Hey guys:

Our dates for JerseyFest 2015 are August 28th to the 30th, which will once again be at the Marriott Hanover Hotel in Whippany, New Jersey.

As with prior years, Friday is the date for Jerseyfest Academy, which will consist of a series of all day hobby classes – more info to come. The vendor show will be on Saturday and Sunday. We are in planning mode and all is looking great for a very big and elite show all day and night for 3 days.

Check out our web site for more info: http://www.jerseyfestfair.com. You can also subscribe to our news blog by going to our home page and scrolling down to the right.

We are currently taking registrations for vendor tables - see how to sign up by going here: http://jerseyfestfair.com/?page_id=53

More announcements to come.

Thanks,
Rob & Dave
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Hey guys:

Registrations begin now for the new “Godzilla Figure Painting” class at JerseyFest Academy. This hands-on hobby class is one of many that will be occurring on August 28th, 2015 at the Marriott Hanover Hotel in Whippany, New Jersey. The classes are occurring the day before the weekend long vendor show.

Whether you’re into painting Godzilla models or repainting figures from X-Plus, Bandai, etc., this class will go over all the techniques, color theory, and products you need to achieve beautiful results.

The main instructor for this class will be expert Kaiju model painter Jon LeGrand (aka LeGrandzilla) with assistance from Robert Troch. See more information and pictures here: http://jerseyfestfair.com/?page_id=4939

Registrations begin now for the “Painting a Life-Sized Monster" bust class at the 2015 JerseyFest Academy. The class is being produced by Black Heart Enterprises and Badger Airbrush Co. See all the details below and on our web site here: http://jerseyfestfair.com/?page_id=5033.

Thanks,
Dave

Hey guys:

Registrations begin now for the new “Jordu Schell Sculpting Class” by The Compleat Sculptor at the 2015 JerseyFest Academy. This hands-on class is occurring on Friday, Aug. 28th, which is the day before the weekend long vendor show. See all the details and info on how to register here: http://jerseyfestfair.com/?page_id=4763

The class instructor, Jordu Schell, has been in the film and TV industry since 1987. His talent as a designer, sculptor and painter is world renowned, and his credits include: “Avatar”, “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”, “300”, “Hellboy”, “Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem”, “Men in Black”, “The Mist”, “Batman Returns”, “Edward Scissorhands”, “Alien: Resurrection”, “The X-Files Movie”, “Predator II”, “Galaxy Quest”, “Evolution”, “Babylon 5-The Series” (on which he designed an emmy award-winning creature make-up and the first fully digital creature for a television series), and many more. He is also one of the very popular artists on the the TV show "Making Monsters" (http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/making-monsters/articles/meet-the-distortions-crew).

Below are some samples of Jordu Schell's previous work. See more here: http://jerseyfestfair.com/?page_id=3295

Hey guys:

One of our big vendors will be at the 2015 JerseyFest show with over 15 tables filled with massive amounts of specialty tools, supplies, gadgets, etc. See pictures of some of their tables below (www.jerseyfestfair.com).

Hey guys, the cut off dates for registering for various JerseyFest Academy classes are approaching. If you would like to sign up for one, please do so before it's too late. The classes cater to beginners and advanced modelers. See info on all classes here: Jerseyfest Academy Hobby Classes & Workshops » JerseyFestFair

Thanks,
Dave

Hey guys:

We just posted various information about the awards and prizes for the JerseyFest 2015 Model & Art Contest, which includes lots of pictures. See it all here: www.jerseyfestfair.com/?page_id=68

Also wanted to highlight these great contest prizes from the Stan Winston School:

1st Place: A FULL-YEAR subscription to the Stan Winston School online workshop, granting unlimited On-Demand access to the entire SWSCA video library, featuring character creation tutorials by the masters of monster making, with new lessons added every month.
2nd Place: 12 DVD's of the winner’s choice selected from our tutorial library, featuring character creation tutorials by the masters of monster making.

Thanks,
Dave

Pictured below are just some of the prizes:

Pictured below are just some of the trophies and plaques from last year that we will have again this year:
















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The list of demos/presentations occurring in conference rooms at the JerseyFest vendor show next Sat. and Sun. (Aug 29 &30) is posted here: Demos & Presentations » JerseyFestFair Includes topics related to models/sculpts from Predator, Aliens, original creature designs, Star Trek, Star Wars, etc.