Carousel Miniature Convention To Flint, MI (1:00AM)
Flint, MI – Carousel Modelers and Miniature Association 2012 Convention. The Carousel Modelers and Miniature Assoc. (CMMA) will hold its annual convention in Flint, MI, this year on the weekend of June 2. Last year's convention was at the quaint Tuscora Park in Ohio. Flint, Michigan was host to the second NCA Convention back in the early 1970s. The 3-row C. W. Parker carousel at Crossroads Village will turn 100 years old this season.

About the Carousel Modelers and Miniature Association - CMMA
The Carousel Modelers and Miniatures Association (CMMA) has been reorganized. The CMMA was founded in 1986 for the purpose of bringing together modelers, miniaturists and woodcarvers interested in building operating miniature carousels.

CMMA membership includes the quarterly publication, Horse Tales, a membership directory and the hobby’s greatest fellowship. The CMMA is now accepting 2012 memberships.

Membership dues are $20 per year. Checks or money orders should be made out to the CMMA and sent to the CMMA secretary-treasurer, Pat Wentzel. If you are interested in carousel models, miniatures or woodcarving, please contact the CMMA for additional information. All inquiries or questions should be sent to Patrick Wentzel, CMMA secretary-treasurer, 2310 Highland Ave., Parkersburg, WV 26101-2920 or call (304) 428-3544, or email pwentzel@patrickwentzel.com.




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Medieval Vendors Needed For Herschell Carousel Museum Craft Fair (11:00AM - 6:00PM)
No. Tonawanda, NY. The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is seeking artisans and crafters who wish to sell their creations at “The Brass Ring Thing XII”-a Renaissance Festival to be held on Saturday, June 2nd from 11AM-6 PM . Hand made jewelry, wooden articles, laces, knitting, crochet, candles, and herbs are examples of appropriate items for sale.

Vendors are requested to register before the event by calling the museum at 693-1885 for a registration form. The booth fee is $20. Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism pay $10 with ID card. Vendors supply their own table and cover. The museum supplies the space and promotion.

Faire-goers will enjoy a day of swashbuckling sword duels, dangerously accurate knife and axe throwers, gentle lords, beautiful ladies, medieval songsters, and skillful jugglers.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 2 –12. For an additional $5 guests may purchase an unlimited game bracelet which includes catapults, castle bounce, dragon swing, pillow joust, rat pucking, sheep throwing, dragon spears and more!

There will also be artisan demonstrations, silent and theme tray auctions, and food and beverages available for purchase.

ABOUT THE MUSEUM:
The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is housed in the historic Allan Herschell Company Factory building at 180 Thompson Street, North Tonawanda. For directions and further information about special events, programs, or group tours, visit our web site: www.carrouselmuseum.org or contact us at 716-693-1885 or info@carrouselmuseum.org.

The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, operated by the Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier, is a premier national historic site that fosters an appreciation for the unique heritage of the carousel, band organ, and amusement device industries on the Niagara Frontier for people of all ages, so that it may be preserved, enjoyed and shared with future generations. Through educational, cultural, and recreational programming, visitors will experience the places, people, stories, and artifacts associated with the production of carousels, band organs and amusement devices on the Niagara Frontier. The museum is housed in the historic Allan Herschell Company Factory building at 180 Thompson Street, North Tonawanda. Hours vary seasonally.

2012 Operating Hours:
January 2 – April 3: Closed for the season. Open for group tours (call or email in advance). April 4 – June 15: Spring Hours 12:00pm – 4:00pm, Wednesdays – Sundays; closed Mondays and Tuesdays. June 16 – September 4: Summer Hours 10:00am – 4:00pm, Mondays – Saturdays; 12:00pm – 4:00pm Sundays. September 5 – December 30: Fall Hours 12:00pm – 4:00pm, Wednesdays – Sundays; closed Mondays and Tuesdays. The museum is closed Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
180 Thompson Street
North Tonawanda, NY
(716) 693-1885

info@carrouselmuseum.org

www.carrouselmuseum.org

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Carousel Miniature Convention To Flint, MI
Flint, MI – Carousel Modelers and Miniature Association 2012 Convention. The Carousel Modelers and Miniature Assoc. (CMMA) will hold its annual convention in Flint, MI, this year on the weekend of June 2. Last year's convention was at the quaint Tuscora Park in Ohio. Flint, Michigan was host to the second NCA Convention back in the early 1970s. The 3-row C. W. Parker carousel at Crossroads Village will turn 100 years old this season.

