The Gnu's Room is thrilled to be hosting the Gnu Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 13. The event will be on the lawn at Pebble Hill at 101 S. Debardeleben St. in Auburn.
The festival will commence at noon and continue until 9 p.m. and will include arts and crafts, performances by eight local bands and food and beverages.
This event is a fundraiser for Gnu's Room, said Tina Tatum, owner of Gnu's Room.
Now that they are a 501(c)(3) organization, which is a nonprofit and privately owned organization, they have volunteers to help them raise money for the business and to conduct the event.
Tatum said although there will be vendors there, "you can bring your own coolers with beverages of your choice. This is similar to an event we had in April, which was a great time."
The cost for the event is $5, and it gives people an opportunity to go somewhere other than the bars to hear music.
"This event is family-oriented and will provide really great music," Tatum said.
The band Good Doctor will be at the event, Tatum said, and they have original songs.
"They usually don't play anywhere other than at the bars," she said.
Shanna Henderson, a performer at the event and former contestant on "The Glee Project 2," said, "I am excited and honored to be performing at the Gnu Fall Festival. The Fall Festival is an amazing opportunity for people in the Auburn area to come see local artists, taste amazing food and coffee and be in connection with one another. You can bring a blanket and simply listen to music all day, or you could walk around with your friends checking out local art."
Henderson will be performing two of her new songs and will be announcing the release dates.
The Gnu's Room has sponsors to make this event happen. Among many others, one of the sponsors is Standard Deluxe, a design and screen print company in Waverly.
Scott Peek, owner of Standard Deluxe, said it will be sponsoring the festival by donating money and helping the Gnu's Room. This is just one of the many events the company sponsors.
"The Gnu's Room is a nonprofit organization book store that is privately owned, and there's nothing like them right now," Peek said. "This event will be a good place for people to meet and gather. It's important to keep the arts alive."
In the words of Henderson, "War Damn Gnu Fall Festival!"
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