Violet Crown Festival

Saturday, May 7th, 2016
10AM to 5PM
Brentwood Elementary School

Details

Art, music and more on tap at this year’s festival!

There’s no better way to enjoy a spring Saturday than by spending it at the Violet Crown Festival. Admission is free.

To volunteer, fill in our application form at VolunteerSpot.

To get up-to-date information, check the Violet Crown Festival page on Facebook. We are making frequent updates there with announcements of artists and activities.

Special Guests

11:45am Leslie Pool Austin City Council Member for district 7 speaks

Music

10am Feet First neighborhood rock
noon Punch Card youth rock band
1pm Fingers and Lips duo from Nacogdoches
2pm Ron Titter Band rock, soul, folk, and twang
4pm Don Leady and his Rockin’ Revue swamp rock

Kid’s Activities

11am Jungle Jill and the Jaybirds entertainment for kids of all ages
11am and 1pm Tree Man giant tree walking around the festival!
1pm to 4pm Jugglers they’ll be performing around the festival grounds
3pm Jamie Lynn belly dancing

also featuring face-painting, spin art, paper plate crafts, ladder game, bean bag toss, life-sized chess, gardening, Mother’s Day card-making, seed balls, robotics demonstrations, Lego bricks, colored-sand bracelets, bead crafts, balloons, pin-the-tail on Domino, giant Jenga, and more!

Artists and Vendors

tECHlECTIC / Salvation Central computer art, stained glass and recycled bottle art
Chaos Card Company hand-printed clothing, accessories and greeting cards
The Enchanted Forrest small batch pickles, salsa, relishes, and preserves
Create with Rebecca Designs prints, stationery items and jewelry from artwork
bindul painted mirrors, paintings (acrylic on canvas), and prints
brentwoodmetalworks steel and wood-based furniture, sculpture, planters
What A Hoot Boutique accessory items, kitchen items, and baby items.
Green Dog Studio wheel thrown hanging flower pots, bird baths and bird feeders
Medieval Rune Casting divination and telling fortunes using handmade runes in a medieval themed booth
Glenn Corser wooden ornaments, night lights, light boxes, and a combination of leather/wood coasters
Mariya Prytula original art, original sketches, and giclee prints
Sporecloud ceramics & sculpture
Willow Tree Works fine jewelry made from recycled bicycle parts
Wick Habit small-batch, hand-poured soy wax candles in Austin-themed scents
Brentwood Social House baked goods from a new neighborhood cafe
Master Pieces By Michiel hand made jewelry and fused glass
Charles T. Dana Photography plants and insects, mainly close up views
by Angie Boutique handmade bags and accessories
ArcheoModern Designs hand dyed silk scarves, skirts and wraps
Western Whims whimsical apparel with timeless quality for men and women
Sweet Thyme Design hand-stamped vintage flatware with quotes and sayings
PhishStuff handmade glass beads, jewelry (made from my beads, stones, pearls, etc) and glassy gifts, such as letter openers, cocktail knives, forks
Dos Chicas Mosaics mosaics - using glass, pottery, found and otherwise fun and unique objects for home and garden
Allandale Local Artisans works of art by 6th and 7th generation Texans in the hood
Valeries Dreid Flowers unique dried floral arrangements
Jamie Spinello Designs jewelry designs, prints of my original drawings
Elisa Alvarado paintings, art, home decor, and sewn items
Art Fixter recycled, reused, or repurposed materials turned into furniture, lamps, clocks or eclectic objects
Sweet Sparrow Studio vintage inspired jewelry with a modern twist
Melanie Muenchinger Designs and Good Wood greetings cards with stamps and other stamped items like bookmarks, coasters, domino pendants, magnets
Flameless Shirt highly unique hand-made shirts, shirt-dresses, and hats of the highest quality
EarthArt Austin functional stoneware pottery
Cornsootherz microwave heating pads, back wraps, purses, iPad holders
Enhanced Space canvas and prints, hand-made terrariums
RIG Jewelry Co. boho jewelry using natural stones and crystals
Dalton Designs hand-fabricated jewelry wrought of sterling and copper
Michelle D. Wagner Photography images of still life in a variety of urban and rural settings
Candles and Gifts Jess 4 U handcrafted soy candles and melts & hand designed rhinestone t-shirts
Lea Smith Designs locally-made jewelry with a bohemian flare
Illuminidol celebrity saint candles
Aphrodite’s Canvas Ceramics and paper crafted goods
Gail McGlamery handspun yarn, handdyed and handblended fibers for spinning and felting.
Keatley Designs & Ruffled Clothing handmade jewelry
Art By MB Mitchell painting
Garden Gizmos beautiful yard art
The Rustic Nook  
Elementals fine crafted jewelry
Prior Creations  
Anthony Saldivar masks, paintings, other eclectic art
Bluebird Studio and Plant Project cactus and succulent planter from repurposed and vintage vessels

Food Vendors

Community Groups

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