White Oak Crafts Fair begins Aug. 9

The 14th annual White Oak Crafts Fair has become a premier event for showing some of the area’s finest talent. The two-day festival celebrating local craft traditions will return to The Arts Center of Cannon County Aug. 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. with over 80 booths both inside and in tents on the grounds.

Crafts for sale will include pottery, candles, jewelry, wood carving, charcoal drawings, knives, stained glass, folk art, photography, chairs, baskets, whimsical artwork, weaving, woodwork, dried flowers, junk art, glass, wood furniture, scroll work, swings, wood bowls, chairs, walking sticks, watercolor and prints, needlework, bird feeders and ironwork.

Along with top-notch crafts, this year’s fair will feature the culinary talents of award winning Chef Susan Samford, who owns and operates Our Way Caf? in Atlanta. From handmade yeast rolls to mouthwatering barbecue, Samford says she offers an assortment of traditional Southern dishes.

“We serve fresh vegetables such as cream corn right off the cob, real mashed potatoes, collard greens – the emphasis is on fresh” says Samford. The “caf?” will be open both days of the fair inside the Arts Center.

The Arts Center is located on 1424 John Bragg Highway, just west of the town of Woodbury, approximately 20 minutes from Murfreesboro, Manchester, and McMinnville. For more information please call 615-563-(ARTS) 2787 or 1-800-235-9073. Check out its web site at www.artscenterofcc.com.