The annual "Fantastic Oyster Fry" will be held in nearby Frederick this Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Prather Brown Center Cafeteria, 211 S 13th. Advance tickets are available through the Frederick Chamber office at (580) 335-2126, or at the Prather Brown Center on Saturday.

Diners will have their choice of fried oysters or raw oysters.  The dinner also comes with slaw, chips, homemade bread and a drink. Homemade desserts will also be available for a minimal cost.

A craft show will run in conjunction with the oyster fry next door at the Frederick Middle School Gyms, 201 South 13th, and at the Grey Gish Event Center at 126 N Main St.  Over 30 craft vendors will offer a wide variety of items for sale and exhibit, including pottery, jewelry, woodcrafts, leather crafts, candles, needlework, and much more. The craft show will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Although oysters are the main attraction in Frederick Saturday, there are many other things to see and do - and all of the attractions are free and open to the public.

The “Pearls of Art” Art Show and the Historic Ramona Theater Lois Long Center at 114 S 9th St; 2pm until 6pm. This year the art show will feature watercolor artist Tom Biggs who has traveled all over the world. Biggs will be doing watercolor demonstrations and taking applications for his one day watercolor workshop which will be held on  March 6. The art show is free and open to the public. In addition, the Historical Ramona Theater, located next door, will be open for viewing, and the new film projection system will be running.

The Pioneer Townsite Historical Museum houses the new Abernathy Boys Exhibit, and will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. The Pioneer Townsite Museum is located west of the Tillman County Courthouse Square in downtown Frederick. The museum is designed to represent a rural farm

community in the 1920s. It includes several authentic structures including Frederick's 1902 Frisco Depot, the 1902 one-room Horse Creek School, the 1924 AME church, and a 1924 bungalow farmhouse. Reproduction buildings include a general store and a large red barn.

The museum houses many items and exhibits from the area's past, including an extensive exhibit that focuses on the 1905 visit of

President Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick for his famous wolf hunt with Jack "Catch'em Alive" Abernathy. Also, an exhibit about the Bud and

Temple Abernathy, Jack's sons, celebrates the six- and 10-year-olds' famous 1910 horseback trip alone to New York City to meet with Roosevelt. Many exhibits and displays of antique farm equipment commemorate the area's agricultural history.

The Crawford Collection in downtown Frederick is a private collection of morethan 160 animal trophy mounts that were collected from

throughout the world by Frederick’s Crawford family. It will be open from 1 to 5 p.m., and is located on Main Street at 115 N Main.

The Hotel Frederick, built in 1929 at the intersection of Main and Grand Avenues, has been restored, and is now called The Grand. Its 1930s décor is a must-see during visits to Frederick.

The World War II Airborne Demonstration Team will also be at the Frederick Airport, southeast of town, on Saturday. The World War II Airborne Demonstration Team Foundation has established its headquarters at the Frederick airport in the sole remaining hangar that has been preserved from that time.  The team honors veterans through WWII style static line parachute jumps at events throughout the United States and Europe.  The Team will be having a training weekend the weekend of the Oyster Fry.

For more information, or to order tickets, contact the Frederick Chamber of Commerce at 580-335-2126.