Arts & Entertainment

Shop, Give at the Hazelwood Art Fair, Blood Drive This Weekend

Both events will take place at the Hazelwood Community Center.

The spirit of enjoying art and giving will be in full force in Hazelwood this weekend with two prime events to get you out and shopping and giving.

The 10th Annual Community Art Fair and Used Book Sale will take place Saturday at the Hazelwood Community Center. The fair and sale had been scheduled for June 1 but was postponed due to power outages from a storm the night before. At the same time, the Hazelwood Community Emergency Response Team and Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will host a blood drive.

The art fair, which is hosted annually by the Hazelwood Community Enrichment Commission, features a variety of local artists. Each artist can display up to 10 works and compete for cash prizes and a blue, red or white ribbon in one of four categories, including landscape/still life, real life, fantasy/science fiction and abstract.

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Artists are also able to sell their works to those interested in their work following the competition.

An additional component to Saturday’s line of events is the blood drive.

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Earlier this month, the American Red Cross issued an emergency call for blood and platelet donors as donations were down 10 percent last month.

Although the donors will give blood, they’ll get something in return. Each registered donor will receive two free tickets to a River City Rascals game and be able to get in the “Dog Pound” of TR Hughes Ballpark.

All events are free and open to the public. The art fair and book sale will take place, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., while the blood drive will be 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.



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