About the Carousel Modelers and Miniature Association - CMMA
The Carousel Modelers and Miniatures Association (CMMA) has been reorganized. The CMMA was founded in 1986 for the purpose of bringing together modelers, miniaturists and woodcarvers interested in building operating miniature carousels.

CMMA membership includes the quarterly publication, Horse Tales, a membership directory and the hobby’s greatest fellowship. The CMMA is now accepting 2012 memberships.

Membership dues are $20 per year. Checks or money orders should be made out to the CMMA and sent to the CMMA secretary-treasurer, Pat Wentzel. If you are interested in carousel models, miniatures or woodcarving, please contact the CMMA for additional information. All inquiries or questions should be sent to Patrick Wentzel, CMMA secretary-treasurer, 2310 Highland Ave., Parkersburg, WV 26101-2920 or call (304) 428-3544, or email pwentzel@patrickwentzel.com.




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Knoebel's Grove Amusement Park Organ Rally (10:00AM)
Elysburg, PA – Knoebel’s Band Organ Rally. Enjoy Knoebel's great line up of band organs, as well as the dozens of visiting music machines.

The Knoebel Family and Mark Chester, Rally Host, invite you to gather at America's finest traditional amusement park for a fun-filled organ rally. Nestled in a wooded valley in the foothills of Central Pennsylvania, Knoebels Amusement Resort offers family-oriented entertainment under the canopy of trees that first brought folks to the area. Free parking, free admission and free entertainment are hallmarks of Knoebels hospitality. In addition, they will treat registered Rally guests to their delicious signature barbecued chicken dinner on Saturday.

From COAA's first Knoebels rally in 2004, hosted by Tim Wagner, park guests fell in love with the music, and the members fell in love with Knoebels. This organ-friendly park owns at least 9 organs!

Featured events include the popular crank-organ concerts as well as COAA Band performances with Trudy. As in past years, registered Rally guests will receive ride tickets and will have the opportunity to take advantage of all that "America's Largest Free-Admission Park" has to offer. There will also be a hospitality room at the host hotel, the Quality Inn in Danville, PA, for the hours after the park closes to hob-nob with fellow organ enthusiasts. So, come and join the fun and friendship and enjoy the "Happiest Music on Earth" on June 9th and 10th at Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, PA.

Visit http://knoebels.weebly.com, or contact Mark Chester - Rally Host, via Email: mschester@msn.com, or call (610) 933-4069.

For more information about Knoebels, visit the park’s official Web site at
http://www.knoebels.com

Carousel Organ Association of America
www.coaa.us
For Contacts:
www.coaa.us/officers.html

Contact Info : Carousel Organ Association of America www.coaa.us or Mark Chester, Rally Host (610) 933-4069 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://http://knoebels.weebly.com/

Knoebel's Grove Amusement Park Organ Rally
Elysburg, PA – Knoebel’s Band Organ Rally. Enjoy Knoebel's great line up of band organs, as well as the dozens of visiting music machines.

The Knoebel Family and Mark Chester, Rally Host, invite you to gather at America's finest traditional amusement park for a fun-filled organ rally. Nestled in a wooded valley in the foothills of Central Pennsylvania, Knoebels Amusement Resort offers family-oriented entertainment under the canopy of trees that first brought folks to the area. Free parking, free admission and free entertainment are hallmarks of Knoebels hospitality. In addition, they will treat registered Rally guests to their delicious signature barbecued chicken dinner on Saturday.

From COAA's first Knoebels rally in 2004, hosted by Tim Wagner, park guests fell in love with the music, and the members fell in love with Knoebels. This organ-friendly park owns at least 9 organs!

