29th Annual Lazy Days Arts & Crafts Festival Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Downtown Cary
Over
the past 28 years, the Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival has become
one
of the South's premier festivals. On the fourth Saturday in August,
an
estimated 60,000 people gather in downtown Cary for the best in arts
and
crafts, food, and entertainment. Check back later for 2005 festival
details. The
2005 festival is no longer accepting artist applications. Please e-mail
joy.cox@townofcary.org to be placed on the mailing list for the 2006
festival.
Exhibitors | Entertainment Schedule | Concessions | Civic Groups | Grants
Information Festival Visitors Need to Know
Restrictions: For the safety and comfort of everyone, animals are prohibited in the festival area. No roller skates or roller blades, skateboards, bicycles, etc. will be allowed. No tossing of balls, Frisbees or other objects will be permitted at the event. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
Restrooms: Air-conditioned restroom trailers are available in front of Fire Department headquarters on North Academy Street and at the east end of Park Street. Additional facilities are on both ends of Chatham Street and in front of the Cary Library on South Academy Street.
Parking: Free parking is available at Cary Towne Center mall. Signs at the mall direct festival-goers to the parking area. Free shuttle buses take them to the festival entrance at Cary Elementary School. Visitors are encouraged to use the parking area at Cary Towne Center rather than attempt to park in downtown Cary.
Street closings & parking restrictions
Handicap Accessibility: All artists, concessions and entertainment areas are on ground level. Handicapped parking is marked in the festival parking area at Cary Towne Center. Wheelchair accessible buses are available.
Lost & Found: Items found during the festival may be turned in at either of the two information booths located at Cary Elementary School and the corner of Academy and Chatham streets. Items may be claimed there during the festival or afterward at the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources offices at 111 James Jackson Ave.
How to get to the Festival
Shuttle
Bus
The easiest way to get to Lazy Daze is to take one of the free shuttle
buses which run every 15 minutes from Cary Towne Center at Sears to
Cary Elementary School. The first bus departs at approximately 8:30
a.m. and the last bus leaves Cary Elementary at 5:30 p.m. Cary Towne
Center is at the corner of Maynard Road and Walnut Street. Cary Towne
Center can best be reached via Interstate 40 exit 291. Follow signs
to festival parking lots.
from I-40 to Cary Towne Center (Festival Shuttle Bus Pick-up)
Exit 291-Cary
Take Cary Towne Boulevard/Walnut Street west to Cary Towne Center for
shuttle bus.
Exit 293-A US 1-S/64-W-Take
Walnut Street exit
Follow Walnut Street West to Cary Towne Center (Walnut & Maynard
Streets) for shuttle bus.
Exit 287-N Harrison Avenue.
Follow Harrison and take a left on Maynard Road. Maynard Road intersects
both Cary Town Boulevard and Walnut Street, where Cary Towne Center
is located.
Exit
290-NC 54
Follow NC 54 and take a left on Maynard Road. Maynard Road intersects
both Cary Town Boulevard and Walnut Street, where Cary Towne Center
is located.
Poster Artist 2005
Pam Hogan Shank
North Carolina artist,
Pam Hogan Shank, has been creating exquisite portraits in watercolor
for more than 20 years. Motivated by the fleeting childhood of her own
two daughters, Pam Shank is an ardent lover of cherubic faces and the
natural tranquility of children. After graduating
from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BFA in Painting, Pam studied traditional
portrait painting at the Art Student's League in New York City. She
returned to the Cary area and began a career specializing in watercolor
portraits of children, touching hundreds of families over the years.
Visit Pam's Web site at www.watercolorportraits.biz
Jerry Miller Artist Award
See “Best in Show” artists from last year’s festival. They were invited to return this year
