Craft Market
Our Craft Market boasts one of the largest collections of homemade goods. It is a perfect place to shop for gifts and souvenirs. Dozens of crafters provide collections from jewelry to pottery, photography to woodwork.
Market Hours
Closed for the 2024 season. See you next year!
Festivals & Special Events
The Sawmill Center is home to a number of festivals and special events including the outdoor Herb & Fiber Festival and Cook Forest Chainsaw Carvers' Round-up. These events celebrate traditional art forms in a festive setting, complete with food vendors and live entertainment.
Theater
The Sawmill Theater offers live stage productions every weekend during the summer months. Local community theater groups perform a variety of plays and musicals, ranging from comedies to mysteries.
Classes
The Sawmill Center has two classrooms, designated for instruction in the arts. Classes range from one day to week-long courses. Some art forms we offer are oil painting, basket weaving, wood carving, watercolor, quilting, and much more.
Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts
The Sawmill Center is named for the historic building that we call home. In the 1970's Verna Leith had a vision to turn the mill into a facility for local artisans and craftspeople to display and sell their handcrafted masterpieces and also where people could learn and practice traditional arts. A few years later a theater in the round was constructed as a venue for community theater groups to perform.
