Borderland shoppers can check everyone off their holiday gift list Nov. 30 at the 10th annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival at the Backus Community Center.
The event, which falls on Small Business Saturday, is set to begin at 10 a.m. and run until 3 p.m. Crafters, artisans and vendors from the area and around the state will offer crafts, arts, edibles and collectibles for sale. The list includes handmade crafts, jewelry, holiday decor, essential oils, wreaths, snowman posts, birdhouses, assorted wood crafts, rice bags, quilted wall hangings, mittens made from recycled sweaters, baked goods and more. Visit the Backus website — www.backusab.org — for a complete listing of vendors and items.
In addition to the shopping festivities, a soup and sandwich luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Backus. Cost for the lunch is $8. The local group, Servants of Shelter, is hosting the lunch in recognition of homelessness awareness month. Lunch proceeds will benefit the Servants of Shelter.
