You are invited to enjoy the two major Christmas shopping days, Friday and Saturday, after Thanksgibing, at the local Thanksgiving Art Fest in the auditorium of the Art Center.

From 10:00am - 5:00pm there will be about fifteen vendors offering their own handmade items to help you cross those hard-to-get-for names off your list. Talk to the artist who made the special gift, get new ideas for that gift you may never have thought of giving. There will be a demonstration of a glass blower making lampwork beads right before your very eyes.

Other beaded and precious stones jewelry will be offered in a range of prices to fit every pocketbook. There will be mosaic and raku pottery, orchid plants, dream-catchers, handmade soaps and body lotions, along with hammocks - how is that for a combination? Watercolors by Grace McMasters, also in various sizes, will be available.

Enjoy the spirit of market day in the mountains with the comfort of being indoors among friends. To participate or get more information, call Cherie Snyder at 884-5437.

The Gualala Arts Center is located at 46501 Old State Highway in Gualala, CA. Please call (707) 884-1138 for more information.