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DEPARTMENT 55: Furniture ment chairperson with any questions about an entry.
DEPARTMENT 56: Accessories 10. To speed up the registration process, exhibitors are encour-
DEPARTMENT 57: Rug Making aged to provide self-adhesive return address labels for the
registrars to attach to entry tags. Please make sure that the
DEPARTMENT 58: Persons with Special Needs name of the individual who created the item is used on the
DEPARTMENT 59: Fleece to Shawl tag (for example, Mama Doe’s labels may be used for Child
DEPARTMENT 60: Family and Community Educa- Doe, but Mama’s name must be crossed out and Child’s writ-
tion Booths ten in).
ENTRY DEADLINE
No pre-entry required. Bring item(s) during days and times
SUPERINTENDENTS listed above.
• Karen Witt, 202-297-0913; kawitt625@yahoo.com
• Assistant Superintendent, Lindsey Carlin, 301-525-7234; ENTRY FEE
homeartslc@gmail.com None
• Assistant Superintendent, Barbara Grysavage, 301-787-
1822, 301-414-0277; ENTRIES RELEASED
Barbara_A_Grysavage@mcpsmd.org • Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, from 12–3pm
• Assistant Superintendent, Cathy Phan, 1. Entries can only be picked up at this time or they become the
Cathy.A.Phan@gmail.com property of the Fair.
2. For all adult entries – entries will not be released with-
COORDINATORS out one of the following: 1) the appropriate claim checks
Registration: Lindsey Carlin, 301-525-7234; stubs, or 2) a valid photo ID, where the name on the ID
homeartslc@gmail.com matches the name on the entry tag. If making arrange-
ments for entries to be picked up by someone other than
ENTRY TIMES and REGULATIONS the exhibitor, the person picking up entries must have the
• Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, from 4–8 pm* appropriate claim check stubs. Please contact the Regis-
tration Coordinator or a Superintendent with any ques-
• Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, from 2–8 pm tions.
*Seniors may enter beginning at 2pm on Thursday.
*Homemade Cheese may now be entered during nor- JUDGING
mal entry times or may be dropped off in Home Arts Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, 8am-4pm
Sunday, August 12 from 10am - 12noon. Building is closed to general public during the day.

1. Please contact the Registration Coordinator (Lindsey Carlin, BUILDING HOURS
301-525-7234, homeartslc@gmail.com) with any questions • Saturday, Aug. 11, 5:45pm - 8:00pm (for Project G-Street
regarding entry procedures. Fashion Show)
2. All items must be entered on-site during the dates and times
listed above. Entries will not be accepted after Registration has • Sunday, Aug. 12, to Saturday, Aug. 18, from 10am–10pm
ended. No entries will be accepted on Judging Day.
3. Online entering is not available. RULES and REGULATIONS
4. Prior to Registration, please make sure that all entries follow 1. Entries are open to Montgomery County residents AND
both the Rules and Regulations of the Home Arts Department, all residents of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and
and the rules of the appropriate Department within Home Virginia, as well as all Life Members of the Montgomery
Arts. If you have any questions about your entries, please con- County Agricultural Center (regardless of current resi-
tact a Department Chairperson or Home Arts Superintendent. dence). If you have any question on eligibility, please con-
5. Exhibitors with non-perishable entries may find registration tact the Home Arts Superintendent.
faster on the first day of registration. 2. All exhibits must be the work of the exhibitor only. Group
6. Please see catalog page 185 for Registration parking and entries should list one person or entity to whom the pre-
drop-off procedures. mium check will be issued, should any prizes be awarded.
7. During Registration times listed, Home Arts volunteers will 3. All exhibits must have been completed within the year
help exhibitors through the entire registration process. While since the last Montgomery County Agricultural Fair.
it is helpful to know the department, division, and class for 4. No entry exhibited previously at the Fair will be eligible
each entry, it is not necessary to determine these prior to reg- for competition.
istration. If you have any questions, please contact the Regis- 5. While due care will be taken of all entries, the Fair will not
tration Coordinator. be responsible for loss or damage.
8. If the exhibitor agrees to put an item into an age-restricted 6. Each Department within Home Arts provides additional
category (ages 17 years and under, or 70 years and older) the guidelines for exhibitors. Entries that do not follow De-
exact age of the exhibitor should be provided to the registrar partment rules may be disqualified.
and written on all exhibit tags. 7. All entries must be clean and odor-free. Entries with is-
9. Improperly categorized entries may be reclassified or not sues such as stains, pet hair, and/or odor(s) may be dis-
judged. Home Arts volunteers make every effort to ensure qualified from judging and/or may not be displayed. Any
items that are unable to be displayed will be stored dur-
that all entries are placed in the proper categories, based on ing Fair week and can be picked up on Entry Release Day.
the information provided to them. Please contact the depart-