For our 25th Anniversary, we introduced four 25th Anniversary Pieces that would be produced until December 31st. As the deadline for retirement quickly approaches, we want to make certain that everyone has the opportunity to add these gorgeous pieces to their collection. Designed with the 25th Anniversary Silvers and Blues, these pieces will be retired at the end of the month!
25th Anniversary Line Being Retired!
December 7, 2009Vaillancourt Folk Art comes to Solomon Pond Mall
December 1, 2009
Thursday, December 3rd — 11:00am – 8:00pm
Friday, December 4th — 11:00am – 8:00pm
Saturday, December 5th — 11:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday, December 6th — 12:00pm – 6:00pm
The Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough hosts Vaillancourt Folk Art for four days during the holiday season, featuring special handcrafted holiday pieces. On Dec. 3, Vaillancourt will present the 20th annual “Starlight” piece to the Starlight Children’s Foundation. For the past 26 years Vaillancourt has created a special piece every holiday season with the proceeds benefitting Starlight, a nonprofit organization dedicated to lifting the spirits of seriously ill children and their families. Vaillancourt founder and designer Judi Vaillancourt will be on hand for artists’ signings and Vaillancourt will also unveil its special 2009 holiday creation. The event takes place Dec. 3-5 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Dec. 6 from noon to 6 p.m. in the mall’s lower level Macy’s Court. The mall is located at 601 Donald Lynch Blvd.
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
November 29, 2009All of us at Vaillancourt Folk Art wish to thank all who attended the performances of A Christmas Carol performed by Gerald Charles Dickens, the Great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens. We had four fabulous performances to sold out crowds! All attendees were touched by Mr. Dickens’ performances of this one man show, as he took the stage in a modified version of Charles Dickens’ readings of the timeless story, A Christmas Carol.
Even more so, it was gratifying to see the generations of families come in to our Gallery and Museum see the performance and then meet Mr. Dickens!
- Gerald Charles Dickens signing ornaments for an attendee after Saturday afternoon’s performance.
Vaillancourt is about traditions and we are happy to not only have families continue their traditions with us, but hundreds started new traditions with us this weekend!
We would like to thank the Byers family, from Byers Choice in PA, for all of their assistance in making this performance happen. Like us, Byers Choice is an American made treasure and Joyce, Bob Jr. and Jeff Byers have always been extremely helpful in making sure that “American Made Christmas” survives.
- WTAG’s talk show host Jim Polito with Gerald Dickens.
We would also like to thank Paul Boutiette and Neil Crites of the Manchaug Mills for their assistance in creating Blaxton Hall. WSRS and WTAG for their media sponsorship and Millbury Federal Credit Union for their sponsorships. We also want to thank Mechanics Hall for sharing their Charles Dickens story, Professor Joel Brattin, Margaret F. Anderson, and Michael Dorsey of the WPI George C. Gordon Library, Fellman Dickens Collection—a premier source of Dickens materials— for sharing their knowledge, expertise, and producing the images used for the posters in Blaxton Hall. Most importantly, thank all of our attendees for making this performance of A Christmas Carol possible.
