Picnic returns to craft another day

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 12:48

Remember Picnic? No, this is not another snarky weather diatribe about outdoor activities. Picnic, as in the indie craft/arts/music festival that started up last September.

You may recall last year's affair featured locally-made goodies from places like Ferdinand, 43rd Parallel Press, Swallowfield, Small Victory Studios and others, as well as a music line-up containing the likes of Dead End Armory, Cougars Kill Cobras, Honey Clouds and Confusatron. (I picked up this sweet T-shirt from Moth Designs last year.)

Picnic Vol. 2 returns Sept. 12 at Portland's Lincoln Park with even more music and more crafty delights. But first they're still looking for artists, photographers, jewelry makers, clothes makers and pretty much anyone else who want to get their work in front of people.

The deadline for vendors looking for a table at this year's Picnic is Aug 1. If you're interested go ahead and apply online for a spot.

Want to get a feel for last year's Picnic? Check out Sam Cousin's Flickr set from the festivities. For the latest updates on this year's festival follow Picnic on Twitter.

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Justin is a former newspaper intern and has the scar tissue to prove it. Justin has been a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2003, and in 2004 began writing a weekly column in the Monday Magazine.

If he had to pick a label, the column would fall under "youth culture," covering everything from high school dance etiquette, dealing with college debt, the resurgence of Roller Derby and Portland's one-of-a-kind music scene. This of course has not stopped him from answering letters to Santa Claus or writing about his experience riding shotgun in a drift car.

Justin is an export from the Midwest. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and is originally from Minnesota. He enjoys bacon, cheap beer, redheads, Burt Reynolds jokes and wondering what the oundtrack to his life would sound like.

When he grows up he wants to be an international art thief. Or Captain America.

Until then he'll be bringing you dispatches about "the young people" and what they do.

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