BY DONALD JAY HOWTON WESTERN STAR STAFF
It is hard to believe, but that most wonderful time of the year is quickly approaching. Christmas is only 77 days away.
The annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show sponsored by the Bessemer Hall of History will take place Oct. 16 and 17. The doors open at 9 a.m. and will close at 4 p.m. each day.
Admission to the event is free.
In between shopping, enjoy a Southern summertime staple meal prepared by the members of the Hall of History Board.
This fundraising event, which benefits the Bessemer Hall of History Museum, will be held in the Family Life Center at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church in McCalla.
Luellen Nagle is chairman of the planning committee, and assisting her are Chris Eiland, J.B. Thrasher, Woody Mathis, Linda Lenhardt and Becky Rainey.
Shirley Vines Butler is chairman of the Hall of History Board.
Santa Claus is expected at the event on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Among the items for sale will be hand-knitted items, wood crafts, Auburn and Alabama merchandise, Christmas items, baked goods, local honey, art and handmade jewelry.
For more information, call the Hall of History at 205-426-1633 or visit bessemerhallofhistory.org.
Luellen Nagle, from left, Woody Mathis, Chris Eiland, Shirley Butler, Allison Rainey and Becky Rainey with the banner for the Hall of History’s Holiday Arts & Crafts Show.