http://valfa.com Nobody can tell when a tradition begins, but hundreds of families have started with Vaillancourt Chalkware. Mon, 21 May 2012 13:21:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://valfa.com/2012/dickens-returns/ http://valfa.com/2012/dickens-returns/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:10:54 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=3219 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A Weekend Celebrating Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday in Worcester Worcester, MA — As the world celebrates Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday, Vaillancourt Folk Art–known for Christmas Traditions–is bringing Gerald Charles Dickens to Worcester. He has set off on a world tour, retracing the historic steps that Charles Dickens made during his famous American [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2012/dickens-returns/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2012/molding-christmas-memories/ http://valfa.com/2012/molding-christmas-memories/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:56:32 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2890 http://valfa.com/2012/molding-christmas-memories/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2010/one-man-show/ http://valfa.com/2010/one-man-show/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:28:56 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1703 By Bill Fortier TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF (Read here) SUTTON —  Gerald Charles Dickens is adding a generous helping of Christmas spirit this weekend at Vaillancourt Folk Art in the Manchaug Mills. Mr. Dickens, whose great-great-grandfather was Charles Dickens, is traveling throughout the United States through Christmas performing “A Christmas Carol,” and judging by the [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2010/one-man-show/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2010/a-dickens-weekend/ http://valfa.com/2010/a-dickens-weekend/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:35:06 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1687 http://valfa.com/2010/a-dickens-weekend/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2010/new-ebenezer-piece/ http://valfa.com/2010/new-ebenezer-piece/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:34:07 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1629 UPDATE 11/22/2010: Attention Collectors: The FIRST Ebenezer Meeting Marley is available through nationwide auction via our eBay Store: the auction will be completed on November 29th. Don’t want the number 1? Order yours today through our on-line store. UPDATE 11/18/2010: COMPLETED! At nearly midnight, Judi put the final brush strokes on her brand new Ebenezer [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2010/new-ebenezer-piece/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2010/charles-dickens-great-great-grandson-returning-to-central-ma/ http://valfa.com/2010/charles-dickens-great-great-grandson-returning-to-central-ma/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:06:01 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1222 DICKENS RETURNS Vaillancourt Folk Art is pleased to announce that Gerald Charles Dickens, the great, great grandson of famed author Charles Dickens will be returning to Sutton this year to perform the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol”. Like last year, the presentations at Vaillancourt Folk Art will be the kick off of his United States [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2010/charles-dickens-great-great-grandson-returning-to-central-ma/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2010/history-of-dickens-illustrators/ http://valfa.com/2010/history-of-dickens-illustrators/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:56:14 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1044 Judi Vaillancourt’s presentation on a history of illustrators of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.]]> http://valfa.com/2010/history-of-dickens-illustrators/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2010/dickens%e2%80%99-christmas-revels-and-low-number-introductions/ http://valfa.com/2010/dickens%e2%80%99-christmas-revels-and-low-number-introductions/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:33:06 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1030 Live music, Smoking Bishop Punch, Meade, traditional English food and the introduction of the Premier Numbers of several of the Collector’s Weekend pieces… the perfect way to start a Friday off right!]]> http://valfa.com/2010/dickens%e2%80%99-christmas-revels-and-low-number-introductions/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2009/merry-christmas-from-the-dickens-family-and-vaillancourt-family/ http://valfa.com/2009/merry-christmas-from-the-dickens-family-and-vaillancourt-family/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:00:13 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=630 http://valfa.com/2009/merry-christmas-from-the-dickens-family-and-vaillancourt-family/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2009/i-will-honor-christmas-in-my-heart-and-try-to-keep-it-all-the-year/ http://valfa.com/2009/i-will-honor-christmas-in-my-heart-and-try-to-keep-it-all-the-year/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:29:32 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=459 All 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 [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2009/i-will-honor-christmas-in-my-heart-and-try-to-keep-it-all-the-year/feed/ 0