Shop 150+ craft and market vendors at Alberta Street Fair
August 17, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Summer is fast slipping through our sweat covered fingers and we’ve got to squeeze every last bit of joy out of it. As we’ve stated before, one of our fave summer activities is scouring the local street fairs for neat locally made goods, and happily for us, there’s a big one [...]
PNCA + Etsy “I Heart Art” Meet ‘n Greet party tonight
February 26, 2010 by karenvitt
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Yet another reason to love Etsy! Based in Brooklyn, New York, our favorite Web site for buying and selling handmade and vintage wares is growing fast and branching out to get more involved with communities on a local level.
Now, Etsy, PNCA (Pacific Northwest College of Art), Museum of Contemporary Craft and the Portland Etsy Team are collaborating on [...]
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Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale
December 11, 2009 by karenvitt
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Portland shoppers have been treated to more handmade sales this season than ever before, and we still can’t get enough. We love these opportunities to check out the amazing array of local talent, so we’re especially excited for this weekend’s biggest sale of all: Crafty Wonderland’s Super Colossal Holiday Sale at the Oregon Convention Center, [...]
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Your neat Black Friday weekend sales guide
Ok Portland, are you ready to work off that gravy-smothered Turducken with some madcap Black Friday shopping? Let’s kick this economy’s butt! The best sales of the year start this Friday, Nov. 27 and continue throughout the weekend. We’ve rounded up Portland’s best sales for your shopping ease. May we suggest you print this and [...]
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Junk to Funk turns trash into cash
November 10, 2009 by karenvitt
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Let’s talk trash! Portland Mayor Sam Adams and The Mercury’s Marjorie Skinner will co-host the annual Junk to Funk recycled fashion show, 7 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 14 at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom.
The trashy couture fashion show will feature about 25 to 30 original style statements created from garbage, presented on a runway and voted on by [...]
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12th annual Alberta Street Fair this Saturday
September 15, 2009 by karenvitt
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Exploring the Alberta Arts District is always an adventure – after all, the funky neighborhood gets much of the credit for Keeping Portland Weird. And one day a year the adventure gets even weirder. On Saturday, Sept. 19 this funky strip will host its annual street fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is [...]
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Ride the heat wave to the Belmont St. Fair
September 12, 2009 by karenvitt
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Let’s take advantage of this spectacular September heat wave, shall we? Make your way to the Belmont Street Fair on Saturday, Sept. 12 and shop-eat-browse your way through 100-plus booths along Belmont Street from 20th to 47th Avenues.
The Belmont Business Association puts on one of our favorite annual city street fairs thanks to a casual [...]
