Asheville Poeples Market

The Asheville People's Market will be the happening place to be this Sunday! It will be happening right next to the largest free street festival in the south east! Bele Chere!!!!

So come on out and keep it local, keep it real, and have fun!

July 12: Big Crafty & People's Market!!

The Big Crafty is BACK!! 12-6pm. In the heart of downtown at Pack Square: 100 indie crafters, music, food and drink. Shop Asheville. Shop Handmade. Shop Fun!! Click on the image for more info and a list of all the crafters.

The People's Market, 11am-4pm: A weekly gathering of re-cycled, re-used items, local economy support, treasure, handcrafts, homemades, fine art, Sunday social mingling in the sunshine, AND its all for a good cause! All profits from the rental of vendor spaces will be donated to help support the work of the American Rainbow Rapid Response. And you guessed it, click on the image above for more details!!

2nd Saturday Artist Market kicks off MANNAfest!

2nd Saturday Artist Market is back on July 11, and in addition to new and returning artists and craftspeople, and our Community Booth guests Koinonia, we are proud to partner with MANNA FoodBank as an Ambassador to help collect food in East West Asheville for MANNA FoodBank's MANNAfest: Neighborhood Food Drive.

Last fall, in the wake of increasing demand for emergency food assistance and decreasing food supplies, MANNA started a quarterly food drive program (MANNAfest) to help stock their shelves. They are teaming up with high school students in the fall, workplaces in the winter, faith groups in the spring and neighborhoods (that's us!) in the summer. I hope you'll consider helping support this drive by donating food.

Crazy Green Studios will be kicking off the drive at tomorrow's 2nd Saturday Artist Market and continuing to receive donations at the studio. We will then deliver our collections to MANNA, where it will be weighed, processed and provided to the agencies with whom MANNA partners.

If you'd like to bring donations to Crazy Green Studios, here's a list of the top ten most needed items:

1. canned meat (spam, ham, chicken)
2. tuna
3. peanut butter (plastic jars only please)
4. canned vegetables
5. canned/dried fruit
6. meal-in-a-can (beef stew, chili, etc.)
7. canned soup
8. dried/canned beans
9. boxed macaroni & cheese or other dinners
10. health & cleaning aids (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, detergent)

Next Lexington Bazaar: July 18th!

Come to the next Lexington Bazaar in the Courtyard on July 18th from 11am-6pm.

We have two great music acts: "Now You See Them" and "Buffalo" and of course our great vendors; some returning ones and exciting new ones..

And don't forget to pick up some of Bouchon's French Fries while you're at it...

Summer Break!

Howard Street Handmade will take a break in July and August, to go to the beach, sleep in, and do other such summertime what-not. We will see you in September for the blow-out back-to-school crafty extravaganza, September 19th!
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July 11 & 12: Big Market Days in Asheville!!

It's going to be another great weekend of fabulous treasures and hand-crafted creations in Asheville! Here are the offerings for the weekend of July 11-12:


Saturday, July 11:

2nd Saturday Artist Market in East West Asheville, 12-4pm: This month we have returning vendors and some new, including clothing, ceramics, jewelry, fused glass, metal and mixed media, soy candles and more! Koinonia will be the guests in the Community Booth, and you can drop off canned food and non-perishables for the MANNA FoodBank Neighborhood Food Drive, as well as purchase ceramic bowls to benefit MANNA, at the Crazy Green Studios' booth. Click the image above for more details.


Sunday, July 12:

The Big Crafty is BACK!! 12-6pm. In the heart of downtown at Pack Square: 100 indie crafters, music, food and drink. Shop Asheville. Shop Handmade. Shop Fun!! Click on the image for more info and a list of all the crafters.

The People's Market, 11am-4pm: A weekly gathering of re-cycled, re-used items, local economy support, treasure, handcrafts, homemades, fine art, Sunday social mingling in the sunshine, AND its all for a good cause! All profits from the rental of vendor spaces will be donated to help support the work of the American Rainbow Rapid Response. And you guessed it, click on the image above for more details!!