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Next SmARTs Event: Friday, December 12th , 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Next month featuring a FREE Tram Service, Christmas Carolers, and the "PORKER RUN" (Grand prize a fully-cooked Smithfield Ham!)
Congratulations to Fred Walls, winner of the November "Porker Run!" (Smithfield Monthly Arts Stroll) Stroll through the shops of Historic Downtown Smithfield where you will view stunning art, listen to captivating music and enjoy beverages and a light bite to eat.
The Aaron Hill Jazz Ensemble performed at the Smithfield Cultural Arts Center.
Smithfield & Isle of Wight Tourism, The Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Windsor Chamber of Commerce and the Smithfield Historic District Business Association have joined forces with many of the Smithfield Historic District merchants to create SmARTS (Smithfield Monthly Arts), a stroll through numerous Historic District shops to view stunning art, listen to captivating music, enjoy light bites and beverages on the second Friday of every month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. SmARTS is free and open to all of the arts loving public. Merchants will display a minimum of 4 pieces of visually stunning art or host a musician. All art will be juried by the SMARTS committee. Participants will be readily identifiable by the colorfulSmARTS banner that will hang outside of their establishment. Smithfield Cultural Arts Center Openings will be coordinated with SmARTS. Attendees are encouraged to shop while they browse as art and participating shop merchandise will be for sale! Next Month's SmARTs Event: Friday, December 12th! Friday, November 14th, SmARTs will offer the following specials…For our visitor’s convenience; a free tram service will be available. It will continuously loop from the shops at Smithfield Station, travel up Church Street, make its way down Main Street, and return to Smithfield Station. We’re also introducing the “Porker Run” this month. Here’s how it works: playing cards will be available at five randomly selected SmARTs merchants/attractions in one of the five downtown areas (100, 200 and 300 blocks of Main Street, the corner of Church & Main, and the Boardwalk Shops at Smithfield Station). Visitors will collect all five cards and turn them in at either the Smithfield Visitor Center (335 Main Street) or Victoria’s Rose at the Boardwalk Shops to enter to win our grand prize – a fully-cooked Smithfield Country-style Ham! You do not need to be present to win.) Candle-lit luminaries will add a beautiful glow to the streets of Downtown Smithfield and Christmas Carolers and music piped into the streets will add to the festive atmosphere.
The weather cooperated and visitors enjoyed strolling the streets and visiting the shops of downtown.
Local Author Doris Rae Gwaltney at the Painted Garden.
Last Month's Participating Merchants & Featured Artists Smithfield Cultural Arts Center: www.smithfieldarts.org "Home and Away" Art Exhibit by Cliff Middleton Celtic Music by George Jones GSH Real Estate: www.gsh.com Oil and Pastel Artwork by Laura Dietrick Painted Garden: www.paintedgardengallery.com The Artwork of Robbie Perrotti Younger The Odd Duck, (757) 357-7570 Vicki's Art (757) 357-7570 The Genuine Smithfield Ham Shoppe: www.smithfieldhams.com Author Phyliss Johnson Miss Bessie’s Best Cookies & Candies: www.missbessie.com Author, Kim Norman www.kimnormanbooks.com Wharf Hill Antiques: www.wharfhill.com European Handpainted Art Three's Company: www.threescompanygiftbaskets.com Jewelry by Carole Weidman www.iceopals.com Smithfield Ice Cream Parlor Music by Evelyn Benson & Duo 22 www.myspace.com/22theband Fairfield Photography: www.fairfieldstudio.com The Art of Gail Saunders The Smithfield Inn: www.smithfieldinn.com Old Courthouse of 1750, (757) 356-9016 Beacons of Hope Relay For Life Team Southwestern Silpada Jewelry and Gold Canyon Candle Open House The Christmas Store: www.christmasstoresmithfield.com Rob Dewing, Cartoonist (757) 365-9535 Mansion on Main Bed & Breakfast www.mansion-on-main.net Victorian Era Art & Collections and Open House Mansion House Art & Antiques: www.mansionhouseartandantiques.com Music by Ronnie Jones Christ Episcopal Church, (757) 357-2826 Art by Ed Condra www.edcondraart.com Smithfield Station Waterfront Inn, Restaurant, Bar & Marina: www.smithfieldstation.com Victoria’s Rose: www.victoriasrose.com Visual Artist Harmony Gayle www.harmonygayle@yahoo.com
Ships Light, (757) 357-9540 The Outdoor Photography of Cary Coronas email: vabirds@aol.com
girl this!: www.girlthis.com The Poetry of J. M. Rachael Sulecki email: poets48@yahoo.com
Imagine Art Studios: www.imaart.com The Artwork of Lee Teter
Buchanan’s, (757) 365-0451 The Artwork of Dottie French (757) 714-9797
Simpson’s Pharmacy, (757) 357-4361 Music by Peter Garland
Smithfield Interiors, (757) 357-9782 Author Jane March (757) 242-3807
Perspectives, (757) 357-2277 Author Doris Gwaltney www.dorisg.com
Olde World Tea Company: www.oldeworldtea.com Ali Bachman Graffiti Art Tom Oliver & William White with original soft rock & roll
Smithfield & Isle of Wight County Visitor Center Stained Glass Artist Cindy Glidden email: cinalouwho@cox.net (757) 867-8222
En Core Pilates & Physical Therapy: www.EnCorePilatesAndPT.com The Artwork of Laura Gibbs (757) 488-4923
Color Scapes: www.colorscapesfineart.com The Artwork of Ann Hubbard (757) 357-5874
Visual or performing artists or authors Would you like to participate in SmARTS? We'd love for you to join us! Consider...
Smithfield & Isle of Wight is a growing arts destination. Despite rough economic times the number of tourists visiting town has increased 18% this past year! So join us for an evening in our beautiful downtown district, meeting and networking with other artists and reaching potential patrons. DOWNLOAD ARTIST'S APPLICATION HERE. Contacts: Terry Thompson: tthompso@isleofwightus.net, (757) 357-2214, cell: (757) 376-1904
Contacts: Judy Hare Winslow, Director of Tourism Lois Chapman, Marketing & Public Relations Manager Cheryl Whitener, Visitor Center Manager Terry Thompson, Event Coordinator Marci Parrish, Farmer's Market Manager
Smithfield & Isle of Wight CVB and the Isle of Wight Arts League are partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.
Visit the Isle of Wight County "Agriculture First" website! Please remember while visiting Isle of Wight County that we are primarily a rural community and you may encounter slow moving farm vehicles on our roads from time to time. We thank you for supporting your local Farmer by sharing the road!
Smithfield & Isle of Wight Convention & Visitors Bureau • PO Box 37 • 335 Main Street
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