Local art and antique dealers will have the opportunity to showcase their products to residents in Charleston and surrounding communities starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday at Osage Farm.

Osage Farm will be once again offering its spring showcase, putting out various antique items for sale.

A bi-annual Art & Antiques show began with Diane Cole, who has been an antique dealer since 1997.

Cole said the event started when a close friend needed a place to showcase and sell her gourd art in 2006.

The show is put on every last Saturday in September and April. It has drawn 700 to 800 people last year, and Coles said she has plans to continue the show in upcoming years.

The show consists of individual dealers and artists selling their products to attendees. Each dealer can price their own products and have a booth to display them.

Each of the 18 dealers who will be present apply for their products to be displayed and are eventually judged to be chosen to be in the show.

The show focuses on the quality of primitive country antiques ranging from the early 1800s through the 1920s.

These products include pottery, furniture, hand-made wood, books, quilts and home decorations.

Prices for these products can range from $1 to $1,000 depending on the dealer.

Some popular products in the show include garden antiques, primitive furniture with original paint, industrial antiques and architectural antiques.

Along with the main show, the band Big Blue Mountain will perform and Mary Everhart’s products will be displayed.

Some new additions to the show include Smoky’s House BBQ, which will be providing samples to attendees, as well as the Kettle Corn Man.

Returning dealers include Marti and Keith Martin and Randi Moore.

Kim Groothuis, a new dealer for the year, will also be welcomed at the event.

The event will be at 1344 E County Road 720 N. and ends at 3 p.m.  Admission is free and all are encouraged to attend.

Ana Nededog can be contacted at 581-2812 or ajnededog@eiu.edu.