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Centennial Park Art & Craft Fair

These kids (and Mom) are having fun looking through & trying on hair ornaments.

This past weekend, our friend Chris (who along with hubby Dan is relocating to Englewood FL) and I went to the Centennial Park Art & Craft Fair. While I’ve gone to the big annual Art Fest and some of the smaller fairs held on Venice and Miami Avenues throughout the year, this was the first fair I’d gone to at Centennial. The weekly farmer’s market now includes crafts but is on a much smaller scale than this fair. Centennial Park provided a nice venue, with its curvilinear design and the shade provided by the canopy of live oaks and other trees.

View of Centennial Park Art & Craft Fair, Venice FL, June 21, 2009, viewed from Tampa Avenue

There were about 50 vendors in attendance, with plenty of jewelry,

Purchase1 - Dichroic glass pendants from Karen’s Kreations of Cape Coral FL

pottery,

Day side of Raku vase by Don Michael Williams of St Petersburg FL           ”Day & Night”            Night side of Purchase2 - Raku vase

scented oils and soaps, and art using various media available. There were even a few vendors offering orchids and other air plants as well as desert roses.

‘Harry Potter’ and unnamed hybrid desert roses from Green Mind Growers of Wimauma FL - Purchase3 - my 2 on left, Chris' on right

There was a good turnout, and as always at public events, it was fun to people watch. And, in Florida, we sometimes enjoy critter watching, like this pet iguana.

Some people in Florida have uncommon pets, like this lizard.

Here are some more photos. Enjoy!

There were lots of vendors to visit and art to see.          The fair offered a nice family outing.          It was a beautiful day to be out and about.

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