Holiday Festival of the Arts starts off the season
Published 10:52 am Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The Orcas Island Senior Center kicks off the winter bazaar season with the Holiday Festival of Arts on Saturday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be arts, crafts, live music and a visit from Santa. Admission is $1 or a donation to the food bank.
This is one of the major fundraisers for the Orcas Senior Center.
There will be music and Santa’s first visit of the year. Parents are encouraged to bring cameras to capture time spent with Saint Nick. Fair-goers can snack on bake sale items or paninis that will be grilled throughout the day.
The Holiday Festival of Arts will feature booths from 27 artisans with such items as hand-crafted soaps and lotions, hand-made candy, jams and other goodies, wooden boxes and tables, jelly-belly dispensers, knitted items and linens, tie-dyed clothing and jewelry. In addition, three authors are selling their books.
This is one of the major fundraisers for the Orcas Senior Center. The festival traditionally brings in around $7,000 for the senior center; its other major fundraiser is Granny’s Attic in the spring.
A silent auction is offering a three-night stay at Naytura Haus on the coast at Long Beach, Wash.
“It is a wonderful cabin and you can take your horses there if you want a ride on the beach,” said Jane Heisinger, coordinator for the Orcas Island Senior Center Advisory Committee. “We also have a lovely doll with hand made clothes and a print by Frank Loudin.”
Since 2010, the senior center has offered an “Orcas On The Go” coupon book filled with deals from island businesses. The books are $20 and will be for sale at the festival.
