This document provides a map and description of the areas and rooms at The Church in Aurora that will be used for the Nutcracker Sweets Fine Arts & Crafts Festival. The festival will feature shopping and dining in areas like the Great Hall, Fellowship Hall, Hanson Hall, and the CE area on the upper level. Volunteers help prepare the various rooms and areas, assist crafters with setup and teardown, and staff the café and raffle during the two-day event.

1. The Church in Aurora
Nutcracker Sweets Fine Arts & Crafts Festival

2. Welcome to Nutcracker Sweets

3. Greeting customers at the gate

4. Shopping in the Great Hall – main floor

5. Shopping in the Great Hall – main floor

6. Shopping in the Great Hall – main floor

7. A Nutcracker..at the stairs to the Chistian
Education (C.E.) level

8. Shopping in the Great Hall – main floor

9. Shopping in the Great Hall – main floor

10. Side room adjoining the Great
Hall – main floor

11. Side room – adjoining the Great
Hall – main floor

12. Hostess station – Great Hall
complimentary refreshments for crafters

13. Our Church stage in Fellowship Hall
hosts the Nutcracker Sweet’s Raffle

14. Our Church stage in Fellowship Hall
hosts the Nutcracker Sweet’s Raffle

15. Shopping in Fellowship Hall

16. Shopping & dining in Fellowship Hall

17. Shopping & dining in Fellowship Hall

18. Shopping & dining in Fellowship Hall

19. Our Nutcracker Café is open
10 am to closing each day

20. Fellowship Hall

21. Fellowship Hall

22. Café window – serving delicious
homemade foodat

23. Hanson Hall - one of our lower levels

24. Hanson Hall - one of our lower levels

25. eOne of our side rooms – adjoining Hanson Hall

26. eOne of our side rooms – adjoining Hanson Hall

27. eOne of our side rooms – adjoining Hanson Hall

28. Hanson Hall - one of our lower levels

29. eThe Sally McGill Music room –
adjoining Hanson Hall

30. Lowest levelower

31. Lowest levelower

32. Lowest levelower

33. Lowest levelower

34. Lowest levelower

35. Upper level - Christian Education (CE) area :
“Promiseland” beautiful hand painted murals
decorate the hallway and classroom walls

36. Upper level – CE side room

37. Upper level – CE side room

38. Upper level – CE side room

39. Upper level – CE side room

40. Upper level – CE side room

41. Upper level – CE side room

42. Upper level – CE side room

43. Upper level – CE side room

44. Behind the
scenes….
….show
preparation

45. The Nutcracker Jurying (selection)
committee interviewing potential
crafters

46. Crafters show samples at a Church
Women’s Guild luncheon

47. Prior to the show, volunteers sign up to help.

48. The Café – preparing the
delicious food

49. The Café – preparing the
delicious food

50. Youth & Church members help crafters unload and carry their
crafts into the Church. Help is also available when the show is
over.

51. Volunteers help Crafters set up

52. Youth (resting) help crafters set up and tear down, and earn
Church credits towards their summer workcamp missions
project

53. Prior to the show, Church rooms are
emptied and contents are stored away

54. Volunteers..decorating the Café area

55. Volunteers preparing the Church stage for
the Nutcracker raffle

56. Nutcracker craft items in the Church display cabinet

57. Nutcracker Sweets showcase at the
Aurora Memorial Library

58. Hope to see you at our 2016
Nutcracker Sweets Fine Arts & Crafts
Festival
Friday Oct 14th
10am – 8pm
Saturday Oct 15th
10am – 4pm
Co- Chairs:
Peter &
Muriel French
pefrenchsr@aol.com
mufrench@aol.com