The Athens Local Professional Artists and Craftsmen Association (A.L.P.A.C.A.) will feature locally made art and crafts during its third annual Holiday Shop, Dec. 11 and 12 at the Athens Community Center. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Sunday.
More than 20 local vendors will sell items such as jewelry, ceramics, glasswork, handmade clothing, baskets, fine art and children's goods. Vendors include:
Diva Designs-Tina Kelsey
Emily Beveridge
Heart Felt Criations-Maria Bradford
Gustafson Glass-Dave and Janet Gustafson
Cedar, Oak, Koa and Associates-Don and Lori Hibbard
Sharon’s Baskets-Sharon Sutton
Onion Creek Art-Celia Wetzel
Gemelli Contemporary Crafts-Amanda Buchanan
Calico Skies/Hanna’s > Handmades-Kirsten Trachsel, Hanna Vorisek
Graham’s Gemmy Gifts-Beth Graham
Re”ewes”able Fiber Arts-Nancy Baur, Yvonne Mitchell
Scenic Way/Scenic Retreat-Audry Martin, Suzanne Hiser
Little Miss Mary-Mary Hartwick
Waterspider Designs-Marlene L’Abbe
Two Friends Gems-Kathy Abfall, Jean Spires
Green Mantle Studio-Kelly Lawrence
Pratt Milling- John Pratt
Andrea Gibson Designs
Jeanette Ammon
Wool Creations by Debbie-Debbie Finlaw
Jam Dye Studio-Jason Slatery and Michael Baum
Jenniflair Jewelry - Jennifer Krisch

The event is free and open to the public. The Athens Community Center is located at 701 E. State St.Athens, Ohio. The Athens Local Professional Artists and Craftsmen Association formed in 2008 to support and promote artists and craftsmen in Athens County and the surrounding region. The group sponsors various local exhibits, shows and special events throughout the year, and provides business information and networking for area craftsmen. For more information, visit http://alpacanewsletter.blogspot.com/ or contact President David Gustafson at dgustafs@columbus.rr.com.
Media Contacts:
Andrea Gibson andreagibsonbeads@yahoo.com
Jennifer Krisch jenniflair@aol.com.

Tis the Season....

The ALPACA board met on Monday, November 8th 2010 to talk about the Holiday Show that will be happening in December.
Please remember to send in your applications to Lori with your money. We are working on trying to get some musical guests to play so please email Nancy at musictoo@hotmail.com if you know of anyone who wants to play music in the lobby for the show. Think about any kids in bands, church groups, local people or yourself! We are also looking for a Santa, maybe a hayride or some other form of entertainment. Please let us know if you have any ideas for us!
Thanks again for being great members of our group.