This is a chronological list of Somerville holiday-themed art and craft events (and a few book-related ones), based partly on this earlier post and this one too.
FRIDAY 12/2 through SUNDAY 12/11
Mudflat Holiday Open Studio and Sale, 81 Broadway. Varying hours each day.
FRIDAY 12/2
West Somerville Neighborhood Vendor Night, 6-9 pm, West Somerville Community School, 177 Powder House Blvd.
SATURDAY 12/3
Libana Presents Artisans of India Holiday Marketplace, 10 am - 6 pm, Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square
Harvard Book Store Winter Warehouse Sale, 10 am - 6 pm, 14 Park Street.
Union Square Winter Craft Market, 11 am - 4 pm, inside and outside Precinct
Saturday Local Artists' Market, noon to 4 pm at The Burren
Washington Street Art Center Winter Open Studios, noon to 5 pm, 321 Washington Street. Then come back from 6-9 pm for the opening reception of My Blue Heaven: Photographs by Gretchen Ann Graham.
Artisan's Asylum Grand Opening, 1-5 pm, 10 Tyler St
Judith Prager and John O'Brien's Winter Holiday Art Show and Party, 3-8 pm, 7 Belmont Place
SUNDAY 12/4
Comicazi-Con, 10 am - 4 pm, Dilboy VFW
Harvard Book Store Winter Warehouse Sale, 10 am - 6 pm, 14 Park Street.
Libana Presents Artisans of India Holiday Marketplace, 11 am - 6 pm, Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square
561 Windsor Street Holiday Open Studios, noon - 4 pm, featuring Albertine Press, Taza Chocolate, QRST T-shirts, Bay State Fencing, and other creative businesses at that address
Menorahs, Maccabees, and Golems: Hanukkah books for kids that illuminate the Festival of Lights, 2-3 pm, Porter Square Books (Yes, that's in Cambridge, but just barely)
Katherine Martin Widmer School of Painting Fall Exhibit, 2-5 pm, 40 Quincy Street
MONDAY 12/5
Kennedy School Gift Fair, 5:30-8:30 pm, 5 Cherry Street
SATURDAY 12/10
International School of Boston Holiday Boutique, 10 am - 4 pm, 45 Matignon Road, Cambridge (right at the Somerville line)
Taza Chocolate Factory Store Holiday Fiesta, 10 am - 6 pm, 561 Windsor Street.
Holiday Open House at 257-259 Highland Avenue, 10 am to 6 pm, at the storefronts of Ruchika Madan Tableware + Tile, Erin Croft Graves Jewelry, and Jade Moran Jewelry
Saturday Local Artists' Market, noon to 4 pm at The Burren
Center for Arabic Culture holiday sale, 1-5 pm at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue. Featuring Folk Art Mavens crafts and Olive Branch Olive Oil from Palestine.
Americana Snow Ball, 6:30 - 11 pm. A "fun raiser" party for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave.
SUNDAY 12/11
Taza Chocolate Factory Store Holiday Fiesta, 11 am - 5 pm, 561 Windsor Street.
Holiday Art Fair, 11 am to 8 pm, at Audrey Ryan's loft, 438 Somerville Ave #4 (Paper and Provisions Warehouse building, next to Market Basket, behind Little India).
Snow Mall, noon to 6 pm, Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave
Opening Reception for Brickbottom Gallery's Toys and Games Exhibit, 4-6 pm, One Fitchburg Street
SATURDAY 12/17
Pandemonium Books & Games 2nd Annual GeekFaire, noon to 6 pm, 4 Pleasant Street, Cambridge (Central Square)
Saturday Local Artists' Market, noon to 4 pm at The Burren
Somerville Arts Council's Illuminations Trolley Tour, all evening long, leaving from City Hall. There will also be an Illuminations Bicycle Tour assembling outside Somerville High School at 6 pm, leaving promptly at 6:20.
TUESDAY 12/20
craftLAB Holiday Party and Sale, 5-10 pm, 1267 Broadway
Have I left out a Somerville event that you know about? Please let me know by commenting here, and I'll try to add it.
FRIDAY 12/2 through SUNDAY 12/11
Mudflat Holiday Open Studio and Sale, 81 Broadway. Varying hours each day.
