Every second Saturday in November, the Gowensville Community Center and its grounds become filled with activities, antique tractors and farm equipment, beautiful local crafts at the artisan market, a bake sale, and flea market finds and more. The Nov. 14 Gowensville Fall Festival, a tradition for more than 50 years, brings the diverse community together as a fundraiser to maintain the old Gowensville School, c. 1922. Breakfast starts at 8 a.m. and the day concludes at 2  p.m. after a hot dog lunch and drawings for a quilt and gas grill.

The old school closed in the mid-1950s and the community center now serves as a place for birthday parties, family reunions, weddings and meetings of the Landrum Quilters, under the auspices of the Greater Gowensville Association. For more information, contact Lynne Paff at 864-680-0681.

– Submitted by Ellen Henderson