Church to host its Harvest Festival

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Hampshire will host its annual Harvest Festival Saturday. Admission is free.

Stop by the Kids Tent from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. for games and activities. Stay after the games for a showing of "Cars" starting at 8:30 p.m. There will be large inflatables, a Pumpkin Moonwalk and Fire Truck Slide. There also will be tractor-pulled hayrides and helium balloons.

Great Lakes baseball academy will be donating its services to let kids -- and adults -- pitch a few balls and have their speed timed.

View the theme baskets and handmade quilts, which will be raffled from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. There also will be a 50/50 raffle.

In addition to the bake sale, there will be food all day, including hot dogs, snacks, roasted corn and pizza from Palazzolo's Restaurant. An expanded menu starting at 6 p.m. will include sandwiches from PizzAMore. The dining tent is outdoors, but indoor seating also is available.

The beer and wine garden tent will be open from 6 to 11 p.m. There will be free specialty beer tasting from 6 to 8 p.m.

The live entertainment in the evening will start with The Billy Croft Band from 6 to 8 p.m. playing a mix of rock, country, blues and pop, followed by Yesterday's Dream from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. playing classic oldies of the 1950s and '60s.

The church is at 297 E. Jefferson, off State Street, in Hampshire. For details, e-mail parishoffice@ scbparish.org or visit www.scbparish.org.