{"id":22308,"date":"2016-08-25T06:40:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T13:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=22308"},"modified":"2016-08-25T06:40:54","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T13:40:54","slug":"the-scarecrows-are-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=22308","title":{"rendered":"The Scarecrows Are Coming!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22309\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?attachment_id=22309\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22309\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22309\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22309\" title=\"DSC01851\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01851-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01851-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01851-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01851-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01851.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3rd place residential winner 2012, News Net file photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Posted 8\/25\/16<\/em> &#8211; The Creative Arts Group presents its 5th Annual Scarecrow Festival in Sierra Madre, and now&#8217;s the chance for you to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>Registration for this year\u2019s scarecrow contest is now\u00a0open! \u00a0When you enter the contest,\u00a0your scarecrow will be given an ID tag, a web page and a post on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/creativeartsgroup.sierramadre\">Creative Arts Group\u2019s Facebook page<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0Your scarecrow will be judged by a panel of scarecrow enthusiasts from Creative Arts Group and will be entered into the People\u2019s Choice contest as well. \u00a0 The People\u2019s Choice Award is given to the scarecrow who has the most Facebook \u2018Likes\u201d and paper ballot votes. \u00a0An\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeartsgroup.org\/scarecrow-festival\/award-ceremony\/\">awards ceremony<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will be held on Friday, October 21st honoring the creativity of our participants.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage our contestants to also write a backstory to bring the\u00a0scarecrows to life even more. \u00a0The story is placed on your scarecrow\u2019s web page and included in the Facebook post. \u00a0When registering, if you choose to include a backstory, we ask that you include your final, edited version of your story in the form.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To enter the contest, fill in the form <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeartsgroup.org\/scarecrow-festival\/contest\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> by Saturday, September 17th (scroll down to see the form)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions and Important Dates for Scarecrow Contestants:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>September 10th &#8211;\u00a0FREE scarecrow-building\u00a0 workshop. \u00a0Click <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeartsgroup.org\/scarecrow-festival\/workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong> to register (workshop only).<\/li>\n<li>September 17th\u00a0\u2013 Deadline for entering the contest. \u00a0Fill in the form at the link above or pick up a paper application and return to Creative Arts Group by 1pm on Sept. 17th.<\/li>\n<li>September 24th \u2013 \u00a0All Scarecrows must be in place.<\/li>\n<li>September 24th \u2013 September 30th \u2013\u00a0A photographer will be coming to take pictures of all of the scarecrows to be used on your scarecrow\u2019s web page and Facebook post.<\/li>\n<li>September 26th \u2013 October 1st\u00a0\u2013 Pick up your ID tag at Creative Arts Group during office hours, M-F: 10-5pm, Sat. 10-2pm.<\/li>\n<li>October 1st \u2013 All ID tags should be\u00a0placed on your scarecrow. \u00a0People can use your ID tag to vote for the People\u2019s Choice Award by scanning the QR Code on the ID Tag and clicking the Facebook \u201cLike\u201d button.<\/li>\n<li>October 1st \u2013 Online map and printed Map\/Ballots will be available.<\/li>\n<li>October 1st \u2013 October 20th at noon \u2013 Voting and Judging takes place.<\/li>\n<li>October 8th \u2013 Free shuttle tour of approximately 30 residential scarecrows. \u00a0Not all participating scarecrows will be visited on the tour. \u00a0This is due to the location of the scarecrow, duration of the tour and the buses ability to navigate safely and easily. \u00a0Click <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeartsgroup.org\/scarecrow-festival\/tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong> to register (touronly).<\/li>\n<li>October 21st \u2013 Awards Ceremony, 7:00pm, at Creative Arts Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sponsors of this event include Canyon , City of Sierra Madre, Dilbeck Real Estate, Gem Plumbing, Kiwanis Club of ?Sierra Madre, Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce, and Sierra Madre Garden Club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted 8\/25\/16 &#8211; The Creative Arts Group presents its 5th Annual Scarecrow Festival in Sierra Madre, and now&#8217;s the chance for you to get involved. 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