Mayhaw Festival, Bugs, Bands and Bikes set for May

Jelly makers David Wilson, left, Charles Taunton and Maurice Mims prepare Mayhaw Jelly for the annual Mayhaw Festival, set for May 3 at the John Newton House in El Dorado. These three, along with Diane Alderson, were working at the John Newton House kitchen on Thursday making several hundred jars of the jelly in preparation for the festival.

On May 3, Downtown El Dorado will host two different events, as the Bugs, Bands and Bikes and Mayhaw Festival return for another year.

This year’s Bugs, Bands and Bikes Festival, hosted by Main Street El Dorado, will feature a variety of different entertainment, according to Mark Givens, Main Street El Dorado’s executive director.

“Downtown El Dorado has a lot of unique things to it, and we’re all very proud of that,” Givens said. “Last year was the first year we added motorcycles to our festival, and we had a great turn out. We expect a whole lot more people to come th...

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December, 2008