The Grange Fair - An American Tradition DVD

Product Description The Grange Fair - An American Tradition, captures a vanishing piece of Americana - one of the last remaining agricultural encampment Grange fairs in the country. For much of the last century, Grange fairs were an important part of rural life, an opportunity for isolated farm families to gather to exchange information, showcase livestock and socialize. In addition to possessing some of the trappings of a conventional county fair - agricultural vendors, livestock and produce competitions, food, rides and live performances - the Centre County Grange Fair in Pennsylvania, featured in the Emmy award-winning film, operates likes a small city. It boasts almost a thousand highly coveted residential tents and a fleet of 1,300 recreational vehicles housing thousands of families. Thousands more attend to join family reunions, enjoy the midway and watch competitions. For many participants, the fair and its competitions mark the culmination of months of work raising animals, growing produce, cooking and baking. Produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting and airing nationwide on public television, The Grange Fair - An American Tradition reveals the drama of those final nail-biting moments in which a year of work goes before the judges along with the personal triumphs and disappointments of those who participate in this unique American phenomena. About the Director Joe Myers has worked with Penn State Public Broadcasting, a PBS affiliate, since 2003. As producer/director of A Road to Independence, he won the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Chapter National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy award for Best Documentary. Working as an independent filmmaker in conjunction with PSPB, he was producer/director for The Grange Fair - An American Tradition, now in national distribution with PBS, which has been recognized with a Silver Screen Award in the U.S. International Film and Video Festival and with a 2005 Mid-Atlantic Chapter National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy award in the documentary category. He won a 2005 Mid-Atlantic Emmy in the feature/informational category for Geology in the National Parks. He has also produced a wide variety of award-winning public service announcements, programs, short features, and commercials. Myers is a 1998 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. Film and Video Production.