Contemporary Craft Art draws patrons and festival-goers alike this weekend to the Kenan Center Arena in Lockport. It’s the annual 100 American Craftsmen show, Niagara County’s answer to the megafest that takes over the Allentown/downtown Buffalo neighborhood next weekend (visit www.allentownartfestival.com). Now in its 37th year, 100 American Craftsmen continues to expand its reputation, along with the growing size and scope of the Kenan Center campus, getting more entries each year from an increasingly talented pool of artists and artisans. Participants come from all over New York State and surrounding regions—spanning from Ohio to Ontario, Canada—to take part in this show, which was juried this year by noted artists Gerald Mead, Barbara Mulak, Dave Poulin and Steve Saracino. Work for show and sale includes clay, fiber, glass, leather, metal, paper, wood work and much more in the way of unique and innovative material. There will be live music throughout the weekend, a kids’ artspace, gourmet food vendors and an herb and quilt sale (this courtesy of the Quilter’s Guild). Proceeds from this two-day event benefit the Kenan Center’s 25-acre campus, the largest and most comprehensive community arts/education center in the area.

Sat. 10am-6pm; Sun. 11am-5pm. Kenan Center/Kenan Arena,

433 Locust St., Lockport (433-2617) www.kenancenter.org.

$6 admission