Aromas Holiday Art Festival

Saturday & Sunday, November 21-22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

By Joyce Oroz

Of all the events in Aromas, my favorite is the annual Holiday Art Festival, Saturday, November 21 and Sunday November 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. What a wonderful way to spend a day in the newly refurbished Aromas Grange, by the fire, sipping hot cider, surrounded by artwork. This year the Aromas Hills Artisans are going beyond just baked goods and hot drinks, all the way to lunch.

Moving on from the fireplace and food, visitors will have opportunities to learn a craft and make something wonderful to take home. Christine West will offer instruction on making multi-layered cards, Diedra Kmetovic will demonstrate making an easy scarf or God’s eye ornament and Andrea McCann will show us how to make cards with relief printing. Kay will offer guidance in painting with wax to make greeting cards. They are so beautiful!

Moving on to the main event, the Aroma Grange has a large room which will be chuck full of booths loaded with original art such as wood carvings, embroidery, silver jewelry, fused glass, stained glass, pottery, succulents, garden art, quilts, paintings, photography, greeting cards, handmade Christmas ornaments and fabric gifts and local authors selling their books.

As if that’s not enough, tickets for the raffle will be on sale until Sunday at 2:00. The prizes are wonderful pieces of art donated by the Aromas Hills Artisans. It is an amazing collection of paintings, pottery, carved wood, jewelry and much more.

This is a festival you won’t want to miss. The lovely little town of Aromas is located on highway 129, halfway between Watsonville and highway 101. While you’re in town, check out the six AHA murals. One of them is new this year. I’ll give you a hint—it’s at the library. See you there!

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For information call Kay at 831-594-0033