Laurie Kevana, left, operates her booth at last year's Saxonburg Festival of the Arts while enjoying the company of her friend, Lee Ann Pennington of Saxonburg.

SAXONBURG — More than 200 vendors will await early Christmas shoppers, art lovers, fun seekers and empty stomachs this weekend at the 34th annual Saxonburg Festival of the Arts.

Scott Herbst, a borough councilman and coordinator of the popular festival, said it will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday on Main and Rebecca streets.

Herbst said a diverse group of food vendors will be set up throughout the festival to tempt the palates of those in attendance, and craft booths will offer a wide variety of handmade and hard-to-find items.

The South Butler Community Library, Herbst said, will hold several family activities inside and outside its Main Street building, including oversized Jenga and bowling.

A display of antique tractors, the St. Luke's Quilt Show in Centennial Hall on State Street, Civil War re-enactors across from Roebling Park, and photography and art exhibits in Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church are just a few of the things to see and do at the festival, Herbst said.

A car cruise will be held Saturday on Main Street. If the weather is poor, the cruise will be held Sunday.

This is an excerpt from a story appearing in Wednesday's Butler Eagle.