Several firsts mark 36th Oktoberfestival in Boardman

Several firsts mark 39th Oktoberfestival in Boardman

By SEAN BARRON

news@vindy.com

BOARDMAN

If you hang around Christopher Karg long enough, you’ll see the shape of things to come.

“I make art on a wheel,” said Karg, who operates Karg Pottery from his Brookfield home.

Karg, who describes his work as “wheel-thrown art,” was one of an estimated 150 local and regional arts and crafts, commercial, political and nonprofit vendors who took part in Sunday’s 36th annual Boardman Rotary Oktoberfestival at Boardman Park.

The event marked the debut of hands-on demonstrations such as Karg’s, noted Shelly LaBerto, event co-chairwoman. Sponsoring the gathering was the 92-member Boardman Rotary Club.

This also was the first year of the slight name change from “Oktoberfest.”

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