2008 editorial highlights

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Commonwealth Journal Podcast, May 2008
Radio Interview with Linda and Geoffrey Post with Janis Pryor
-- 'Janis Pryor converses with Founding Directors Linda and Geoffrey Post about the history of Paradise City, its philosophy and more...' (15 minutes, 9MB MP3, play below, or right click link to save)

KYW1060 'Philly Scene' Podcast, April 2008
Radio Interview with Linda Post with Karin Phillips
-- 'Friday March 30, KYW community affairs reporter Karin Phillips toured [Paradise City Philadelphia] at the Armory in University City before its opening with show founder Linda Post.' (25MB MP3, play below, or right click link to save)

AmericanStyle, February 2008 Issue
AmericanStyle 2008 Essential Guide to Fairs & Festivals
Paradise, and More...
-- '...Paradise City Arts Festivals have finally broken through to the 2008 top spot. The consistent AmericanStyle reader favorite is known for introducing new, frequently offbeat, artists...' --by Claire Patterson
americanstyle_feature.pdf (16mb, high speed connection recommended)

AmericanStyle Press Release, December 14, 2007
Paradise City Arts Festivals Climbs to the Top
AmericanStyle Readers Reveal America’s Favorite Art Fairs & Festivals
-- 'Baltimore, Md. (December 14, 2007) - After two years in second place, the Paradise City Arts Festivals have earned the top spot in AmericanStyle magazine’s 2008 Top 10 Fairs & Festivals readers’ poll....' --by Daniel Waldman
amstylenumber1release.pdf (80k)

Paradise City Press Release, July 1, 2007
Good Night and Good Luck!
-- Northampton, MA - July 1, 2007 - Hundreds of Murrow Society members and friends of WGBY, Public Television for western New England, attended the 2nd Annual Paradise City Arts Festival preview event...'
s07pcafinnews.pdf (375k)

From Hartford Courant CAL, May 24, 2007
An Arts and Crafts Paradise... 'Paradise' Found by Korky Vann
-- 'Artists and attendees refer to it as an 'elite' craft event. AmericanStyle magazine has named it one of the top five craft shows in the country....'
s07courant-cal.pdf (2.2mb)

From KEY to Philadelphia, March 26, 2007
'Jewel of Craft Shows' Moves to the City by Marc Kaplan
-- 'This is not your typical art show. It is not another gallery opening its doors ........This is a fair – a juried fair of fine and functional art.'
p07keyarticle.pdf (3.2mb)

Paradise City Press Release, February 23, 2007
GSCVB Names 2007 Spotlight Award Recipients
-- 'Pioneer Valley, MA - February 23, 2007 - The Howdy Awards Committee of the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) has selected Geoffrey and Linda Post,....'
07gscvbspotlight.pdf (90k)

Paradise City Press Release, January 25, 2007
'Fresh, Vibrant' Paradise City Tops National Show Ranking Again
-- 'Northampton, MA - January 25, 2007 - Paradise City Arts Festivals received recognition on both the national and regional fronts....'
spr07releasepcafnews.pdf (100k)

From the Boston Globe, November 16 2006
Fine and Finer Art by Denise Taylor, Arts Columnist
-- '....visitors to the Paradise City Arts Festival tend to wander the aisles in awe of the visual banquet before them....'
fall06globepr.pdf (75k)

WGBY Press Release, April 2006
PARADISE CITY ARTS FESTIVALS ARTWORKS AIR ON WGBY; ONLINE AUCTION OF DONATED ITEMS TO BENEFIT PUBLIC TV STATION by Charley Rose
-- 'Superior handcrafted works by America’s top artisans can be seen on WGBY, public television for western New England, beginning Saturday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. when 'WGBY Presents The Paradise City Collection...'
s06wgby.pdf (100k)

Paradise City Press Release, April 2006
Springtime in Paradise Goes 'Tulipmania!'
-- 'Celebrate the Pioneer Valley’s Go Dutch! extravaganza with 'Tulipmania!',...'
s06tulipmania.pdf (125k)

Paradise City Press Release, March 2006
Paradise City Artists Donate Original Works for Opening Preview to Benefit Public Television
-- 'Valley Forge, Pennsylvania —March 15, 2006 —Paradise City Arts Festivals will open Friday, March 31 with a special Collectors Preview and Silent Art Auction to benefit WLVT-TV 39...'
v06silentauction.pdf (70k)

