Organizer June Cole says a variety of handmade items will be for sale such as ceramics, greeting cards, wreaths, florals, fabric items, woodworking art, crocheted items, soaps, jewelry, and more. Food options include pies, honey, cupcakes, cookies, spice blends, and dips, as well a lunch options available for purchase.
This year’s show features 40 local and regional vendors from Prophetstown, Erie, Tampico, Hillsdale, Port Byron, Geneseo, and the Quad Cities. The event presents the opportunity to support local artists by purchasing their handcrafted items and gift selections, especially as the holiday season approaches.
Cole is the owner of Mini Ceramics, a home-based business she founded in 1971 in Hillsdale. She offers weekly pottery painting classes in her studio, where she even has a computerized kiln on-site. She hosts painting classes on Wednesday evenings and Thursday mornings, in addition to special classes or birthday parties. Her love of the arts inspired her to start and coordinate the long-running craft show.
The AETA showgrounds is located 13451 Highway 92, Geneseo, with signs posted along the way and plenty of free parking, as well as free admission.
