All that is French will be celebrated at the 5th Annual Seton Hill French Fair, noon to 5 p.m., Oct. 11, in Historic St. Mary’s Park at 606 N. Paca Street. Activities for the day include live French-themed music with the Hot Club of Baltimore from Liam’s jazz nights, Kevin McWha Steele and Victoria Vox along with DJ Steve Windows; our signature French Maid Race, Petanque (French bowling yard game), dancing, a flea and craft market, Art on the Fence, hula hoops, a marionette show from Black Cherry Puppet Theater, kid’s activities including crafts, a Toddler Tour de France and building the Eiffel tower. Admission to the event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 443-257-6750 or log onto www.setonhill.org.
The Fair will feature great French-themed food and drink from vendors such as Sofi’s Crepes, Ma Petite Shoe, Patisserie Poupon, Local Oyster and Beef Barons. Entertainment includes the Hot Club of Baltimore from Liam’s jazz nights, Kevin McWha Steele and Victoria Vox, along with DJ Steve Windows; There will be Petanque (the French version of Bacci ball), dancing, a Flea and Craft market, hula hoops, a marionette show from Black Cherry Puppet Theater. Kid’s activities include play dough, crafts and face painting, a Toddler Tour de France and Grand Prix, sack races, and building the Eiffel tower. There will also be our signature French Maid Race that anyone may enter!
There will be tours of Historic St Mary’s Chapel and St Mary’s Visitor Center along with a 2 p.m. lecture by Professor Richard Guy Wilson, speaking on Maximilian Godefroy & St. Mary’s Chapel: The Invention of the Gothic Revival for America.
For more information, log onto www.setonhill.org