9 things to prepare you for this weekend’s Moss Rock Festival
By Wade Kwon
Into the woods:Â The Moss Rock Festival hits
Hoover this weekend.
Hoover’s eco-spectaular 9th annual Moss Rock Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday at Moss Rock Preserve. These nine notes will help you get ready for this free event …
1. Ten bands will perform on the Crescent Stage, from Choko Aiken, right, to Alexa Rankin.
2. Hunting is allowed. Hunting for geocaches, that is. Find the hidden treasures of Moss Rock Preserve with wits and a GPS device. Geocaching workshops take place on the hour from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. Experts will help teach newcomers to the sport.
3. Forget Halloween. The sugary treats will be at the Sweetery, the successor to the Nature of Cakes Expo from previous festivals. Five bucks gets six samples of pies, cakes, cookies, baklava and more from area bakers.
4. This 4-minute video guide from Real World Productions.
5. Beer! The Beer Garden will have three afternoon craft beer tastings, $20, $25 at the festival. Two sessions on Saturday and one on Sunday will offer dozens of brews from Alabama and across the nation, including hometown favorites Avondale Brewing, Cahaba Brewing, Good People and Trim Tab.
6. Works from 100 artists will be on display.
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- William Colburn, metalwork
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- David Nuttall, drawing
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- Andrew Andrasko, sculpture
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- Chad Moore, photography
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- Jen-Yu Lai, printmaking
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- Yvonne Andrews, watercolor
7. Children will have a chance to flex their creative muscles at WonderKid Studios. Artists will teach participants different types of expression, including paper Mexican folk art, recycled mixed media and mask collages. Nearby will be Planet Project, class art collaborations from 10 schools in Jefferson and Shelby Counties.
8. The new Smart Stage will feature educational topics, such as nutrition, energy efficiency, beekeeping and more.
9. Moss Rock Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Parking is at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium [map], with shuttles running all day to and from the festival site. For more information, visit the festival website.
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Sunday, November 2, 2014, 12:06 am
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