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Donna Elias Summer 2010 Tour Schedule
The award winning coastal artist will be at a variety of art shows and special events this summer. And at each event, you can be sure to find a dazzling display of her many watercolor paintings, prints and assorted gift ware. Including work from Donna Elias’ Great American Lighthouses & By the Seaside Collections, as well as Surfboats by the Seashore and Heroes of the American Coast.
NEXT UP FOR DONNA...
September 11, 2010 Lavallette Heritage Festival - Lavallette, NJ
Donna's back on the Jersey Shore, only this time in Central - North Jersey. This one day outdoor festival features 200 booths of art, crafts, food, music and fun! Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 9:30 to 5:30 on Philadelphia and Bay Boulevards, Lavallette, NJ. Free admission, family friendly too, so bring the kids. Raindate is Sunday, September 12 from 9:30 to 5:30. On the web at: http://www.lavallette.org/heritage/index.html#events
October 16 & 17, 2010 The ALL NEW Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey Take the Challenge...Not just any challenge...Take the Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey and Challenge yourself, your friends and your family!
The Challenge began in an effort to raise awareness of these majestic sentinels and their historical significance and value, as well as provide a fun, inexpensive activity in the wonderful state of New Jersey.
The Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey 2010 is a two-day event, on October 16th & 17th, rain or shine, held during the third weekend in October; when twelve land-based lighthouses are opened for visitation and climbing; Two Museums displaying the Fresnel lens; One life savings station and an opportunity to take a trip to see the Water lights. This year you have an opportunity to board the Spirit of New Jersey and head out to the Delaware Bay where you can see the Water Lights firsthand; or come visit the Hereford Inlet and take a challenge break with a wonderful presentation of our water lights, given by our Friends of Delaware Bay Lighthouse Keepers. During this weekend, the public is invited to visit any or all of the sites along the Challenge route.
At each site visited, participants of the Challenge receive their souvenir stamped depicting that particular lighthouse. For more information you may email us at lighthousechallengenj@gmail.com or visit any of the participating lighthouse sites.
Be sure to catch artist Donna Elias' Great American Lighthouses Art Show & Sale all weekend long at historic ABSECON LIGHTHOUSE, 31 South Rhode Island Avenue in Atlantic City, from 10 am to 6 pm. Free Admission. On the web at: http://www.lighthousechallengenj.org/Lighthouse_Challenge_NJ.html
Recent appearances:
Ocean City Boardwalk Art Show
August 6 - 8, 2010Ocean City, New Jersey
This show was a WOW for me! What a great time and great turn out. Thanks so much for making this my best outdoor art shows in 4 years!! DE
Mystic Outdoor Art Show - August 14 & 15, 2010 - Mystic, CT. Mystic was wonderful as usual. Hope to see you all again next year. Thanks! DE
Historic Scituate Lighthouse Scituate, Massachusetts June 27, 2010
The show was Fantastic! Thanks to all who came out. I love the South Shore! Donna E.
Atlantic City Outlets – THE WALK -Atlantic City, New Jersey - July 4th Weekend. 100 degrees in the shade and at an AC shopping mall to boot. Well, you can't win them all! Donna :)
Hereford Inlet Lighthouse Maritime Festival
July 17 & 18, 2010 – North Wildwood, New Jersey. What can I say but that I love this lighthouse! What a terrific show. Thanks soooooo much everybody! See you back here next year! Donna E.
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Thanks so much!
A few past shows...
17th Annual Door County Wisconsin Lighthouse Festival
June 11, 12, 13, 2010 – Door County, Wisconsin. Thanks for coming out everyone! I Love Door County!! (Friday's appearance was canceled due to the bad weather...very sorry if I missed you!)
October 17 & 18, 2009 - Absecon Lighthouse 31 South Rhode Island Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. Well, despite the North-Easter that brought rain and tidal flooding up and down the Jersey Shore, we had an amazing show at Absecon Lighthouse during the 10th Anniversary NJ Lighthouse Challenge! Over 2,000 people came out! And even though I could only set up a little indoor presentation, we had one of our best receptions ever. THANKS SOOOOOOO MUCH! I Love my Lighthouse fans!! You're the best! I'll keep painting for you. Take Care, Donna E.
September 26 & 27, 2009 - 47th Meet the Artists and Artisans, Milford, CT. A quaint little downtown with great restaurants. Had a nice time and met some great new people. Sorry to have been rained out on Sunday.
September 19 & 20, 2009 Concord Point Lighthouse, Havre de Grace, Maryland (during the "Maryland Lighthouse Challenge") Another... WOW! We had over 650 people come through over the weekend! Made lots of new friends, saw lotsa of old friends and had a great time. The show was a big success - you cleaned me out of more then half my stock! Thank you soooooo much! Hope to see you at the NJ Lighthouse Challenge too or back next year in Maryland. Donna E. :)
September 12, 2009 - Lavallette, New Jersey Annual Heritage Festival. WOW, What a surprise...great show, great crowd, great town! Thanks everybody. Love Ya Jersey! Donna
August 20, 21, & 22, 2009 Brewster, Mass Brewster Drummer Boy Park Art & Crafts Festival - It was Hot, Hot Hot and did I mention humid!? Well, we had a great time anyway. Love Cape Cod, Hope to come back next year and see you all again! Thanks!
