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Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 21, 2003, the tradition of a fall festival full of art, crafts, music and fun will continue on the Sherman Municipal Lawn. Events such as a the PET PALOOZA, a BIRDHOUSE BUILDING CONTEST, the 5K & MINI FUN RUN, the RED RIVER BIKE CLASSIC, a SENIOR'S DOMINO TOURNAMENT and the ART SHOWS require advance application or entry. The Run and Bike Rally entry forms are available online at www.shermantxfestivals.org while the Art Show entry forms are available at the Chamber/Tourism Office and ARTWORKS in Midway Mall. Birdhouse building forms are available from downtown merchants; Nagel's Paint & More, Touch of Class Antique Mall, Gallery Frame & Art Center, Special Occasions, Risk Boot & Shoe, Lupe's Tamales, Garden Gate Gifts, Big O Tires, the Snooty Pup and Wild West Pawn. Entries for the PET PALOOZA are available at the Chamber/Tourism Office and the Youth Center. DOMINO entries available at the Chamber/Tourism office and the Senior Center.
Vendors from far and near will be stocking their booths with all kinds of jewelry, accessories, paintings, pottery, wrought iron, glass beads and the selection will be vast and glorious. It's the perfect place to get started on Christmas shopping.
Keep Sherman Beautiful will open their annual TREE & SHRUB SALE at 8am Saturday morning in the lower lot for the Youth Center at Washington and the Hwy 75 frontage road. They will also have a tent at the corner of Pecan and Crockett where MASTER GARDENERS will be making presentations. Learn about composting, making paper and when to plant what by spending a little quality time with the pros.
KID'S ALLEY will be the place to burn off a little excess energy with inflatable that include a big slide, a bounce house, an obstacle course and a rock-climbing wall. Look for the unicycling juggler and the mask-making table. T-shirt painting, the PUPPET SHOW and PET PALOOZA are sure to be crowd pleasers.
LIVE MUSIC all day, both days with Sunday's focus on quality bluegrass. HOURS ARE SAT. 9 am to 5pm and SUN. NOON to 5 pm.
For more information, call the Sherman Tourism Office at 903.893.1184 or 888.893.1188.