Lenox Children’s Center holds craft fair

LENOX – Lilac Park (on Main Street in town) drew the curious, the tourists, the natives and craft-loving crowds on Sunday during the 23rd annual Lenox Children’s Center Crafts Fair.

Familiar white-pointed tops to booths could be spotted in the bright afternoon sun as vendors welcomed browsers as well as buyers of their wares.

The variety of items on hand astounded. There was everything from dolls with pigtailed hairdos and tie-dyed clothing from Wild Child Tie Dyes to a huge variety of attractive jewelry and merchandise for the family dog.

One booth offering the latter was WearWuf, owned by Mary Busch of west Pittsfield. She makes many of her offerings for canines.

Artists chatted with customers who eyed items for sale and conversations could be heard from every direction.

Craftspeople from several states

Several local craftspeople were on hand as well as craftsmen and women from other states, including Indiana.

Barbara W. Doncaster of Great Barrington was one of several artists who drew enthusiastic attention. Her paintings, bright and colorful florals, drew favorable comments.

People ate hotdogs and sipped drinks as they went from one crafts booth to another.

More people filled the sidewalks of Lenox. Some came to the crafts fair after perusing the annual book sale at the library across the street.

The Children’s Center, located at 9 Old Center St., is a licensed childcare facility for children from infants through nine years old.

Posted by Susan M. Wicker Guerrero on August 30, 2012. Filed under Arts and Entertainment,Community Events,Community News,News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry