Artistry in the Ordinary
Schedule
Sat May 23 2026 at 08:00 am to 03:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
227 N Baltimore St, Dillsburg, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17019 | Dillsburg, PA
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Held in conjunction with the Dillsburg Farmers MarketLife in Colonial America was not easy. Art, as a form of expression, was not something for which the settlers had time. However, humans have always had a desire to create beauty. So what do you do when you desire beauty but are forced to focus on survival?
You let your creativity shine in the ordinary things of life: from fiber arts to blacksmithing, from carpentry to pottery, from masonry to rifle making, colonial Americans turned their ordinary tasks into unique forms of art. Spend the next nine weeks with us as we explore the different ways in which common chores were fashioned into works of art.
Schedule:
May 9th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Special tasting, 18th Century Gun Display, Tomahawk throwing, Tinsmithing, Sons of the American Revolution encampment and colorguard
May 16th - Colonial games, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Mashing demonstration, 18th Century Gun display, Tomahawk throwing
May 23rd - Pretzel making, Quilting demonstration, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, 18th Century Gun display, Making powder horns, Pottery making
May 30th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Stripping demonstration, Special tasting, 18th Century Gun display, Lead casting, Making powder horns
June 6th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration,18th Century Gun display, Tomahawk throwing, Decorative painting
June 13th - Spirits Run, 18th century gun display, Tomahawk throwing, Tinsmithing-make your own cookie cutter, Spinning demonstration
June 20th - Pretzel/cookie making, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Special tasting, 18th Century Gun display
June 27th - Colonial games, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Proofing barrel, Shoe making, 18th Century Gun display, Tomahawk throwing, Wood turning
July 4th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration, 18th Century Gun display
All events are free and open to the public.
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