mc’s harvest crafts fair and bake sale set for oct. 17

Maryville College’s annual Harvest Crafts Fair and Bake Sale will be held from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Oct. 17, as part of the College’s Homecoming Weekend. The fair will take place in Cooper Athletic Center.
To date, 31 vendors have registered for the fair and will be displaying a variety of baked goods and crafts, including quilts, handmade jewelry ornaments and other collectables.
Maryville College’s Blount County Alumni Chapter sponsors the fair, which helps provide scholarships for current MC students from the area.  
Among the local artists and craftsmen registered is Lyda Plemmons, owner of the Arts Alive gallery in Maryville, who creates vibrant watercolors of flowers, landscapes, portraits and historical landmarks familiar to Maryville civilians, such as Bartlett and Carnegie Halls located on the Maryville College campus.  
The painter will display her watercolors in cherry frames at the Harvest Crafts Fair, as well as a collection of her drawings. Several of her paintings and drawings are fall themed, such as her collection of autumn leaves and landscapes.  
As a locally recognized artist from Maryville, Plemmons’ work has been on display at various galleries, such as Fine Arts Blount and the Preservation Plaza. She is a recent student of Dr. Carl Gombert, art professor at the College.
Walland native Lee McKinney, who has been recognized by the Smithsonian, will be selling his miniature clay replicas of historic structures found in Blount County and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
For more information, contact Carol Clark at 865.981.8200 or carol.clark@maryvillecollege.edu.