Join us for our 

5th Annual May Faire

Saturday, May 11th

11-5pm at Windmill Park in Cornville

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into a classical academic education

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Reinforces a child's connection with nature

5th Annual May Faire

 

Desert Star Community School is proud to present our largest fundraiser of the year, the May Faire! A celebration of Spring.  May Day is an integral part of the Waldorf year and something the children prepare for, as they practice their May Pole dance. 

Festivities will start at 11am sharp.  Parents of school children, please have your children at Windmill Park by 10:30am.  The day will start off with a short play chasing King Winter away and welcoming Lady Spring followed by some of the grades performing their May Pole dance.  By noon all of the attractions will be open for everyone to enjoy.  Please remember to bring sun screen, blankets, chairs and bathing suits for the children to use on the water slide.  

When: Saturday May 11th from 11-5pm.

Where: Windmill Park in Cornville Arizona (9950 E Cornville Rd, Cornville, AZ 86325)

Admission is free.  Wrist bands can be purchased for games and crafts at the price of $5 for one child and $2 for each additional sibling.

The general public is welcome and encouraged to join us!

 

Live Entertainment

Our live entertainment is made up of some of the best local talent in the Verde Valley including:

 

Anthony Mazzella

Anthony began his performance career as a concert guitarist in New York City. He quickly built up a strong following performing in most every live music club in Manhattann including:The Bitter End, CBGB's, Cat Club, Cafe Wah, Birdland etc. Anthony then landed a headlining spot at the BLUE NOTE NYC just one year after street performing in front of it and spent the following years touring colleges & universities all over the USA . He then went on to performing on stages all over the world as a solo artist and as the concert guitarist for world music master Omar Faruk Tekbilek. Anthony currently performs at the top resorts in Sedona Arizona and performs internationally at corporate and private events for Wynn Las Vegas, Bellagio, The Mirage, Montage, Nike, Puma and many more.

Learn more at http://www.anthonymazzella.com/

 

Robin Dean Salmon

"Robin Dean Salmon is an anthropologist of sorts. At times living the life of a gypsy, traveling the world, amassing the experiences it would take most several lifetimes to accumulate. From this he has developed an intrinsic understanding of what it means to be human. A base insight that somehow eludes most, perhaps due to lack of awareness or just simple indifference. It is songwriters like Salmon who help us to look at ourselves and this world in which we live with a bit more clarity."    -HANNAH CROWELL-

Learn more at http://www.robindeansalmon.com/

 

AZ Dunun Ensemble

The Arizona Dunun Ensemble is a drum group comprised of players from Sedona, Cornville, Cottonwood, Prescott, and Flagstaff, Arizona, who specialize in West African percussion. The Ensemble is dedicated to learning traditional rhythms and songs, which accompany the Djembe, or "Jebe Bara," which means Drum of Unity. Learn more at www.azdunun.org  

 

The Poet and The Serpent

The Poet & The Serpent formed in late 2012, and something magical was born. Rachel with her strong Celtic songwriting roots, competent guitar playing and gutsy/ etherial voice, perfectly blend with Lynzi’s atmosphere creating beats and excellent ear for dynamic production. This duo, an undiscovered gem, once discovered will snowball the scene with their dragon power essence!

 

PK Gregory 

PK’s songwriting style careens wildly around the alt-country and folk genres like Hank Williams on a souped-up Vespa - rooted in tradition, but with a kind of laissez-faire European eclecticism that is decidedly modern.

In other words, fans of old-time music will find much to like, but this is not an attempt at a purist revival by any stretch!

Learn more at http://pkgregory.com/

 

The Christopher Robin Band

"From Fairfield, Conn. to a little apartment in San Francisco to Music City, USA - Nashville, Tenn. to the mapmakers - singer/songwriter Christopher Robin has seen and done it all, a traveled troubadour cut from the same cloth as the music legends he so reveres"

Learn more at http://www.christopherrobinband.com/

 


Games and fun for children of all ages will include:

Pony Rides

Creepy Crawlies (critter demonstrations)

Water Slide

Bouncy Houses

Face Painting

Tug of Love

Bean Bag Toss

Cake Walk

Parade


Crafts include:

Sword Making

Wand Making

Garland Marking

Handwork


Food Vendors:

This year we have some wonderful food vendors including:

Dan’s Bistro  http://www.dansbistro.com/

Errol’s BBQ Cart

Guardin D’Lights

Flour Garden Cafe

Vinnie’s Pizza

Bake Sale

And plenty of cold beverages

 


 

Raffle Items and ticket information

Be sure to stop by the enrollment/ticket booth to purchase your raffle tickets!  This years raffle prices are too good to miss out on!

Raffle items include:

Red Rock Balloon; hot air balloon ride for two

Pink Jeep Tours; guided tour for two

Jewelery

L’auberge de Sedona; Sunday brunch for two

Rendezvous Bistro; $25 gift certificate

Marketplace Café; $50 gift certificate

Arizona Stronghold; complementary wine tasting for two

Pines Motel; 1 nights stay for two

Core Studios; private pilates session

Briar Patch Inn; breakfast for two

Enchantment Resort; Sunday brunch for two

and many more

 


May Faire Sponsors

 

We would like to thank our sponsors for helping to make this event possible. 

 

www.RobinDeanSalmon.com

 

  

ASIS Massage education in Arizona

 

The Red Rooster Café

 

Page Spring Cellars

 

The Horn Saloon

 

 doTerra (Independent Product Consultant)

 

Marketplace Café

 

 

Running on the Wall

 

Welcome to Desert Star

A  Charter School inspired by Waldorf Education in Cornville, Arizona

928-282-0171  (near Sedona and Cottonwood)

Desert Star Community School offers a curriculum designed to meet Arizona State educational standards through an innovative approach that is experiential, meaningful and imaginative.  Blending Waldorf educations techniques with the theory of Multiple Intelligences, Desert Star meets the needs of the whole child by engaging on many levels:  cognitive, physical, social, emotional as well as the creative-imaginative. 

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