Bay Oaks Arts and Craft Show is Saturday
There is still time to rent indoor and outdoor vendor booths for the Bay Oaks Recreational Campus Arts and Craft Show on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The inaugural rain-or-shine event will have rental booths available until Thursday at 9 p.m.
Rental areas, which include a 10-by-10 site and a table, involve indoor spaces for $35 and outdoor spaces for $25. According to Bay Oaks Event Coordinator Randy Norton, nearly 30 vendors have committed. He is hoping to reach 40 or so by the cutoff date.
“This past week I’ve been taking four or five phone calls a day about it,” said Norton. “I think we’ll get a pretty good crowd. I’m expecting 1,000 shoppers. The BORC promotions programmer said the majority of the vendors are from the Beach or surrounding area, but he does have one vendor from as far away as Wisconsin.
Art and crafts on display include paintings; wood creatures; artwork on glass; shell ornaments; treasure boxes; tote and wine bags made out of recycled sails; hand beaded, interchangeable watches and bracelets; Giclees and fine arts prints; scrap booking supplies; air-brushed articles; temporary tattoos; handcrafted jewelry; and sharks-tooth necklaces.
The outdoor vendors will be lined up on the drive leading to the Bay Oaks Recreational Center, while the indoor vendors -the majority of the vendors are expected to be indoors- will set up in the gym area.
According to Norton, Bay Oaks has put together a Relay For Life team, which will have a booth set up to sell donated crafts to monetarily support the team. The BORC team has raised nearly $2,000 using online fundraising.
Besides the Relay For Life booth, Bay Oaks will also provide an informational kiosk of some sort.
“We’ll also have the office open if anyone has questions about our programs and memberships fees,” said Norton.
As far as food and drinks, Bay Oaks will be selling hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, water, popcorn, sno cones, chips and other goodies. The proceeds from food and drink sales will help fund its programs. There will also be a Kettle Korn vendor on site.
“We cleared the schedule regarding athletic events around the campus so that the vendors can do their thing and make a profit,” said Norton. “We’re looking at making this a yearly event.”
If you’d like to sign up as a vendor or have any questions, contact Norton at 560-8989