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AmericanStyle Magazine Press Release, October 2005
AmericanStyle Magazine Readers Name 2005
Top 10 Art Fairs and Festivals by Daniel Waldman
-- 'Baltimore, MD -- October 25, 2005 -- 'AmericanStyle magazine announced the results of its second annual Top 10 Art Fairs and Festivals readers' poll today.....
2. Paradise City Arts Festivals...'
2005top10.pdf (100k)

Article on AmericanStyle website

Springfield Republican, October 15, 2005
Dressed Up For a Cause -- 'Guests dressed to the nines Oct. 6 at a black tie/black bra event at the Hotel Northampton. The event was 'Kick Off Your Bra!' and served as a benefit for the Breast Form Fund and a kickoff for the Paradise City Arts Festival. The fund provides uninsured and underinsured women post-mastectomy prostheses and bras...' koyb-repub.pdf (1.7mb, used with permission)

Scenes from a Gala Evening - 'Kick Off Your Bra!'
Flash Slide Show authored by Paradise City
(1.7mb, in popup window, high speed connection recommended)

Yankee Magazine, October 2005
New England's Finest ('New England Today' section) by Lucille Rines
-- 'On Columbus Day weekend, the Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton, Massachusetts, brings together artists of all kinds to exhibit their work. Here are some of our favorites...'
c05yankee.pdf (450k, used with permission)
Yankee Magazine website

WGBY Press Release, June 2005
Paradise City Partnership Raises Over $21,000 for WGBY by Melinda Rose
-- ''Springfield, MA -- Thanks to the generosity of Founding Directors Geoffrey and Linda Post and many Paradise City Arts Festival participating artisans, the festival held May 28, 29 and 30 raised $21,543 to benefit WGBY...'
wgby-pcafpressrelease.pdf (90k)

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The Crafts Report, April 2005
10 People to Watch in American Craft
by Stephen Davis, Bernadette Finnerty and Heather Skelly --
'....TCR wanted to focus on those individuals who show promise of becoming future leaders and pioneers in the industry.... Geoffrey and Linda Post have enjoyed creating, collecting and promoting crafts for 30 years. They are the founding directors of Paradise City Arts Festivals, a venture they began in 1995 ...'
05apr_craftsreport.pdf (2mb, used with permission)
Crafts Report website

Crafts Report Press Release, March 8, 2005
10 People to Watch in American Crafts Announced in The Crafts Report Magazine's 30th Anniversary Issue by Heather Skelly, Editor
-- 'Wilmington, Del. - The April 2005 issue of The Crafts Report magazine - the business source for craft artists and retailers - [selected Paradise City Directors Linda and Geoffrey Post as among the] 10 People to Watch in American Craft 2005...'
10people-craftsreport.pdf (100k)

Home and Design, March 2005
Looking Ahead section
-- Paradise City Valley Forge listing in this monthly home decorating magazine, a supplement to the Philadelphia Inquirer, includes substantial color images...
v05phillyhomedes.pdf (550k)

Paradise City News Release, March 2005
Paradise City Marlborough Tops The Harris List of the Nation's Best Art & Craft Shows -- 'NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- March 7, 2005 -- Paradise City Marlborough Ranked #1 Fine Art & Craft Show in Massachusetts.'
05harrislist.pdf (80k)

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American Style Magazine, October 2004
Festivus Maximus - American Style readers cast their votes for the country's top art fairs and festivals by Karol V. Menzie -- '5. ...Two artists, Linda and Geoffrey Post, founded a festival 10 years ago in Northampton, Mass., as an edgier kind of show to mix the "functional with the fine."...'
amstyle5thpcaf.pdf (5mb)

Crafts Business Magazine, July 2004
Finding an Oasis at Paradise City by Monique Holloway --
'On an unseasonably cold, wintry April weekend in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, those in-the-know could find sanctuary at the second annual Paradise City Arts Festival...'
pcaf-craftsbusiness.pdf (2.5mb)

Business West, October 2003
Making of a Masterpiece by George O'Brien --
'The Paradise City Arts Festival has become a twice-a-year tradition in Northampton drawing 20,000 people from across New England and beyond... But the name Paradise City has also become a successful brand....'
pcaf-businesswest.pdf (2.5mb)

Arts Media, Sept. 2003
Posts Hold Up Paradise by Leon Nigrosh -- 'Paradise City. The name alone conjures visions of beauty filled with wonderful things to taste see and hear....'
pcaf-artsmedia.pdf (12mb)

Valley Business Outlook, June 2003
Paradise City Arts Festival: A Creative Business by Matthew Schenker -- 'Maybe the business world and the art world are not so separate after all...'
pcaf-valleyoutlook.pdf (3.3mb)

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