Keweenaw
Krayons to hold art auction, rummage sale
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Keweenaw Krayons' Ramblin' Rose logo is just
one example of children's art on display at the Ramblin' Rose Arts
Center in Mohawk ’Äì which
will be the scene of a silent art auction, art and rummage sale
from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 26.
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MOHAWK ’Äì
Keweenaw
Krayons will hold a silent art auction with a
combined art, rummage and bake sale from 7 a.m. to 2
p.m. on Saturday, May 26, at the Ramblin’Äô Rose
Arts Center (next to the Mohawk Superette). The
auction will include children’Äôs art and art
donated by local artists and the community.
More
than 25 artists, individuals and businesses have
donated to both the art auction and rummage sale.
Keweenaw
Krayons’Äô Director Carol Rose said the sale will
help match grants that keep programs going and will
also give the community a chance to drop in to see
what is happening in the ever-expanding Ramblin’Äô
Rose Arts Center, find some good bargains and have
some fun!
’ÄúThe
donations and the outpouring of community support
are overwhelming,’Äù Rose added.
Keweenaw
Krayons’Äô After-School Artist Supervisor Sue Fouts
of Mohawk is voluntarily organizing the rummage
sale, while Stained Glass Artist Karen Bell-Hanson
is overseeing the auction. The Aid for Association
for Lutherans #487 and the Bethany Lutheran Church
are assisting in matching funds and preparations for
the rummage sale.
The
art includes such items as an acrylic rose painting; a
watercolor cat by Clyde Mikkola; a turtle-shell
rattle by Drumweaver, Len Novak; paintings by Martha
Speer; youth's handmade clay pots and
watercolors; and many more creations by local
artists. Rummage sale items include some
antiques; color TVs and a chair; household items;
and clothes for every age, occasion and season.
Hot,
free coffee and tea will be ready for early
shoppers, along with goodies to buy from the bake
sale. The staff at Keweenaw Krayons ask you to put
Saturday’Äôs sale as the first on your rummage sale
stops and keep Keweenaw arts alive. For more
information feel free to call 337-4706 or
e-mail staff@keweenawkrayons.com
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Click here to learn more about the
non-profit arts organization Keweenaw Krayons,
Ramblin’Äô Rose’Äôs Budding Artists, and their
activities.
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