PROGRAM Sheraton Hartford South Hotel Rocky Hill, CT
PROGRAM CTAgFairs.org • MAFA.org • WashingtonCountyFair-ri.com
NOVEMBER 13-14, 2015
Friday:
Saturday:
Main Lobby Nutmeg Ballroom Grand Ballroom
Registration opens Trade Show (until 4:00 PM) CT Teacup Auction (until 5:00 PM) MA Raffle and Auction (until 5:00 PM) Baking Contests (Entries received from 8:30 - 11:00 AM) Quilt Contest (Entries received from 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM) CT Photo Contest judging (All day) Breakfast Welcome, Program Overview, MAFA Business Meeting, CT Announcements, RI
7:00 AM
7:00 - 8:15 AM 8:00 - 8:15 AM
Sharing of successes and failures Break - Visit the Trade Show, CT Teacup Auction, MA Raffle and Auction Workshops or Roundtables
8:15 - 9:15 AM 9:15 - 9:45 AM 9:45 - 10:30 AM
A. B. C. D. 10:30 - 11:00 AM 11:00 - 11:45 AM
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Rocky Hill, CT
Registration Trade Show Set-up Entertainment Showcase Dinner on your own
4:00 - 10:00 PM 3:00 - 11:00 PM 8:00 - 11:00 PM
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Sheraton Hartford South Hotel
Customer Service - Not only for the Customers Interactive livestock exhibits Finding and keeping quality crafts sales people workshop Providing a safe environment for the fairgoer roundtable Break - Visit the Trade Show, CT Teacup Auction, MA Raffle and Auction Workshops or Roundtables
A.
Social media - roundtable
B. C.
Competitive Exhibits - Reacting to a Changing World Vendor issues - roundtable
D.
Fairgoer comforts Break - Visit the Trade Show, CT Teacup Auction, MA Raffle and Auction Lunch with speaker Agriculture - Not your Grandfather's Fair…goer
Main lobby Nutmeg Ballroom Outside Nutmeg Ballroom Outside Nutmeg Ballroom Hartford Room Rocky Hill Room Outside Nutmeg Ballroom Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom
Greg Chiecko, Eastern States Exposition, MA
Grand Ballroom Nutmeg Ballroom
Dennis Picard, Eastern States Exposition, MA Carol Doerpholz, Franklin County Fair, MA Pete Fish, Washington County Fair, RI
Salon I Salon II Salon III Connecticut Suite Nutmeg Ballroom
Katie Lariner, Mixed Marketing Catherine Halberg, Frankilin County Fair, MA Bob Carter, CFE Michael Nelson and Frostine Bean, Franklin Country Fair, MA
Salon III Salon II Salon I
Connecticut Suite Nutmeg Ballroom Grand Ballroom
Tiffany Burrow, Alameda County Fair, CA
2015 Tri-State Fall Convention of Connecticut • Massachusetts • Rhode Island Fairs
PROGRAM NOVEMBER 13-14, 2015
Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, Rocky Hill, CT 1:45 - 2:30 PM
Workshops or Roundtables A. B.
Attracting new and diverse fairgoers Competitive Exhibits - STEM - Promoting your Exhibit programs to schools - workshop
C.
Advance ticket sales / Promotions
D.
B.
Solar Break - Visit the Trade Show, CT Teacup Auction, MA Raffle and Auction Workshops or Roundtables Sponsorships - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly roundtable On Line entries - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly roundtable
C.
Increasing non-fair usage of facilities - roundtable
D.
Changing the layout of the fair - roundtable Break - Trade Show and Raffle, Auctions Reception • Walk around entertainers Banquet and awards CT & MA awards
2:30 - 2:45 PM 2:45 - 3:30 PM A.
