{"id":10335,"date":"2022-09-30T16:10:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T21:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateoftheozarks.net\/showcase\/?p=10335"},"modified":"2022-09-30T17:39:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T22:39:13","slug":"stateoftheozarks-fest-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateoftheozarks.net\/showcase\/2022\/09\/30\/stateoftheozarks-fest-22\/","title":{"rendered":"StateoftheOzarks Fest ’22"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Order of the Red Boar pose before the noon fight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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StateoftheOzarks Fest \u201922<\/h1>\n

by StateoftheOzarks staff<\/strong><\/p>\n

StateoftheOzarks Fest \u201922 took place Saturday, September 17, on Historic Downing Street in Hollister. The street festival is hosted by Hollister-based StateoftheOzarks.net and is the company\u2019s sixth annual event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was our biggest festival,\u201d notes editor-in-chief, Joshua Heston. \u201cWe filled 87 booths on the street. It is also looking to be our best attended.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10340″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

An arena was constructed that morning to contain the festival’s live steel combat.
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Heston works with publisher and Hollister Farmers Market manager Dale Grubaugh to create the festival. \u201cJosh handles the marketing, mapping and promotion. I take care of infrastructure and working out a lot of internal logistics,\u201d says Grubaugh. \u201cWe could not do this every year without the hardworking support of the FFA and the City.\u201d Both men worked throughout Saturday, Grubaugh managing the farmers market spaces and Heston doing promotion and vendor care, as well as donning a number of costumes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10342″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The Hollister FFA work tirelessly as festival volunteers beginning at 5AM.
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u201cCosplay [costume + play] is an emergent art form here in the Ozarks,\u201d explains Heston. \u201cWe invite Feast of the Goblin King, Pure Wonder Idols, KAT\u2019s Wonder Woman, and more to showcase the cosplay community.\u201d Kirk Lewis, a medieval armorsmith, brought a number of Viking shields for display on the pedestrian mall.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10344″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

KAT’s Wonder Woman with Joshua Heston, StateoftheOzarks editor-in-chief.
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]At noon and 5 p.m., live steel fighting group Order of the Red Boar fought inside an arena constructed in front of Hook & Ladder Pizza. Live steel fighting is distinguished from \u201clive action role playing\u201d (LARPing) as real weapons and armor are used and the fights are not choreographed. \u201cThink mixed martial arts but with armor,\u201d explains herald Clint Unruh. The Red Boar has been a regular at StateoftheOzarks Fest since the group\u2019s founding in 2019. \u201cWe are a brotherhood of fighters,\u201d says captain Timothy Hamel.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10346″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Brother Troy entertained the morning festival audience dressed as Waldo.
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Music included Luke Acker, Brother Troy, Joel Telschow, Marshall Howden (Song of Hope), Katie and Joan Wright, harmonica player Edwin Woolsey of Willow Springs, and bard Quentin \u201cFluffykins\u201d Johnson of Columbia, Mo. Branson Karate gave demonstrations, as did Hollister\u2019s Premiere Dance with Elena Serykh. At 3 p.m., Queen City Beard & Moustache Federation hosted a competition (which included pets) as a fundraiser for the Branson Humane Society.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10348″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Davy Wilson (Jehu Knives, Wilson & Co. Barber Shop and Forged in Fire Champion), left, with Bill Petersen (Queen City Beard & Moustache Federation), right, during the beard competition.
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Vendors at StateoftheOzarks Fest \u201922 included a variety of traditional craftsmanship, fine arts, local businesses and area foods. \u201cThe vendors and demonstrators on the street reflect our member community,\u201d explains Heston. \u201cIt\u2019s very important to us to effectively represent the region and surprise guests at the same time.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10350″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Ozarks’ author Michael Lloyd Gregory with his newly published LOYD: Tender Boy in a Rugged Land.
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]New vendors this year included Greg Miller\u2019s GTM Woodcraft, BACK A YAAD Jamaican Grill, Turkey Creek Brewery, Deck Pizza, Joplin author Michael Lloyd Gregory, realtor Connie Haworth, Cole Crashin\u2019 Events, Thorp Creek Private Shooting Range, Tantone Industries, Josh Huxtable\u2019s Gentlemen\u2019s Soap, and Lori Ann Johnson\u2019s Celestial Garden Gems.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10352″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Greg Miller (GTM Woodcraft) at left, Joshua Heston at right.
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u201cStateoftheOzarks Fest \u201922 was the first time I\u2019ve shown my work publicly,\u201d says Greg Miller. \u201cI had the opportunity to get the feedback from thousands of strangers. The ramifications of the festival have been impactful to say the least. I have decided to make the Ozarks my permanent home [as a result]. The event was a pure success personally and professionally.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10354″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Chris Boyd (Blue Eye Woodcraft) is a returning craftsman demonstrator.
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Returning artisans included Chris Boyd\u2019s Blue Eye Woodcraft, Jennifer Judlin\u2019s Fabric Collage, Flowers By Billie, German-born fine artist, Meike Aton, and Forged in Fire champion, Davy Wilson.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10356″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Bobby Mitchell, Smryna Baptist Church and Sugar Camp Bassets, worked throughout the day to provide free ice water to vendors, volunteers and the public.
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sponsors included City of Hollister, Victory Chiropractic, Patriot Heat & Air, First Community Bank of the Ozark, Hodges Insurance, Branson Globe, American Family Insurance – John Hagey, and the Hollister Area Chamber of Commerce.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”10358″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Zen Marler, FFA volunteer and official mascot handler, with Skye, StateoftheOzarks mascot and American Basset hound from Sugar Camp Farm.
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u201cWe are so grateful to be part of StateoftheOzarks Fest,\u201d says Miranda Rought of Patriot Heat & Air. “Thank you to StateoftheOzarks for loving and supporting our wonderful community!\u201d<\/p>\n

StateoftheOzarks Fest \u201923 is being planned for Saturday, September 16, 2023.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

PHOTO CREDITS: StateoftheOzarks<\/h2>\n

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