Quilling | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Chicken Whisperer |
| Jeff Waters – Blacksmith | |
| Larry Burns – Chainsaw Magic | |
| Jimmy Parker – Sheep Shearing | |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Randall Holland – Pottery |
| Burch & Elliott – Stained Glass | |
| Master Gardening 101 | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Chicken Whisperer |
| Murcks Family – Chair Caning and Seat Weaving | |
| Harriet Howard – Rug Hooking | |
| Jimmy Parker – Raising Pigs for Family Food | |
| 4:00- 4:30 | Juanita Watson – Quilting Demo |
| Cheryl Patton – Goat Soap | |
| Lamar Roberson - Tennessee Valley Beekeepers Association | |
| 4:30 – 5:00 | Randall Holland - Pottery |
| Michelle Drake – Long Leaf Pine Needle Basket Weaving | |
| Daniel Cochran – Farrier | |
| Andrea Morgan – The Art of Quilling | |
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2014 FESTIVAL AND LITTLE CHICK DATES ANNOUNCED
The Alabama Chicken & Egg Festival will be held on April 11-13, 2014. The Little Chick Pageant will be held Saturday, March 22, 2014.






