ALEXANDRIAArt guild

The Alexandria Art Guild is a nonprofit organized in support of the visual arts in the Alexandria community. Artists and art lovers meet monthly on the third Wednesday of each month. The annual Art deTour held mid-June invites the public to visit the artists in their studios and shop a wide array of original art. For information and to see member artists visit www.alexart.org or email alexartguild@gmail.com.

Art deTour

For more information, visit alexart.org.

Saturday Art Market

Saturday Art Market will take place every Saturday through Sept. 2 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Big Ole Central Park. There will be art, music, kid activities, theater, food and more.

2023 music lineup

June 24: Donny Brang

July 1: Kevin Klimek

July 8: Ethan Kraft

Threshing, a blacksmith shop and sawmills – step back in time and experience how farming used to be. July 29-30 marks the annual Rose City Threshing and Heritage Festival, sponsored by members of the Spruce Hill Foundation.

Threshing is the main focus, but there is so much more. You will find something going on the show grounds all the time – lumber sawing, shingle making, blacksmithing, plowing, potato digging, rope making, sheep shearing, children’s barn, children games, pedal pull, saw dust hunt, bird house build, antique tractor pull, live music, church service, small engine displays, corn shelling, corn grinding, flea market, tractor and antique equipment displays, print shop, 4-H ice cream shed, Boy Scouts lunch stand and also, the main kitchen.

Admission is $8 per person for the weekend. Children under 12 are free.