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Bayfield Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Bureau
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Bayfield, WI 54814

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PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Kelley Linehan
Phone: (800) 447-4094
Email: [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 2, 2013

 

Shoppers will have a chance to win one of three local art gift baskets

Eleven galleries feature open houses during
Bayfield's Holiday Spirit Gallery Tour December 7th

Bayfield's Holiday Gallery Tour

This Saturday, December 7th eleven Bayfield area art galleries and studios will be featured as part of the annual Holiday Spirit Gallery Tour. Artists will welcome shoppers with holiday refreshments, special sales, and demonstrations from 10am to 5pm.

A sampling of the offerings during Saturday's tour includes: "Meet the Artist" Mary Rice from 1pm to 4pm at Bates Art Bar; glassblowing demonstrations at Oulu Glass Gallery in Brule, a drawing for a $50 gift certificate at Orchard's Edge Quilt Shop; artist demonstrations at Austin Miller Studio, Eckels Pottery and the Bayfield Artists' Guild; the Merry Ol' Christmas Boutique at the Washburn Cultural Center; 15% off any purchase (of $10.00 or more) at Stone's Throw with the donation of an item to the Chequamegon Humane Association; and artist Michelle Auger Eldred on hand to explain the unique silk and dye painting techniques used within the "On the Waterfront" watercolor exhibit currently showing at Bayfield Inn Art Gallery.

Businesses participating in the Holiday Gallery Tour include: Austin Miller Studio and Gallery, Bates Art Bar, Bayfield Artists' Guild, Bayfield Inn Art Gallery, Eckels Pottery & Fine Craft Gallery, Hitching Post, Lake Superior Drifting Stone Jewelry, Orchard's Edge Quilt Shop, Oulu Glass Studio, Stone's Throw, and Washburn Cultural Center.

Shoppers will have the opportunity to register to win one of three local art gift baskets as part of Saturday's event. Each participating gallery will have a sign-up sheet for customers to register on. The more studios that are visited - the greater the chances of winning a holiday gift basket! The prize drawing packages are comprised of treasures from the participating galleries on the tour, including: a vase from Oulu Glass, a handmade pottery piece by Pat Juett from Bates Art Bar, Austin Miller watercolor Christmas cards, a stone necklace from Lake Superior Drifting, gift certificates from Eckels Pottery and Orchard's Edge Quilt Shop, a wooden loon hand-carved by George Klein of the Hitching Post, plus, gift items from Stone's Throw, Bayfield Artists' Guild, and the Washburn Cultural Center.

The Holiday Spirit Gallery Tour map is available for download now on bayfield.org. Directories will also be available at the Bayfield Chamber visitor center located at 42 South Broad Street and participating gallery locations.

There are also several other holiday-themed boutiques taking place this Saturday in Bayfield. There will be the annual Holiday Craft Show at the Bayfield Pavilion from 10am to 4pm featuring nearly 40 local vendors, a Christmas Bazaar at Bethesda Lutheran Church from 1pm to 3pm, and a Christmas Boutique at Good Thyme Restaurant from 1pm to 6pm. A complete list of holiday events in Bayfield is available in printable form on bayfield.org.

For more information about Bayfield's Hometown Holiday shopping events, please contact Kelley Linehan at [email protected] or call (800) 447-4094.

 

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