Celebrating National Scrapbooking Month in Manhattan

NEW YORK, April 19 — April showers bring May flowers, but what does May bring? National Scrapbooking Month and New York City’s first Manhattan Crop & Shop! According to Fun Facts Publishing, scrapbooking has become a $3 billion industry and festivals like this have been gaining in popularity across the country.

The Manhattan Crop & Shop festival will be held May 19-20, 2006, at the Metropolitan Pavilion. The all-night crop will start on Friday at 9 a.m. and run overnight until 7 a.m. on Saturday morning. Shopping at the event will be between the hours of 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

This is the time for scrapbook enthusiasts of all levels to start sifting through their boxes of photos and get their supplies in order. National Scrapbooking Month is the perfect time to celebrate the art of scrapbooking and preserving memories. There is also no better time to learn how to scrapbook for those new to the craft. This event will give all scrapbookers the most innovative ways to decorate their pages.

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