Technical Difficulties

We learned the hard way that lightening and computers just don’t mix!  Our technical difficulties have now been repaired and updates on the 2009 Festival will be forthcoming.  If you click on the Queen tab, you’ll meet our new ambassador.

Join Us!

The Pottery Festival Committee meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month, 7:00p.m., Heritage Hall in Crooksville.  Join Us!

Rising Star Scheduled for the Pottery Festival

Woo HOO!  Exciting news for  Joe Zelek!  He and his band are finalists in the Y108/Kenny Chesney “Next Big Star” competition.  Voting is going on now at Y108.com.  The four groups with the highest votes will compete live at the Hard Rock Cafe in Pittsburgh to decide who will open for Kenny Chesney at his concert on  the Main Stage at Heinz Field on June 14th.  Vote now to get The Joe Zelek Band to the Hard Rock and then bring your lawn chair and see them live at the Pottery Festival on July 10th!

Potters and Pottery at the Festival

The pottery industry, to members of the festival committee, is more than just a collection of our friends and neighbors manufacturing a product.  Here in the clay capital of the world they represent our lifeblood.  The two small Ohio Villages of Crooksville and Roseville are home to ten businesses and industrys that use clay as the foundation of their work:  The Burley Clay Co., Beaumont Pottery, New Burley Winter, The Dale Hague Pottery, Petroware, Heritage Stoneware, iPress Stoneware,CERCO, Acco, and the  Stoneware Palace.  You can see all of them, plus one of the fastest growing potteries from Zanesville, Hartstone,  and a hand picked selection of the state’s finest art potters, in one convenient location, at the Pottery Festival on July 10th-13th, 2008.

Beautiful.  Made in America.  Lead free.  Environmentally friendly.  Oven, freezer, dishwasher and microwave safe.  That’s the description of my locally made dinner ware.  What’s in your dish drainer?

 

 

 

Gearing Up for A Fabulous Festival

Winter is finally on its way out which means it’s time to put the finishing touches on the 2008 Pottery Festival.

Fish Fry!  The last Fish Fry fund raiser before the big event is scheduled for:

Saturday, April 19, 2008

4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Church of Atonement Basement

The committee will be serving up all the fish, fries, slaw, hush puppies, green beans and dessert you can eat for just $7.00 for adults or $4.00 for kids aged 10-under and seniors.  For a small extra charge you can also get some shrimp.  Carry out is available and if you have a large group, call 740-704-0431 and they’ll have everything ready for you.

Concessionaires and Vendors:  If you haven’t sent your registration forms in yet, please do!  Blocking for the festival has begun and if the committee doesn’t know you’re coming, they can’t reserve your spot.  Mail your completed registration to:  Pottery Festival, P.O. Box 61, Roseville, OH  43777.  If you need a blank registration form, let us know in comments here, e-mail to potteryfestival@yahoo.com or call the Chairman at 740-704-0431.

Registration forms for the various festival contests are now ready.  A complete list will be posted on Friday.

Leave Us A Message

One of the nicest things about our new internet home is that you can quickly and easily leave us a message.  Do you have an idea about something you’d like to see at the festival in 2008?  Do you have a question about how things work?  Do you need to speak to one of the committee chairmen and aren’t able to locate their number?  Just click on the comment box and let us know, somebody will get back to you quickly. 

Everything You Need To Know

This is the new home for news of the Crooksville-Roseville Pottery Festival. The dust hasn’t yet settled from the 2007 festival, but plans for 2008 will soon be underway.