FRIDAY 12/2
West Somerville Neighborhood Vendor Night, 6-9 pm, West Somerville Community School, 177 Powder House Blvd.
SATURDAY 12/3
Libana Presents Artisans of India Holiday Marketplace, 10 am - 6 pm, Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square
Harvard Book Store Winter Warehouse Sale, 10 am - 6 pm, 14 Park Street.
Union Square Winter Craft Market, 11 am - 4 pm, inside and outside Precinct
Saturday Local Artists' Market, noon to 4 pm at The Burren
Washington Street Art Center Winter Open Studios, noon to 5 pm, 321 Washington Street. Then come back from 6-9 pm for the opening reception of My Blue Heaven: Photographs by Gretchen Ann Graham.
Artisan's Asylum Grand Opening, 1-5 pm, 10 Tyler St
Judith Prager and John O'Brien's Winter Holiday Art Show and Party, 3-8 pm, 7 Belmont Place
SUNDAY 12/4
Comicazi-Con, 10 am - 4 pm, Dilboy VFW
Harvard Book Store Winter Warehouse Sale, 10 am - 6 pm, 14 Park Street.
Libana Presents Artisans of India Holiday Marketplace, 11 am - 6 pm, Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square
561 Windsor Street Holiday Open Studios, noon - 4 pm, featuring Albertine Press, Taza Chocolate, QRST T-shirts, Bay State Fencing, and other creative businesses at that address
Menorahs, Maccabees, and Golems: Hanukkah books for kids that illuminate the Festival of Lights, 2-3 pm, Porter Square Books (Yes, that's in Cambridge, but just barely)
Katherine Martin Widmer School of Painting Fall Exhibit, 2-5 pm, 40 Quincy Street
MONDAY 12/5
Kennedy School Gift Fair, 5:30-8:30 pm, 5 Cherry Street
SATURDAY 12/10
International School of Boston Holiday Boutique, 10 am - 4 pm, 45 Matignon Road, Cambridge (right at the Somerville line)
Taza Chocolate Factory Store Holiday Fiesta, 10 am - 6 pm, 561 Windsor Street.
Holiday Open House at 257-259 Highland Avenue, 10 am to 6 pm, at the storefronts of Ruchika Madan Tableware + Tile, Erin Croft Graves Jewelry, and Jade Moran Jewelry
Saturday Local Artists' Market, noon to 4 pm at The Burren
Center for Arabic Culture holiday sale, 1-5 pm at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue. Featuring Folk Art Mavens crafts and Olive Branch Olive Oil from Palestine.
Americana Snow Ball, 6:30 - 11 pm. A "fun raiser" party for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave.
SUNDAY 12/11
Taza Chocolate Factory Store Holiday Fiesta, 11 am - 5 pm, 561 Windsor Street.
Holiday Art Fair, 11 am to 8 pm, at Audrey Ryan's loft, 438 Somerville Ave #4 (Paper and Provisions Warehouse building, next to Market Basket, behind Little India).
Snow Mall, noon to 6 pm, Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave
Opening Reception for Brickbottom Gallery's Toys and Games Exhibit, 4-6 pm, One Fitchburg Street
SATURDAY 12/17
Pandemonium Books & Games 2nd Annual GeekFaire, noon to 6 pm, 4 Pleasant Street, Cambridge (Central Square)
Saturday Local Artists' Market, noon to 4 pm at The Burren
Somerville Arts Council's Illuminations Trolley Tour, all evening long, leaving from City Hall. There will also be an Illuminations Bicycle Tour assembling outside Somerville High School at 6 pm, leaving promptly at 6:20.
TUESDAY 12/20
craftLAB Holiday Party and Sale, 5-10 pm, 1267 Broadway
Have I left out a Somerville event that you know about? Please let me know by commenting here, and I'll try to add it.
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Date: 2011-12-05 07:11 pm (UTC)Anyone going to the Kennedy School craft fair tonight...if you stop by and see me (Lori-Anne Cohen/L.A.C. Designs) and say you saw this on the Davis Sq blog, 10% off anything you buy.
I make beaded jewelry, by the way.
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