Area news in brief for July 30

ARTFEST VENDORS – University of Mount Union is seeking vendors for its 60 ^th annual ArtFest. The event will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.mn. Sept. 21 at the Campus Lakes. Organizers seek fine art in the traditional and modern media (i.e. watercolor/acrylic (under glass), oil/acrylic (without glass), collage, graphics, drawing, pastels, sculpture, painting, ceramics, printmaking, photography, etc.) and functional art that has a specific utility yet it is originally creative either in its purpose or aesthetic appearance (i.e. jewelry, fiber, woodworking, glass, enameling, mirrors, purses/bags, lights, tables, mirrors, etc.). The event will feature artwork that is both on display and for sale. New this year, the committee is also inviting vendors whose works are not entirely original or created in bulk. These include but are not limited to direct sales, plants, or crafters who produce bulk pieces like 3-d printed items, t-shirts, signs, lotions, candles, soaps, etc. These vendors will not be juried for awards. Vendors selling food items will not be accepted. Booth fees will start at $50 for early birds through Aug. 15, or the regular adult rate of $75 from Aug. 16 to Sept. 20. Booth fees will be waived for junior vendors (12-18) or collegiate (enrolled in college) vendors. Event registration on the day of the event is $150 per space. For more information, contact artfest@mountunion.edu . Register online at mountunion.edu/artfest .

PLANT WALK – The Village of Minerva will offer a free plant walk at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 6 at Great Trail Golf Course, 10154 Great Trail Drive. Jennifer Clevinger, a botanist and professor at Walsh University, will lead the walk through some of the various habitats at the golf course. Participants should meet in the gravel parking lot near the No. 18 green, by the clubhouse. Drive to the end of the parking lot and turn left, then drive to the gravel lot. For more information, contact the Minerva Chamber office at 330-868-7979 or denise.freeland@minervachamber.org .

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