little goodies at the bizarre bazaar, Boston
Shop local and help support your community during the holidays! According to a recent article in the East Bay Express, if you pledge to spend $100 of your shopping budget locally this season, “you will have a potential $58.8 million dollar impact on our community, an estimated $8.75 million dollars more than if it was spent at a non-local big box retailer.” I would add that it’s a much more pleasant shopping experience to stroll a local fair than it is to fight crowds in the mall, and local fairs are much more child-friendly. If I had a nickel for every meltdown I’ve seen in a mall, I would be a very rich woman! So, on we go to the Roundup:
San Francisco Bay Area
CCA (California College of the Arts) Holiday Fair: Featuring the work of very talented CCA students, alumni, and faculty {Dec. 6, 11am-3pm, located at their Oakland Campus, 5212 Broadway at the intersection of Broadway & College Ave., Free Admission}
Post-Postcard 12: Affordable, small-format art show in its 12th year running {Dec. 5, 6-9pm; Dec. 6 & 7, noon-6pm, 2948 16th St., S.F., Free Admission}
Mill Valley Community Center Holiday Craft Fair: Over 50 local artists and craftspeople {Dec. 6, 10am-5pm, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, Free Admission}
Mission Bazaar: Massive craft fair {Dec. 6 & 7, 10am-8pm, located at 14th & Mission in S.F., $5}
Feria Urbana: Local artists & designers {Dec. 13, 10am-3pm, held in the back garden of Pizzaiolo (awesome pizza!) 5008 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, Free Admission}
Boston/Providence Area
Craftland: Eclectic assortment of handmade goods from over 170 artists {Dec. 5-24, 11am-6pm seven days a week, plus open late Thurs. & Sat. 11-8pm, 235 Westminster St., Providence, Free Admission}
RISD Alumni Holiday Art Sale: Massive art fair held in the Rhode Island Convention Center {Dec. 13, 10am-5pm, One Sabin St., Providence, $7}
Boston Bizarre Bazaar: “not your granny’s craft fair” {Dec. 7, noon-7pm, The Castle at Park Plaza, Boston, $1}
26th Annual Foundry Show: Over 60 artists are participating, offering jewelry, paintings, furniture, and more {Dec. 4-7, and Dec. 11-14, Pawtucket Armory Building, Pawtucket, RI, Free Admission}
Little Pictures: Over 100 members of the Providence Art Club have created works measuring less than 16×16 inches {Nov. 23-Dec. 24, 11 Thomas St., Providence, Free Admission}
And for those of you who live elsewhere…
The Indie Craft Fair Guide lists a whole bundle of other great art + craft fairs around the US
Know of any other cool crafty events going on in your neck of the woods? Please share them in the comments section!
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