Featured events include the popular crank-organ concerts as well as COAA Band performances with Trudy. As in past years, registered Rally guests will receive ride tickets and will have the opportunity to take advantage of all that "America's Largest Free-Admission Park" has to offer. There will also be a hospitality room at the host hotel, the Quality Inn in Danville, PA, for the hours after the park closes to hob-nob with fellow organ enthusiasts. So, come and join the fun and friendship and enjoy the "Happiest Music on Earth" on June 9th and 10th at Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, PA.

Visit http://knoebels.weebly.com, or contact Mark Chester - Rally Host, via Email: mschester@msn.com, or call (610) 933-4069.

For more information about Knoebels, visit the park’s official Web site at
http://www.knoebels.com

Carousel Organ Association of America
www.coaa.us
For Contacts:
www.coaa.us/officers.html

Contact Info : Carousel Organ Association of America www.coaa.us or Mark Chester, Rally Host (610) 933-4069 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://http://knoebels.weebly.com/

Berkshire Carousel Project Hosts Illions B&W Art Auction (6:00PM)
Pittsfield, MA. Black & White Show Auction - Illions Art. The Berkshire Carousel project is pleased to sponsor a unique art fundraiser on Friday June 22, 2012. This event is a "Black & White Show" featuring limited edition prints of the works of carousel artist, the late "Barney" (Bernard Joseph) Illions, youngest son of famed carver Marcus Charles Illions. Barney mostly painted horses for his father and older brothers carved. Later in his career, Barney branched into oil painting and Chines calligraphy.

The works of art were donated by Jayne Pearl, a volunteer for Berkshire Carousel, whose grandfather was first cousin to Marcus Charles Illions. (Or, Jayne's mother, Shirley Illions Perle, was Barney's second cousin.)

The paintings were gifts from Barney's estate to Janey. Samples of the Illions prints can be seen at at http://www.berkshirecarousel.com/Berkshire_Carousel/Illions_Artwork.html.

In addition, black and white painted works by the Berkshire Carousel artists, (responsible for the panels on the community carousel), will also be displayed and available at the auction that begins at 8 pm.

At 6 pm wine tasting and showing of the art will be included for the $15 per person admission.

The Black & White Show Auction will be held at the Berkshire Carousel workshop in the Berkshire Mall between Rtes 7 and 8 in Lanesborough, MA. For more information on bidding and purchase, please check the Berkshire Carousel website at www.berkshirecarousel.com or contact the project at (413) 499-0342.

 â€“ Jim Shulman
(President of Berkshire Carousel/Member of NCA)
www.berkshirecarousel.com




Contact Info : Berkshire Carousel,Inc. P.O. Box 194 Lanesborough, MA. 01237 413-499-0342 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.berkshirecarousel.com

Berkshire Carousel Project Hosts Illions B&W Art Auction
Pittsfield, MA. Black & White Show Auction - Illions Art. The Berkshire Carousel project is pleased to sponsor a unique art fundraiser on Friday June 22, 2012. This event is a "Black & White Show" featuring limited edition prints of the works of carousel artist, the late "Barney" (Bernard Joseph) Illions, youngest son of famed carver Marcus Charles Illions. Barney mostly painted horses for his father and older brothers carved. Later in his career, Barney branched into oil painting and Chines calligraphy.

The works of art were donated by Jayne Pearl, a volunteer for Berkshire Carousel, whose grandfather was first cousin to Marcus Charles Illions. (Or, Jayne's mother, Shirley Illions Perle, was Barney's second cousin.)

The paintings were gifts from Barney's estate to Janey. Samples of the Illions prints can be seen at at http://www.berkshirecarousel.com/Berkshire_Carousel/Illions_Artwork.html.

In addition, black and white painted works by the Berkshire Carousel artists, (responsible for the panels on the community carousel), will also be displayed and available at the auction that begins at 8 pm.

At 6 pm wine tasting and showing of the art will be included for the $15 per person admission.

The Black & White Show Auction will be held at the Berkshire Carousel workshop in the Berkshire Mall between Rtes 7 and 8 in Lanesborough, MA. For more information on bidding and purchase, please check the Berkshire Carousel website at www.berkshirecarousel.com or contact the project at (413) 499-0342.

 â€“ Jim Shulman
(President of Berkshire Carousel/Member of NCA)
www.berkshirecarousel.com




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