3:30 - 4:00 PM 4:30 - 5:30 PM 5:30 PM After banquet until 1 AM
Hospitality Room open
Ann-Alise Pietruska & Greg Chiecko, Eastern States Exposition. MA Tiffany Burrow, Alameda County Fair, CA Joy Nowak, Topsfield Fair, MA Bruce Shallcross, Three County Fair, MA
Salon II Salon III Salon I Connecticut Suite Nutmeg Ballroom
Ann Whigham, Spencer Fair, MA Debbie Huscher and Diane Coe, Durham Fair, CT James O'Brien, Topsfield Fair, MA Harold Fera, Rockwell Amusements, RI
Salon I Salon II Salon III Connecticut Suite Nutmeg Ballroom Grand Ballroom area Grand Ballroom Hartford Room and Rocky Hill Room
2015 Tri-State Fall Convention of Connecticut • Massachusetts • Rhode Island Fairs
Trade Show
Steven Marson www.centralmainepyrotechnics.com
Adventure Bound Deborah Mobley www.adventurebound.org
Allied Specialty, Inc. Mary Chris Smith alliedspecialty.com
Circle K Farm Ted Krogh
[email protected]
Atlantic Music Productions Diana Ammon www.atlanticmusicproductions.com
Eagle Entertainment & Production Adam Miclette
[email protected]
Buddy the Clown Daniel Jolly buddytheclown.com
Ed the Wizard Edward L. Cope, Jr. edthewizard.com
Carousel Organ Music Roger Wiegand carouselorgan.com
Event Production Group Sandy Imperatrice eventproductiongroup.net
F&F Production Pig Racing • Hot Dog Pig Races Davis Feimster pigracing.com
Central Maine Pyrotechnics
2015 Tri-State Fall Convention of Connecticut • Massachusetts • Rhode Island Fairs
Fiesta Shows/Dean & Flynn
Flying High Fisbee Dogs Mike Piazza flyinghighfrisbeedogs.com
Radio One Robert J. Beyas radio-one-mhz.com
Gillette Shows, Inc. Betty Gillette • Jeral Gillette gilletteshows.biz
Records & Burpee Larry Records recordsandburpee.com
Robert Clarke • Magician Juggler Funny Guy Robert Clarke RobertClarkeIsFunny.com
Rockwell Amusements & Promotions, Inc. Harold Fera rockwellamusements.com
Rosie's Racing Pigs Roger Defoce 774.526.9666
R.W. Commerford & Sons Inc. Darlene Commerford commerfordzoo.com
Salto Entertainment Moto Maniacs Allison Blei • Ivan Espana saltoent.com
Sickline Carving Adam Mulholland sicklinecarving.com
Skyfire Productions LLC Daniel Galvis skyfireproductions.us
Shootout Productions Inc. shootoutproductionsinc.com
Stephen Siller•Tunnel to Tower Foundation Lisa Reiss tunnel2towers.org
Stineman Ribbon Co Jean Stineman • Adam McCormick stinemanribbon.com
Woodbooger Demolition Derby Inc. Eileen Mann woodboogerdemoderby.net
Woodmansee Teresa Ellis • Kathy Forster woodmanseeins.com
HPC Foodservice hpcfs.com
Indian River Promotions Robert Bosco
Just Tents, LLC Mark Dalke (860) 309-4581
Leo's Lunch Angelo Alduini
[email protected]
Linda Peck Productions Linda Peck lindapeckproductions.com
Magic of Christopher Christopher Hurlbert magicofchristopher.com
Master Hypnotist Michael Blaine Michael Blaine michaelblaine.com
Northeast Event Rentals Sean O'Neil northeasteventrentals.com
Oler Productions Zeke Feimster
[email protected] Painted Pony Championship Rodeo Shana & Shawn Graham paintedponyrodeo.com Pete and Chris Amusements Pete & Chris
[email protected]
Presley & Taylor Ray Scott • Daneen Saks presleyandtaylor.com
Professor Paddy-Whack Rick Adams paddywhackmusic.com
2015 Tri-State Fall Convention of Connecticut • Massachusetts • Rhode Island Fairs
SPONSORS Gold Sponsors • $500 Barnstable County Agricultural Society, Inc. Central Maine Pyrotechnics Durham Fair Event Production Group Fiesta Shows/Dean & Flynn Rockwell Amusements & Promotions, Inc. Skyfire Productions LLC Topsfield Fair/Essex Agr. Society Washington County Fair Woodmansee Insurance Inc. Silver Sponsors • $300 Brooklyn Fair Cummington Fair Guilford Fair Marshfield Fair Spencer Fair Three County Fair Bronze Sponsors • $100 Allied Specialty, Inc. Eagle Entertainment & Production Haddam Neck Fair Hamburg Fair Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Sounds by Rich Entertainment, LLC Wallingford Grange Agricultural Fair
SHOWCASE Bands
Proff Paddywack Vinyl Revolution Coconut's Stephanie Hanson Physical Graffiti Frankie Lamprey Presley & Taylor
Showcase other Pete & Chris Ed the Wizard Lucky Bob Evening Banquet Greeter Linda Peck
2015 Tri-State Fall Convention of Connecticut • Massachusetts • Rhode Island Fairs
Annual Meeting
iafeZone1.com
Eversource (formerly NU) Berlin, CT
November 21, 2015 8:00am
IAFE
Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 2015 You can also find us on Facebook!
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