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Come to the 16th annual Folk Pottery & Arts Festival Saturday, August 31. It will be held on the grounds of the Sautee Nacoochee Center from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.. Admission is free! Northeast Georgia folk potters will be set-up in the Historic Gym where festival goers may talk with them and enjoy the fascinating pottery that they create and sell. Visitors will be able to cast their vote for their favorite piece made by a local folk potter. Heritage art vendors will display and sell their wares on the lawn of the SNC campus. Also, visitors can participate in the festival’s fundraising raffle to win pieces created by festival artists. A face mug class will be offered in the morning. Craftsmen of all kinds will be demonstrating all day. Collaborations, the featured exhibition in the Folk Pottery Museum, highlights work that was created by more than one potter. Additionally, the Heritage Site and the Cultural Center, located on the SNC campus, will welcome visitors. The Heritage Site features a restored 1850s cabin from the northeast Georgia mountains and a blacksmith shop built on site. In the Cultural Center, festival goers may visit two gallery shops, which feature the work of artists who live within fifty miles. The show in the gallery shops and invitational gallery is entitled Glamour in the Galleries which will feature the work of the Chestatee Artists group. An old-time music jam with local musicians will be held on the Outdoor Stage. Food vendors will be on campus with concessions available for purchase. The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia is located at 283 Highway 255 North, ¼ mile north of the intersection with Georgia Highway 17, and four miles southeast of Alpine Helen. For more information visit www.folkpotterymuseum.com or call 706-878-3300. The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia is a property of the Sautee Nacoochee Community Association, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Events at the Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia are supported, in part, by the Swanson Family Foundation. To learn more, visit www.snca.org.