August 23, 2009 - Scituate Lighthouse, Scituate, Mass. I just love the town of Scituate, the lighthouse and all the towns' people! Hundreds came out to say hello and check out the show. I'm so very thankful to all of you! I hope to come back next year for another show...and a special presentation of a new piece of art commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Minot's Ledge Light!
August 8 & 9, 2009 The Mystic Outdoor Art Festival. Another fantstic show in beautiful and historic Mystic, CT...! Thanks so very much for your support! Look forward to next year. DE :)
August 1 & 2, 2009 Historic Fenwick Island Lighthouse, Fenwick Island Delaware. Happy Birthday Fenwick! Thanks for having me down.
July 10 & 11, 2009 Historic Hereford Inlet Lighthouse, North Wildwood, New Jersey. Thank you, Thank You!! DE
July 15, 2009 Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, Ponce Inlet, Florida. Thank you, Thank you, Thank You!!! DE
July 18, 2009 Tybee Island Lighthouse, Tybee Island, Georgia. Thank you, Thank you, Thank You!! I just loooved Savannah! DE
June 20 & 21, 2009 - 37th Annual Custer's Last Stand Festival Of the Arts, Evanston, Illinois. We don't usually do "city shows" but this was a fun and funky Fair. Glad to meet so many new and old fans! Evanstons' Gross Point Lighthouse is wonderful. Be sure to check it out if you're ever in the area!
June 13 & 14, 2009 - 16th Annual Door County Wisconsin Lighthouse Walk. Thanks to Bob Desh and the whole crew at the Door County Maritime Museum for having me up! And THANKS to all of you who came out to see my show!! We had a great time and it was so nice to make so many new friends! I LOVE Door County. It's absolutely beautiful..! Hope to be back next year! Donna Elias
April 16, 2009 St. Simons Island Lighthouse, St. Simons Island, Georgia. We kicked off our 2009 Tour on this beautiful Georgia Island. Thanks to all the locals that came out to say hi! Great to make so many new friends!
April 18, 2009 St. Augustine Lighthouse, St. Augustine Florida. Wow! What a museum. This has got to be the busiest lighthouse in America. Thanks to everyone for coming out and to the fantastic cast and crew ( all 32 of you) who man the St. Augustine Lighthouse Museum! We'll be back.
February 14 & 15, 2009- Sanibel Island Arts & Crafts Fair. Ohhhh how I hated to leave this tropical paradise!! We had a nice time and a great show. Thanks again for coming out everybody! Donna Elias
February 21 & 22, 2009 - Old Island Days Art Festival, Key West, Florida. What can I say...? Ditto above!
October 18 & 19, 2008 Absecon Lighthouse - Atlantic City, New Jersey for the 2008 New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge. We had over 2,000 people stop by the Absecon Light! WOW! My show and the NJ Challenge were a great success. We had a lot of fun and it was so great to see our old freinds and make soooo many NEW ones!! THANKS EVERYBODY! Donna Elias
September 26, 27, 28, 2008 The 33rd Annual Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina . We had a great show in one of the most unique venues I've ever shown in! The Atalaya Castle is really cool! And what a fantastic assortment of beautiful Arts & Crafts... I was surrounded by some very talented artists. Thanks for coming out everyone. It was nice meeting so many new people and seeing our old freinds too! Hope to be back next year! DE
SEPTEMBER 13 &14, 2008 - THE 48th ANNUAL BRANDYWINE ARTS FESTIVAL, WILMINGTON, DE (Originally September 6 & 7). This show was a rough one...but thanks to those few - brave soles who came out, trudged through the mud and dealt with the intense heat...all in the name of a good time! Thanks again. It was nice to see you.
August 23 & 24, 2008 AQUIDNECK ISLAND ARTS FESTIVAL - Newport, Rhode Island. Thanks for coming out Rhode Island! I just LOVE Newport! Great Food, History and People!
August 9 & 10, 2008 MYSTIC OUTDOOR ART SHOW, Historic Mystic, Connecticut. Great Show!!! Thanks for coming out everyone!! Donna E.
August 1, 2, 3, 2008 OCEAN CITY BOARDWALK ART SHOW , Ocean City New Jersey. We had a great show! Inspite of our tents blowing down Saturday morning in the thunderstorm, we had a fun and successful weekend! We made a lot of new freinds and it was terrific to see so many of my old freinds and collectors come out. See you back in OC next year! Again, thanks to all of you! Donna Elias
July 19 & 20, 2008 HEREFORD INLET LIGHTHOUSE, 111 North Central Avenue in North Wildwood, New Jersey. nual Siesta Tides Art & Craft Fair. Thanks for coming out everyone! We had another great weekend at Hereford! DE : )
February 16 & 17, 2008 25th Annual Sanibel Island Arts & Crafts Fair.
October 20 & 21, 2007 - Absecon Lighthouse - Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The show was a lot of fun and a big success! The NJ Challenge was a blast too...over 2,200 of you came out!! Thanks so much everyone. Hope to see you again soon! Donna E.
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