Welcome to the Bazaar: Plenty of goodies abound

Thanksgiving is almost here. You know what that means. From now until early January, it's just going to be a sled ride of socializing, all of which require food and gifts. Make it a little easier on yourself and help out a religious or arts group while you're at it by doing your shopping at a bazaar. Here is a list of the ones we know about:

Today

South Fork Community Center: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 4403 Country Club Road. "Gingerbread Arts and Crafts Fair," baked goods, door prizes, and works by more than 50 artisans. The Gingerbread Kitchen will offer lunch and dinner.

Saturday

Antioch United Methodist Church: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Antioch Church Road, Rural Hall. Baked items, candies, chicken pies. Lunch available.

Belews Creek Christian Church: 8 a.m. until noon, 8451 Belews Creek Road. Chicken pies, baked goods, crafts, quilt drawing. Breakfast available.

Burkhead United Methodist Church: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 5250 Silas Creek Parkway, will hold a Fall Festival with arts & crafts vendors, bake sale and Port-a-Pit chicken barbeque; no admission charge. Tickets for half-a-chicken w/trimmings are $8 or $5 for half a chicken only. Eat in or take out available. Call 765-6590, ext. 1 for information.

Clemmons Moravian Church: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 3560 Spangenberg Ave., Clemmons. Holiday decorations, Moravian stars, stationery, tin crafts, canned and baked goods, chicken pies, jellies, flavorings, independent vendors. Breakfast available.

Friedberg Moravian Church: 4-7 p.m., 2178 Friedberg Church Road. Chicken-pie and country-ham supper. The Bazaar Table will offer crafts, desserts, and chicken pies.

Hickory Ridge United Methodist Church: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 6012 Germanton Road. Annual bazaar. Breakfast and lunch available.

Hope Moravian Church: 9-11 a.m., 2759 Hope Church Road. Fall bake sale, with chicken pies and other homemade items.

Kernersville Friends Meeting: 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 320 N. Main St., Kernersville. Frozen dinners, jams, jellies, baked items, canned meats and vegetables, chicken pies, crafts, and a raffle. Breakfast and lunch available.

New Philadelphia Moravian Church: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 4440 Country Club Road. "'Tis the Season Holiday Bazaar," Moravian-theme clothing, chicken pies, baked goods, crafts, quilt and silent auctions, white-elephant sale, and snack bar.

Oak Grove Moravian Church: 5-7 p.m., 120 Hammock Farm Road. Chicken- and Brunswick-stew dinner. Plates will be $7. Take-out will be $7 a quart for chicken stew, $8 a quart for Brunswick stew.

Pilgrim Lutheran Church: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 823 Ridge Road, Lexington. Crafts, baked and canned goods, Christmas decorations, quilt raffle, door prizes, and a yard sale. Breakfast and lunch available.

Pinnacle United Methodist Church: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 1010 High Bridge Road, Pinnacle. Food, crafts, country store, white-elephant sale, quilt raffle.

St. John's Lutheran Church: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 2415 Silas Creek Parkway. Christmas bazaar.

Shiloh United Methodist Church: 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 6496 Baux Mountain Road. Crafts, baked and canned goods, precooked Boston butts. Breakfast and lunch available.

Trinity Christian Church: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 4510 Shattalon Drive. Canned vegetables, baked items, chicken pies. Breakfast and lunch available.

Tyro United Methodist Church: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 4484 N.C. 150 South, Tyro. Crafts, books, jams, jellies, pickles, baked items, frozen casseroles, canned vegetables, quilt drawing, silent auction. Breakfast and babysitting available.

Union Ridge United Methodist Church: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 3620 Old Lexington Road. Baked and canned items, chicken pies, produce, crafts, Christmas decorations, silent auction, barbecue by the pound or plate. Breakfast and lunch available.

