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Arts and crafts fair to be held at middle school

By: Joseph Harvie
   People looking for a new painting, a unique piece of pottery or any work of art created by an area artist need look no further than the South Brunswick Fine Arts and Crafts Fair on Sunday at Crossroads South Middle School.
   The event, sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission, will run from noon to 5 p.m. The event is free, but the commission is asking people to bring one nonperishable food item to be donated to the township-run Food Pantry, said commission member Fran Nimeck.
   Ms. Nimeck said the fair will include artists from Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset and Mercer counties selling their works. She said artists will bring items including paintings, photography, pottery, weaving, jewelry and greeting cards.
   "So many people have moved into the area and have lovely homes and want things to decorate their homes with or to give as a gift," Ms. Nimeck said. "Well, we are a good place to look."
   Among those bringing greeting cards is the township Division of Social Services, which is selling greeting cards to raise cash for the Human Intervention Trust Fund.
   There are two cards available, one is blank inside and the other is a holiday card. The blank card is decorated by a picture taken by Jacob Zatkow, 10, of Monmouth Junction, of the pond at Woodlot Park titled "Water." The holiday card has a reproduction of "Winter Nostalgia," a painting by Eleanor Hornor, a Kendall Park resident who died earlier this year. The cards are $5 a piece or $20 for a pack of five.
   For more information, including directions, contact the South Brunswick Arts Commission at (732) 329-4000, ext. 7635