Call to Artists for the 72nd Rhododendron Festival in Bakersville, North Carolina

Here are the details from Dan Barron:

Please accept this invitation for all local & regional artists and craftspeople to apply for space at the 72nd Annual NC Rhododendron Festival Arts and Craft Fair, held along the Creek Walk in Bakersville, North Carolina on June 15-16th, 10am to 5pm.

The NC Rhododendron Festival draws hundreds of visitors from all over the region and features the Rhododendron Festival Pageant, the Arts and Craft Fair with food vendors and live music throughout the day, a classic car show, a 10K run, 2 nights of street dancing, and the famous Ducky Derby.

Please note that as per N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-255, everyone who sells tangible property at a festival is required to collect and remit NC state & county sales tax, and to have and display their Sales & Use Tax Certificate of Registration at their booth. Failure to comply with this statute is a Class 1 Misdemeanor offence and the individual can be charged as such. If you don’t have a number, registration is free and can be completed online at www.dornc.com/press/2012/nofee.html.

Feel free to forward this email to others you feel might be interested in participating. We are looking forward to the Festival and hope you will join us! If you have any questions, please email me drdanbarron@gmail.com or call me @828-284-1914 at your convenience.

The application deadline is May 1st.

More info and application here: http://www.ncrhododendronfestival.org/application-vendor-infocraft-fair.html