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Mark your calendars for the 12th Annual, always scent-sational ‘Festival that Stinks,’ October 2 and 3. Two days of Peace, Love and Garlic! The North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival was voted second best festival among hundreds of great local events in the 2010 Valley Advocate readers poll. Follow your heart (and nose) to this fabulous fall destination in Orange MA, where there’s something for everyone in the family.

Enjoy and support the bounty of over 100 amazing, visionary artists, farmers and organizations; strengthen communities by purchasing locally grown and crafted. Gain vision and skills for local living: learn to grow garlic, press cider, mill lumber, make paper, coil clay, grind grain, do tai chi, go solar. Nourish yourself through chef demos, incredible food courts and the wondrous wood fired bread oven. Transform trash into compost (only three bags of garbage for 10,000 people); Orange IS the New Green! Celebrate with friends old and new: enjoy rockin’ music and amazing entertainment on two solar powered stages, inspiring workshops, fabulous free kids art and activities, and garlic games galore. Admission is still only $5.00 per day for adults, weekend pass $8.00, kids 12 and under free. Wow!

The Bridge is Out but the Festival is ON!!
Important NEW travel information: Take Route 2 to Exit 15, or Route 202 (intersection with 122 north) and follow the signs to the NEW improved Shuttle Lot at Hunts Farm to catch a free shuttle ride right to the festival entrance gate. Parking at the festival site for carpools of 3 or more, or those with limited mobility or young children. As always, on-site reserved parking for vehicles with handicap tags, plus accessible port-o-potty. Visit www.garlicandarts.org for directions, pet policy, and past years highlights. The 2010 schedule of vendors, music, entertainment and games, chef demos, renewable energy and healing arts workshops, and all you need to know for Two Days of Peace Love and Garlic will be updated by late July.

A fully volunteer committee of friends and neighbors, and Seeds of Solidarity Education Center, a non-profit organization, organize the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival. Supporters include the Forster/Stewart Family, local businesses, and over 200 community volunteers the festival weekend! Festival proceeds keep the event sustainable and affordable, and support the festival’s new community grant program for regional arts, agriculture, health and energy projects.