Listed in Yankee Magazine's Top 20 Vermont Events!
Arlington is the place to be if you’re looking for unique items, gifts, crafts and collectibles. From 8 am-3 pm on Saturday August 7th, more than 60 vendors from all over New England will line Route 7A in Arlington for this annual event. You’ll find woven items, pottery, art, jewelry, china, linens, antiques, dried flowers, home made jams, knitwear, and much more! Plus, to keep your belly satisfied, the folks at St. James Episcopal Church and other non-profit organizations will be serving a great assortment of home cooked food at their popular grill and food booths.
This popular event has been held for 16 years in historic Arlington, Vermont, the home of beloved American artist Norman Rockwell and his family from 1939 to 1953.
In addition to the town green and main street being lined with vendors, the town-wide tag sale includes over 20 locations, stretching from Sandgate to Sunderland! Maps of all the tag sale locations are available during the event at the St James Grill.
NEW!!! Norman Rockwell’s models reunion & gathering at 2010 Norman’s Attic!
This year, during Norman's Attic St. James will also be hosting a reunion of the Arlington area folks who posed for Rockwell during his years in Arlington - from 1939 - 1953. Buddy Edgerton, Don Hubert, Mary Hall, Don Trachte, Jr. and over 25 other Rockwell models will also be on hand to share their stories and to sign prints (for sale during the event) of the illustrations in which they appeared.
Rockwell Models' Gathering & Presentations Schedule At A Glance: 9:30 – 10:00 Models arrive and sign in, have coffee together 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Models will be available throughout the day to share their individual memories and stories
10:30 AM General Welcome
10:30+ AM Slides and Images from Rockwell’s days in Arlington, presented by Don Trachte Jr, Ardis Edgerton, and Don Hubert
1:00 PM Buddy Edgerton and Nan O’Brien present on their book, The Unknown Rockwell, with book signings
2:00 PM Don Trachte Jr. presents “The Discovery”, of Rockwell’s original “Breaking Home Ties”, as seen on TLC television.
The Details . . 10:00 – 3:00+ PM Folks from the Arlington area who modeled for Norman Rockwell during his years in Arlington will be on hand throughout the day to share their stories and memories of Rockwell as a friend, neighbor and beloved townsperson.
10:30 – General Welcome by event organizer and Rockwell neighbor and model, Don Trachte, Jr.
10:30 – Slides & Images of Arlington during the time when Rockwell lived in the area, plus Saturday Evening Post covers, other Rockwell illustrations and much more. Presented by Ardis Edgerton, Rockwell’s next door neighbor, model and friend; Don Hubert, the little boy in “Saying Grace”, and Don Trachte Jr., a model and family friend.
1:00 – Co-Authors James A. “Buddy” Edgerton and Nan O’Brien will introduce their new book “The Unknown Rockwell – A Portrait of Two American Families”. Meet Rockwell’s most illustrated Boy Scout and was his next door neighbor and dear friend. Buddy will present slides and view an unknown Rockwell portrait that hung on his family’s wall for almost sixty years, a portrait Rockwell gave to the family personally, upon the death of Buddy’s young cousin. Buddy will be joined by co-author Nan O’Brien, a well-known author of books on several topics, as well as a syndicated columnist for the Tribune Company and host of her own nationally syndicated radio show.
2:00 - Don Trachte Jr. will present “The Discovery” of Rockwell’s original painting “Breaking Home Ties”, hidden in his father’s studio behind a false wall. Don will present details of the story of the discovery he and his brother made, along with images of both the original and replica of this now-famous piece, as painted by his father, Don Trachte.
3:00 Back to meet and greet, book signings and print signings by models
click here to see some of our local models with the illustrations that they modeled for.
Vendor Set-Up Information - (sorry, all spaces are filled)
VENDOR SET UP and URGENT REQUESTS:
We will be on-site at the Norman’s Attic Info table (on the stairway immediately in front of St. James Church) at 6:45 AM to check you in and answer any questions;
All vendors are to be set up by 8 PM, the official start of Norman’s Attic; Church St. will be closed by 7:45 AM.
Please be respectful of the towns people when setting up so early in the AM – there are people living on Rt 7A.
All vendors are required to move their vehicles to the off-site parking areas listed on your instruction sheet. You are notpermitted to park next to your spot on, nor on 7A or Church St, or behind the Community House/Town Hall. This is mandatory per the permit issued by the Town of Arlington; compliance is mandatory for the future of this event. Vendors not complying with this request will not be invited back for future events.
Vendor Spaces will be marked with spray paint and numbered. If you need to see a vendor map in advance, please email judie@sover.net and I’ll send a PDF version for your reference.
Vendors are welcome to continue past the 3 PM closing time if there is still interest/traffic
