LOVELL — The 47th annual Lovell Arts & Artisans Fair be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 at the New Suncook School, Route 5.
The event, which benefits the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, is free and open to the public.
This year’s fair features dozens of artisans whose works include painting, pottery, jewelry, ornaments, handmade rugs and towels, wooden household items, photography, fiber arts, hand knit items, eco-dyed wearable art, wood turned bowls and vases, handmade handbags, artistic notecards, felted sculpture, boiled wool clothing, children’s items, suncatchers, T-shirts and fine art prints.
The artisans will exhibit their wares both indoors in the well-ventilated gymnasium at the school and outdoors on the lawn. Musical entertainment will be provided by the middle school student jazz band.
Homemade pies will be for sale as well as food trucks, including Mr. Twister, the pretzel man from Fryeburg; Street Eats, from Bridgton; and The Common Loon, from Lovell. A raffle with 15 items items will be on display. Raffle tickets are 1 for $1 or 6 for $5 and can be bought in advance at the Charlotte Hobbs Library or at the fair. All items can be viewed online at www.hobbslibrary.org. Some of the artists will also be selling their works online, so check out the library’s website.
The event will be held rain or shine.