BY MARIE McCAIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
GLENDALE -- The 34th annual Glendale Street Fair, featuring the Taste of Glendale and a 5K run to benefit leukemia research, will take place Saturday.
Held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the village square, Willow Avenue and Sharon Road, the fair will feature 65 booths showcasing antiques, jewelry, miniatures of Glendale homes, pottery, and other items, said Stanley Grueninger, event spokesman.
The run, Brenden's 5K Pigskin Race, kicks off at 9 a.m. from the village square.
Runners should show up for the race at about 8 a.m. to register and pay a $10 fee.
Officials expect good weather and an even better turnout, Mr. Grueninger said, adding that 10,000 people showed up for last year's event.
All proceeds go to the Glendale Chamber of Commerce and are used to produce the next year's festival, he said.
Preparations for the weekend event have been going on throughout the week.
At Blue Bird Bakery, 29 Village Square, owner Jenny Dennis was stocking up on baking supplies Wednesday in preparation for the big day.
The store will have a booth offering breakfast foods in the morning, brownies and cookies in the afternoon, and desserts in the evening, Ms. Dennis said.
"We have a really great time," she said. "We're going to have apple blueberry cobbler, berry cream puffs."
Next door at Glendale Gallery, 27 Village Square, owner Tom Dusterberg said the gallery will be open for browsing, and there will be a booth featuring the works of a local artist.
Also, small prints and artworks will be for sale, he said.
"We'll have a raffle, and the winners will receive gift certificates or prints," Mr. Dusterberg said.
Besides food and booths, the event will offer activities for children including entertainment by clowns, stilt-walkers and jugglers.
The Glendale Heritage Preservation Museum, the former CSX railroad station, inside the square will also be open for tours, Mr. Grueninger said, adding that the festival is an opportunity for children to get a look at trains as they pass by on the nearby tracks. "The square will be closed off to traffic, and the trains will be traveling by at 10 mph specifically for the kids," he said.
Live entertainment will be on hand, including music from the Big Johnson Brothers and the Rumba Girls, along with a bluegrass band and other featured groups.
For more information call 771-7200.
