The third annual Harding Bazaar, put on by the Honors Council, will be held Saturday, March 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Reynolds lawn.
The Harding Bazaar originally began as a Capstone project by alumna Calea Bakke who wanted to have a place where students could come together in one central location to sell their crafts and artwork.
Honors Council president junior Abby Stilwell said ever since Bakke started the event, it has been a great success for vendors to come in and sell their creations.
This year, local acoustic and soul band Keef and Co. will be playing at the Bazaar.
“It’s a very unique event because it’s for students, by students, to help students,” Stilwell said. “More people other than the vendors’ Facebook friends are able to know what they are doing.”
Senior Angela DeCamp will be one of the vendors at the bazaar. Her booth will feature handmade pottery, as well as a signup for professional quality portraits. This is DeCamp’s first year as a vendor but she said she has been coming to the bazaar for the past two years because of the fun atmosphere.
“The Harding Bazaar not only helps students sell some of their creative products, but it also gives them good experience,” DeCamp said. “A lot of students will go on to other creative art fairs, so the Harding Bazaar can give them a basic idea of how to price their products and how to market their work.”
According to DeCamp, her goal as a vendor is to get her work out there for the Harding community to see.
“For me, the point of creating is not so that I can hoard it all for myself; it is to share, and I have created work that I think people will enjoy,” DeCamp said. “That being said, hopefully I can make someone’s day and have a great time in the process.”
Vendor junior Claire Allensworth will be offering custom henna designs for students at the bazaar. According to Allensworth, henna is a natural dye primarily used today as bridal adornment in regions of India and the Middle East. In the United States, she said, Henna serves as a unique accessory that will last up to two weeks.
Proceeds from Allensworth’s booth will benefit her friend junior Sarah Kennedy’s internship to India this summer with Freedom Firm, an organization that spreads the gospel while rehabilitating victims of sex trafficking.
Allensworth said this is a way for her to use her unique skills to send out a beloved friend to do the work of Christ.
“It reminds me that we are all needed in different ways to further the kingdom of God,” Allensworth said.