Thursday

Brock Gymnasium: 5-9 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. next Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 14, N. Main Street, Mocksville. "Davie Craft Corner," an annual craft village with juried items. Dempsey Essick will be the featured artist. There will also be a children's area, bake sale, and café. Sponsored by the Davie Craft Association. Admission $1, free for children younger than 12.

Next Friday

Center United Methodist Church: 5-7 p.m. next Friday, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 14, Center Church Road, Welcome. Chicken-pie supper next Friday. On Nov. 14 there will be a bazaar, with theme baskets, a silent auction, farmers market, Christmas decorations, gift items, yard sale, and children's activities. Breakfast and lunch available.

Nov. 14

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church: 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., 435 Keating Drive: Annual Greek bake sale. Lunch and dinner available to eat in or take out.

Believers Baptist Church: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 2001 Old Hollow Road, Walkertown. Craft and bake sale.

Crews United Methodist Church: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 4150 Reidsville Road. Quilt raffle, crafts, chicken pies, baked items, canned and frozen goods, Brunswick stew. Breakfast and lunch available.

Fairview United Methodist Church: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 3692 Quaker Church Road, Pinnacle. Baked goods, canned items, yard sale, independent vendors. Breakfast and lunch available.

Hiatt Memorial United Methodist Church: 8 a.m. until noon, 3898 Kernersville Road. Holiday crafts and handmade items.

Hillcrest Baptist Church: 3 p.m., 9856 McNeil Road, Kernersville. "Fall Festival," with a cake walk, inflatables, hayrides. Derwin Hinson will give a concert at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and desserts available for $4, $3 for children 10 and younger.

Mizpah Moravian Church: 5-7 p.m., 3165 Mizpah Church Road, Rural Hall. Chicken-stew dinner. Plates $6, $3 for children. Take-out $6 a quart.

Morris Chapel United Methodist Church: 8 a.m. until noon, 2715 Darrow Road, Walkertown. Candies, cheese balls, wreaths, jewelry, baked and canned items, chicken pies and casseroles.

St. Clement's Episcopal Church: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 3600 Harper Road, Clemmons. Quilt raffle, independent vendors, crafts, baked goods, 50/50 raffle. Breakfast and lunch available.

Stony Knoll United Methodist Church: 7:30-10 a.m., 2340 Flint Hill Road, East Bend. Crafts, desserts, chicken pies, baked goods. Breakfast available.

Trinity United Methodist Church: 8:30-11 a.m., 725 W. Dalton Road, King. Christmas decorations, crafts, chicken pies, baked and canned goods, quilt raffle. Breakfast and lunch available.

Union Cross Moravian Church: 8 a.m. until noon, 4295 High Point Road. Country store, baked goods, chicken pies, quilt auction, independent vendors. Breakfast available.

Nov. 21

Bethabara Moravian Church: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4:30-7:30 p.m., 2100 Bethabara Road. Gift market, bake sale, attic treasures, country store, chicken pies, art show and sale. Breakfast and lunch available. A barbecue dinner will take place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Take-out available.

Friedberg Moravian Church: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 2178 Friedberg Church Road. Craft vendors and chicken pies. Breakfast and lunch available.

Fulp Moravian Church: 4:30 p.m., 1556 U.S. 311 South, Walnut Cove. Bake sale, bazaar, and Thanksgiving turkey dinner.

Kingswood United Methodist Church: 8-11 a.m., 6840 University Parkway, Rural Hall. Cookbooks, crafts, baked and canned items, chicken pies, casseroles. Breakfast available.

Pleasant View Baptist Church: 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Mining School Road, State Road. Baked and canned goods, white-elephant sale, handmade items. Breakfast and lunch available.

Shady Grove Wesleyan Church: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 119 N. Bunker Hill Road, Colfax. Crafts, jewelry, ceramics, bake sale, door prizes.

Dec. 3

Kernersville Moravian Church: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 3 and 4, 504 S. Main St., Kernersville. Candle tea and bazaar, with baked goods, chicken pies, and crafts. A putz, or narrated presentation on the birth of Jesus, will be shown.