For Immediate Release:
November 10, 2025
Primary Media Contact:
Sally Voth
Public Relations Specialist
[email protected]
Phone: 540-868-7134
Come out to Laurel Ridge’s Fauquier Campus Saturday, Nov. 22, and take care of some of your holiday shopping. Dozens of vendors are participating in the Holiday Village Craft Fair & Maker’s Market sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The fair is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“We have 60-plus vendors booked, and almost all are local artisans and crafters,” said English Professor Lisa Dunick, advisor for the Fauquier Campus of PTK. “We are also having food trucks and entertainment. Happy Family Ranch will be serving tacos and burgers, while Yoder’s Donuts will be selling freshly-made donuts.
“The Iron Lions, a local, medieval sword-fighting club, will be doing demonstrations at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. There will be opportunities for kids to take pictures with the knights and to touch/try on pieces of armor. We also have a local school choir coming to sing carols in Hazel Hall at 10:30 a.m., and are hoping to have more musical entertainment, as well.”
Vendors who have signed up include Glitzy Dragon Creates, Stix & Stones, Small Life Photography, Maven & Muse Co., Xpressive Scents, Joy’s Treasures: Jewelry & Keepsakes, Annie’s Little Treasures, Uncle Brian’s Hot Sauce, Larry’s Instarsia and D-Licious Pound Cakes LLC.
The holiday market is a fundraiser for PTK, said Dr. Dunick.
“We’re raising money to help our members travel to the national convention, which can provide opportunities to network and grow their leadership skills,” she explained. “We’re also working on fundraising for our new Foundation-based scholarship fund to help well-deserving students afford the PTK membership fee, which provides them access to numerous scholarships, professional resources, and leadership opportunities.”
For more information, visit https://laurelridge.edu/ptk-annual-holiday-village-craft-fair-and-makers-mart/.
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Founded in 1970, Laurel Ridge Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With three locations — Middletown, Warrenton, and Luray-Page County — the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. Laurel Ridge offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. Laurel Ridge also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. Laurel Ridge serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.
Laurel Ridge Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. Laurel Ridge Community College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Laurel Ridge Community College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
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Laurel Ridge Community College was known as Lord Fairfax Community College until June 2022. For consistency purposes, the college will be referenced as Laurel Ridge going forward.
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