The Art & Apples Festival is happening September 9th- September 11th of 2011 at Rochester Municipal Park in Rochester. I hope to be attending the event to cover the annual baking contest that features apple pies and apple desserts. Bakers submit their own signature apple pie, or any type of apple dessert. I did the same in previous years on OCM and the competition is fierce!

2011 Art and Apples Festival Hours:
Friday, September 9th 4p-7:30
Saturday, September 10th 9a-7:30p
Sunday, September 11th 9a-4p

2011 Art and Apples Festival Highlights:

• Fifth Annual Apple Pie and Dessert Contest – Bakers will be asked to produce their best apple pie or specialty apple dessert for Saturday, September 10th at 11:30pm. Guest judges include: Oakland County Executive, L. Brook Patterson; Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett; Pat Botkin, Managing Director of Talmer Bank and Trust - Rochester; FOX2 Personality Taryn Asher; FOX2 Personality Jason Carr; and Taylor Sherman, Miss Michigan Teen USA 2011.
• ARTISTS – Over 290 artists will showcase their fine art in a variety of mediums – textiles, painting, wood, glass, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, photography and more.
• FOOD – Three fresh food courts will feed hungry festival-goers. Fare this year includes greek delights and barbeque goodness along with all of the other familiar favorites and of course, apple pies.
• ENTERTAINMENT- Entertainment will feature regional acts including Rochester-area high school bands. Acts include: Floyd King and the Bushwackers, Deborah’s Stage Door, The Marvins, The Paul Green School of Rock Music, Hubbell Street Jazz, Flint Jubilee Chorale, The Klezmaniacs and more. Performances are non-stop over the festival weekend starting at 4pm on Friday through 4pm on Sunday.
• KIDS STUFF – Kids can enjoy a variety of FREE activities in the Kids Art Zone including “make and take” art projects with both Paint Creek Center for the Arts and the Detroit Institute of Arts, a life-size Art Maze, giant inflatables and the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Puppet Mobile.

The contest will take place Saturday, September 10th at 11:30am at the Art & Apples Festival in Rochester Park. Winners will be announced at approximately 12:30pm on the Main Stage. Applicants must use apples as the main ingredient.

Click here for the winners of the 2011 Arts and Apples Pie and Dessert contest.
Click here for the 3rd-place winning recipe from 2011 Art and Apples Dessert contest.
Click here for the 2nd-place winning recipe from the 2011 Art and Apples Dessert contest.
Click here for the 1st-place winning recipe from 2011 Art and Apples Dessert contest.
Click here for a photo gallery of the 2011 Arts and Apples Festival.
Click here for the winners of the 2010 Arts and Apples Pie and Dessert contest.
Click here for the winners of the 2009 Arts and Apples Pie and Dessert contest.
Click here for the winning recipe from the 2010 Art and Apples Dessert contest.
Click here for the winning recipe from the 2010 Art and Apples Pie contest.
Click here for more info on Arts and Apples.

The 2010 guest judges were: Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett, FOX2 News Personalities Jason Carr and Taryn Asher, Katrina Schumaker from Westview Orchards and Adventure farm and Miss Oakland County were on-site to sample each pie or dessert and award first, second, and third place in each category.

First, second and third place winners in each category received a one-of-a-kind dessert or pie dish created by an exhibiting artist and first place winners will have their recipe featured in the 2011 Art & Apples Festival event guide and will have a feature article on Oakland County Moms.com.

The festival will be held in Rochester Park in Downtown Rochester September 9th-11th. Parking shuttle service is available on Saturday and Sunday from the Rochester High School parking lot to the Rochester Community House.

For additional information about the Art & Apples Festival, please call (248) 651-4110 or visit www.ArtandApples.com.

Here are the winning recipes from the 2010 Art and Apples event!

Click here for more Oakland County and Metro Detroit, Michigan events, activities and things to do.

Presented by Paint Creek Center for the Arts, the Art & Apples Festival is Michigan's second largest juried fine art festival with an average attendance of over 125,000 festival-goers and 285+ artists from across the country. The festival showcases artists from across the country, local and national entertainment acts, a free Kids Art Zone, Activity Zone, 3 food courts and more.

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