By Rita Howell
Saturday’s AprilFest celebration in Sardis will include a 5K walk/run, a car show and a production at Panola Playhouse, presented by students from Senatobia High School.
The annual festival is sponsored by the Sardis Chamber of Commerce and raises funds for Sardis’ Heflin House Museum.
The 5K starts at 8 a.m. Participants can pick up their race packets at the Heflin House Museum on Main Street. They can still resister at racesonline.com. The cost is $25.
The USATF certified course will pass through Downtown Sards beginning at the Methodist Church, passing by TriBecca Allie, Panola Playhouse and Sardis Steak and Seafood, the historical Sardis schoolhouse, several homes designed by Mississippi architect Andrew Johnson in the 1880s. The course is flat, fast, scenic and fun, a spokesman said.
The open car along Main Street is being organized by the Mississippi Delta Street Rods. Entrants can register from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Judging will take place from 1-3 p.m. More than 75 awards will be presented.The show is open to all makes of cars, trucks and motorcycles. There’s a $20 entry fee.
In conjunction with AprilFest activities, Panola Playhouse will open for two performances of the fairy tale-themed production, “Into the Woods,” to be presented by students from Senatobia High School Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and again at 7 p.m.
“Into the Woods” is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales that follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel-all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family, and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them.
A red cape, a strand of yellow hair, a golden shoe, and a white cow. It’s these four items that send a childless baker and his wife through the woods on a magical journey to reverse an evil spell.
The show will also be presented tonight at 7 and on Sunday at 2 p.m.
For information about AprilFest, call 662-487-3451 for the 5K, and 662-561-5163 for the car show.