Pottery Show Moved

For the past 11 years, the Carolina Pottery Festival has been held at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds.  This year, we have had to move.  There was an outbreak of E.coli at the fairgrounds earlier this fall that has not yet been resolved, so the decision was made to move the festival to be sure that no one is exposed.  

The 12th annual Carolina Pottery Festival will be held on Saturday, Nov 10 at the Cleveland Mall in Shelby. Kudos to the Board of Directors for making this difficult decision and for finding another location that would suit our needs.  

Potters will be set up in public spaces and several empty stores on the Belk's side of the mall.  Due to the open setting, there will be no admission charged for entrance to this year's festival.  The money raised from admissions normally makes up a significant portion of the operating budget for the next year.  The loss of this money could impact next year's festival, so if you attend, I hope that you will consider making a donation.