Amateur hobbyists are invited to enter their handiwork in the
Open Class competition of the 2009 Arapahoe County Fair, July
22-26.
Competitors are asked to submit their best — from quilts and
floral arrangements to landscape photographs and apricot jam— to
earn a blue ribbon and bragging rights that last for a year.
Citizens of all ages and from all counties can enter their
handiwork in the competitions, which include the following
divisions:
Fiber Arts: Quilting, knitting, felting, crocheting and various
needle arts
Culinary Arts: Varied breads, cakes, cookies, jellies, jams,
preserves, and canned, pickled or dried foods
Visual Arts: Photography, drawing, painting, collages and other
fine arts
Horticulture: Vegetables, fruits and herbs
Floriculture: Flowers, ornamental grasses and arrangements
Contest guidelines, categories and an entry form are available
at arapahoecountyfair.com or by
calling 303-730-1920.
Walk-in entries are accepted.
Culinary, visual and fiber-arts entries cost $2 and must be
submitted at the fair on July 20 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., July
21 between 8-11 a.m. on July 21.
Horticulture submissions must be entered on July 24 from 7-10
am. Floriculture entries are due July 25, from 7 to 10 a.m.
Horticulture and floriculture entries cost $1.
Volunteer at the fair by calling 303-738-7938.
