2024 Handcrafted Weekend

[Greenup, KY] – Greenbo Lake State Resort Park has partnered with the Greenup County Quilt Guild and the Greenup Extension Community Arts Program to offer a weekend of artisan demonstrations and displays at the beautiful Jesse Stuart Lodge, Saturday April 13, 10AM – 6PM & Sunday, April 14, NOON – 4PM. The event will feature the historic Quilt Show that fills the entire first floor conference center. Two friendly alpacas, Cinnamon and Captain America from Silver Run Ranch, will greeting guests at the main entrance to the lodge. Their owner will display the wool and natural dye process that he uses to weave beautiful pieces of functional art. Additional demonstrations will take place throughout the lodge showing woodcarving, basketmaking, metalworking, hatmaking/embellishing, pottery, leatherworking, oil painting, green joinery chairmaking, knitting/crochet/macramé/cross stitch, and two luthiers (instrument builders) building guitars and fiddles. All artisans will have displays and information about purchasing custom pieces. Live music by Kentucky Memories and a Fiddle Showcase on Saturday at 4PM and the Rail City Dulcimer Society on Sunday at 3PM. Angler’s Cove Restaurant will feature a lunch and dinner buffet on Saturday and a lunch buffet on Sunday. Call the lodge at 606-473-7324 for weekend special rates. Call Greenup Extension at 606-836-0201 for event details. Sponsored by UK King’s Daughters, Greenup County Tourism, and Greenup County Extension Community Arts.