Fall Fair Sept 16th & 17th!!

Digs Fall Fun Fair and Barn Dance


Plans for the upcoming DIGS Fall Fair (Sept. 16, 17 at the Beacon House) are well underway.

Eight experienced judges have agreed to judge the various categories. All the ribbons have been designed and printed. It's time now to think about your entries.

1. Visual Arts: - best painting/sketch - best photograph
2. Horticulture:-3 vegetables of same size and type - biggest zucchini - 3 fruits
-most unusual vegetable - mixed vase of garden flowers
3. Baking/Preserves: - best pie - best bread - best sweet loaf - best pickle - best jam/jelly/chutney
4. Wines: -best homemade white wine - best homemade red wine
5. Junior Category: - best scarecrow
6. Giant Onions: – single heaviest onion

You may enter as many categories as you wish. Each entry must be accompanied by a $1.00 fee and must be presented at the Beacon House Friday night (Sept. 16) or Saturday (Sept. 17) before 10 am. Judging will take place Saturday morning between 10 am and noon by a panel of highly qualified local judges and ribbons awarded in all categories. The doors of the Beacon House will be open to the general public to view all the entries at 12:00 noon (after the judges have finished evaluating the entries).

The exhibits will remain open Saturday afternoon for viewing by the public. Other activities will take place outside. Also at 12:00 several island vendors will be selling their wares on the back lawn of the Beacon House. Jim H. will be pressing apples and making juice on the back lawn as well. Bring a container and you can take home some fresh apple juice.

On the lower field Veronica, Josephine and Guy will be organizing different races for the kids – sack race, egg and spoon race and three legged race. Outdoor events will start at 2:00pm. On Saturday evening (7 pm)the fall fair “wraps up” with a “barn dance” in the Beacon House featuring a live band complete with a fiddler and a square dance caller. Entry fee is a plate of appetizers for the food table.


Dates:
Friday, Sept. 16 for submission of entries and Saturday, Sept.17 for the public to view entries (from 12:00 noon on), fun and games outside, apple pressing, local crafters selling their wares and a "barn dance" in the evening - all taking place at the Beacon House

As a finale there will be a Barn Dance on Saturday evening starting at 7 pm. (Yee-Haw!)
Admission is a plate of appetizers.
Dress is somewhat farmer-like.
Now is the time to start planning your entry so that you can join in the fun.
Good Luck!