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Appraisal Fair will benefit Civitan |
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
Annual event set Aug. 23 includes auction and crafts
The third annual Antique Appraisal Fair sponsored by Benton Civitan Club will include live appraisals, a silent auction, refreshments from an old-fashioned soda fountain and various arts and crafts booth sales.
The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, in the Christian Life Center of Benton’s First United Methodist Church.
The Benton Civitan Club is putting on the event as part of the club’s Circle of Friends fundraising program to benefit Civitan Services of Saline County. Admission is free and each appraisal is $5 to be paid at the door.
Limited booth space is still available for any local artists or collectors wanting to display and sell their merchandise at the event. Vendors selling a variety of antiques, art, jewelry, home and garden accessories, collectibles and handmade crafts are welcome.
Interested people should call the Civitan Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at 776-0691.
Booth rental is due by Friday, Aug. 8, and is $15 per booth, or the donation of a silent auction item.
The event is designed for the family to enjoy and learn a little about the history of all the unique items hidden in people’s attics.
Appraisers specializing in various items will be on hand to provide approximate Arkansas sale values and some background information on the items.
Areas of appraisal include, but are not limited to, quilts, pottery, jewelry, furniture, photography and clocks. General appraisers also will be available to look at items that do not fall into these categories.
Civitan Club members say they are proud to bring back the silent auction again this year. People may bid on a wide array of items donated by local merchants. Some items include antique furniture, professional art lessons, an old victrola, sports equipment, dinner at local restaurants, hot air balloon rides and many more.
Shoppers are invited to take a break at the old-fashioned soda fountain station and let the family enjoy some ice cream treats or grilled hot dogs and hamburgers while bids are being monitored.
Sponsors for this year’s event are Landers Auto Group, Smith-Caldwell Drug Store, Glover’s Plumbing, Middlebrooks Electric, Curves, Floors and More and McClendon’s.
All proceeds benefit the programs of Civitan Services of Saline County.
Civitan Services is a nonprofit community organization that offers preschool and adult day programs. For 50 years, it has served people with developmental disabilities.
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