Pie Baking Contest at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn September 18, 2011

Acclaimed chefs will be judging the 5^th annual pie baking contest at the Dahmen Barn on Sunday, September 18, 2011.  Bill Jolleymore, Executive Chef at the Red Lion Hotel in Lewiston, Idaho and Nicole Murray, Pastry Chef from The Black Cypress Restaurant in Pullman, Wash., will determine which peach and which apple pie win the prizes.  When judging is complete, pie ala mode will be sold as a fund raiser for Artisans at the Dahmen Barn.

Entries are one pie, but additional pies are welcome as a donation. Health regulations do not permit cream or custard pies.  Pies may be delivered by 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011 or between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on the 18^th.  Pre-registration is not required, but is appreciated.  Contact Julie at 509-229-3414 or jhartwig@clearwire.net.

The pie contest is a small part of “An Old Fashioned Sunday in Autumn”, being held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. September 18th.

This year’s event features antique farm equipment, live music including a kitchen band and a tractor that keeps rhythm for the folk group, “Loose on the Palouse”.  Desserts in boxes decorated by the resident artisans will be auctioned off during the day.  Enjoy demonstrations of time honored crafts, vintage movies of farming on the Palouse, two book signings by Palouse authors and Whitman County Library’s Rural Heritage photo display.  There is no admission fee for the event.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center at 419 N. Parkway in Uniontown on highway 195 in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The facility is fully handicap accessible and has no daily admission fee.  Information:  http://www.artisanbarn.org/ or 509-229-3414.

For a complete list of activities, scroll to September 18 at http://www.artisanbarn.org/Calendar.asp.