Maggie Pennington plays with a balloon flower while her parents, Melissa and Joel Pennington, look at hummingbird feeders at the 44th annual Nillie Bipper arts and crafts show at the Tri-State Exhibition Center in Cleveland Sunday.
Ashley Bullington, right, and her son, Kole Howard, look at decorative wood pieces made by Linda Couillens of Hixson at the 44th annual Nillie Bipper arts and crafts show at the Tri-State Exhibition Center in Cleveland on Sunday.
Josh McCulloch looks at walking sticks made by Sam Thomas at the 44th annual Nillie Bipper arts and crafts show at the Tri-State Exhibition Center in Cleveland on Sunday.CLEVELAND, Tenn. — More than 100 vendors and exhibitors took part in the weekend Nillie Bipper Creative Arts Festival.
Thousands attended the 44th annual festival, said Cleveland Creative Arts Guild President Dale Dotson.
“Three to four thousand, that’s what we are shooting for,” she said.
Exhibitors and vendors included more than 30 from the local area plus others from states as widespread as Michigan to Alabama, Virginia to Mississippi.
“Nillie Bipper has a fine reputation as one of the finer festivals in the Southeast,” Dotson said.