Thomas Lawley

• Locations: Columns Published Jul. 21, 2021

  The Thomas Lawley legacy

  Thomas and Paula Lawley. Archive from The Valley Journal.

  Poem by Paula Lawley

  Wife of the late Thomas Lawley

  (Mountain Fair Director 1986-2003)

   

  A happy smile, a twinkle in his eye

  An easy laugh, he was dubbed “Mr. Nice Guy”

  Who loved his job promoting the arts

  Plus concerts,…

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• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Jul. 21, 2021

  It's all of us – 50 years of fair

  Laurie Loeb has played an integral part in the history of Mountain Fair since the very beginning. She is known to many as "Mother of the Fair." Photo by James Steindler.

  Amy Kimberly, Carbondale Arts (CA) executive director and Mountain Fair director, shared that the first-ever gallery exhibition of the history of Mountain Fair, currently on display in The Launchpad’s R2 Gallery, “has been years in the planning.”

  Kimberly explained many of the items in the exhibition… read more →